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pedrogkon Nginx 1.6.0 stable released

Waiting for package for Ubuntu 12.04 and crossing my fingers that it comes with SPDY enabled so I don't have to compile it. I know, I am lazy :P.

pedrogkon Why I turned down investor money for my startup

Alex: in case one goes for a team of advisors rather than VCs, what kind of compensation should I plan for them to have? equity? monthly fee? friendship points?

pedrogkon Mexican.VC and El Gran Kun

Reading this post makes me think about something I've seen about the (nascent) ecosystem of startups in Mexico (and Latam): There is good participation of women.

And before you take out the numbers and statistics and prove me wrong, I am not talking from a statistical point of view. It is more of a gut feeling (possibly a hope). All I know is that: - In all of the startup weekends that I have gone in Mexico, there is usually an important participation of women, where they usually feel comfortable and stand out. - Some of the most distinctive characters in the community are women, like Celeste North, Rocio Paniagua and Ophelia Pastrana in Mexico. Bedy Yang in Brazil and Vanessa K in Argentina.

And this participation doesn't happen in a segregated manner like in other countries (women-only initiatives, women-only events, etc).

pedrogkon Show HN:Our StartupWeekend hack,music fingerprinting,on the desktop,all the time

Oh. You noticed? :)

pedrogkon How do early stage startups recruit hackers?

I run a magazine for software developers, so my strength is in the access/contact with hackers as well as detecting who is a good fit for a given startup.

What I am unsure of, is if I should sell my services directly to founders or if my direct customers should be headhunters who are already working with startups.

pedrogkon How do early stage startups recruit hackers?

Would you consider a recruiter if the pricing was much lower than what is charged by traditional headhunters? (thinking $3k USD per person)