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Awesome ! Leaves you thinking: Now why didn't the folks at Tumblr come up with something like this

Looks like every document that needs to be converted has to stored with Google Docs ... could not find anything related to rate limits ... one mischievous way to use this could be to upload a doc to Google Docs, export it in the format I like, delete the original doc, repeat with next doc. Think they'll ban me for abuse soon though (considering the volume I'm expecting to churn).

Honestly, the title of this got me startled. I've just about gotten a hang of building web-apps, and some one is already blowing their death knell :)

What/Where is his/her game?

I seem to get points from the entire comment thread (who commented at any deeper level to my comment). Hmm..

Sorry, got it

Yeah, I thought that would be the case, but some how it doesn't seem to add up in my case ... But wait, the "threads" link does not show the posts I made - only comments ... So I might be missing upvotes on the posts ... hmm, how do I see all th posts I made?

Sorry for being vague. I haven't been much of reader (until recently). That also makes it difficult for me to describe my preferences (or predict what I'll like).

Point taken, though, that it is difficult to suggest books in a scenario such as this.

Thanks! Am (already) beginning to read it

I don't get the point of this article. The author is repeatedly juxtaposing contradicting images. May be its an attempt to show economic disparities, or to say that this looks absurd. But he's done nothing more than putting together some circumstantial scenes.

I don't know much about journalism - but whatever it is, I hope its not this

Looks like I'm (ridiculously) late to the party. Anyway, appreciate the offer you're making

Hi,

I'm sure you've got a deluge of requests already. Kudos for your offer. Like someone here mentioned, marketing is probably the single biggest hole for hackers hanging out at HN - so its heartening to see someone offering fill that gap.

Just wrote you asking help on http://recruiterbox.com

Thanks for the feedback on http://recruiterbox.com ! Will take your comments in to consideration in our next update

Thanks for the feedback, @happybuy

I just asked for help with http://recruiterbox.com/ Thanks for this!

Looks like they're raising money because they can (good valuation), but little seems to be said about why (especially given that they still have money from the last round)

Seriously? Would you run a web-app on a Mac or Windows server?

I started using Ubuntu on my desktop when I started developing for the web and because my web-server ran ubuntu. Love the fact that I can have a server-like OS on my desktop, that also does pretty much does everything that windows and macs do

Large opportunities/businesses are often found at what are considered as the fringes today. Like PG has said in a talk (on trends in future), seemingly frivolous stuff could be big tomorrow.

From what I understand, YC encourages its startups to focus on a specific/core problem - which might misunderstood as thinking small. But thats exactly where large opportunities can be found.

Also, obviously big ideas (that all agree will show big growth & big exits) will also be heavily competed by existing established and entrenched players with a lot more resources (not to mention, other startups). If VCs ignore YC (and others like it), they do it at their own disadvantage

I went through the article and tried the stuff on the log files on my web-server. Useful stuff.

Just curious, what are the alternatives to Twilio in case some one wants to send out SMS across countries?

I agree. Server based software makes it easier to fix things in a continuous manner - ensuring that software doesn't suck over a period of time.

Also agree with the "getting involved with real users" point. One of the ways to achieve this is to build and market for smaller firms - these tend to operate less bureaucratically, and also have a good chance that the buyer and user is same. This also allows for the software to be built in a more organic manner - the most crucial aspects first and then features that are incrementally useful.

0) Hype comes from shock value. Startups can create shocks (innovation, disruption, fortunes made, fortunes lost etc). Perfect media material. No wonder there's hype.

1) Tech startuppers are tech savvy. They also tend to have strong opinions about stuff.They write/blog/tweet/comment a lot. Adds to the general noise around startups.

2) Possibly, noise about why startups rock helps reduce insecurities for some. It probably helps, given that startup life can be hard.

3) Nothing wrong with people trying to do their job well. Just that discipline, integrity, hard-work are less glamorous than a "brilliant idea that changed the world". Fact is, any successful startup needs discipline, integrity and hardwork - multiplied by two.

4) The opinion of a .NET programmer (irrespective of what he/she earns) matters. Especially, if its about .NET programming. Or about a product that I'm making. But I'd take his/her opinion on general startups less seriously.

5) I don't live in the US. Where I live, there isn't too much hype around startups. Indication that it might be a SV or US only thing.

6) I'm an accidental startupper. I landed here by simply moving away from jobs I didn't like. I haven't done very well (yet), but I'm happy with what I'm doing. I'd do it again. May be there's more to people starting up than hype. May be it has to do with (sic) the joy of creation. May be it has to do with the kick of having a large population use something you made. May be its a drug :) Who knows

Jaaga does have folks from design/art community frequenting it, but that doesn't make it any less of a community place for devs. As of now, there are 3 (tech) startups working (full time) out of there. You should come over and have a looksie

Good to see Jaaga (http://jaaga.wikidot.com/) here. I work here and its an awesome place to be in. Would love to see more Bangalore hackers turn up.

+1 for Bangalore. And I can vouch for another 4 guys (not currently active on HN) who'd definitely join in as well.

My email's on my profile. Guess we can try a trial meet if we can have (at least) 10 guys turn up. And then see if it catches on.

yep .. that worked .. thanks .. waiting eagerly for google to release the webstore soon

This one worked for me .. http://nowdothis.com/

I installed your chrome app .. however, I can't see the apps page on my new tab ... I did start chromium with the --enable-apps option ... Any one else facing this problem? [My version reads 5.0.342.9 (43360) Ubuntu ]

Interesting point made by the author.

Its something I've wondered about. What would stop Google from degenerating? Its an interesting question because the reason we use Google (good search) is not how they make money (ads). They are related, but not the same. If you have a product that people buy, you have to keep making it better.

So what stops google from splashing their entire page with ads (to earn more), or not being the best in search (as long the ad revenue is flowing)? I think the author gives a good reason why google wouldn't do that -> because users will easily change their default search engine