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mahringer_aon Y Combinator Fellowship 2015 Application Videos

Agree, great hack guys, but you need to work on your votes. Some votes disappear after refresh, then again I can submit 2-3 votes if clicking quickly...

mahringer_aon Ask HN: Does your productivity suffer because of too many phone notifications?

Anyone got experience how this changes with a smartwatch? More or less distraction?

mahringer_aon Ask HN: How do you prioritise your daily tasks and to-dos?

Have you tried blossom.io? I find it so much cleaner and usable compared to trello, helped boost our productivity big time!

mahringer_aon Ask HN: How do you prioritise your daily tasks and to-dos?

Anyone got experience w. the Eisenhower Box?

http://jamesclear.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/eisenhower-...

mahringer_aon Ask HN: What are your favourite Chrome extensions for development?

oneTab - it kills distractions when testing in browser! :)

mahringer_aon Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which turned out to be genius?

I think Marc Andreessen made a good point here, how such one-bit communication turns out to be rather useful for some folks. Don't think this is was YO's initial vision though! :)

https://twitter.com/pmarca/status/479520791671750656

mahringer_aon Ask HN: Promotion through title, do I advertise?

If you feel bad with the title, change the title not just your profile.

mahringer_aon Ask HN: How to buy English skills in two week?

You can't buy skills, you can only nurture them. To do so, engage in conversations: Go to discussion clubs, book clubs, meetups etc. Talk and mostly listen! It's not a matter of money, it's a matter of dedication!

mahringer_aon Ask HN: What's pro-rata? (And How to learn that related stuff?)

http://avc.com/2014/07/the-pro-rata-opportunity/

those 2 should give u a good overview

mahringer_aon Ask HN: What's pro-rata? (And How to learn that related stuff?)

http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2014/10/12/the-authoritat...

mahringer_aon Ask HN: How to solve a problem?

The magic lies in defining the real problem. What we call a solution is a mere back and forth between abstraction and concretisation of knowledge surrounding a problem/observation.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductive_reasoning See also: http://takingpitches.com/2012/09/22/elon-musk-the-role-of-an...

mahringer_aon Ask HN: Serious alternatives to dropbox that work like dropbox

box or onedrive by Microsoft?

mahringer_aon Ask HN: Just launched. Zero users. No clue how to market. Resource suggestions?

Go to a book store. Find your first customer. Buy him/her some coffee and learn from his/her experience. Improve your product based on their feedback. Go to a book store...

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Reminded me of pro baseball player Daniel Norris: http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12420393/top-blue...

mahringer_aon Ask HN: Why are developers so obsessed with starting their own business?

Not sure whether developers are more likely to have ideas than non-developers, but they are more likely to pursue them because often they have the means and ability to do so.

mahringer_aon An analysis of common pitch structures derived from famous startup pitches

LOL I'll have no part in this whatsoever! :)

mahringer_aon What Startups can learn from an 85 year old Sushi Chef

I think you've picked excellent arguments @red_tarsius, thanks so much for sharing. Not sure who downvoted you, but I think your comment complemented the article in a great way. One couldn't ask for a better input of discussion, thanks!

mahringer_aon Startup Battles – Your battles, your stories

Sure: andreas@recordbird.com

Looking forward to hearing from you! :)

mahringer_aon Startup Battles – Your battles, your stories

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