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Re: How I Hacked Into TechStars

sean grove — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:13:26 -0000

Hey Andrew,

I've never heard of HackStars (came via hackernews), but sounds interesting. And great way to approach the situation - if you're passionate about the subject and willing to put in the effort, it will almost certainly turn out in your favor.

So well done, and a nice summary. Maybe you could let us know a bit more about the emotional process turning the situation around, and how long it took to come up with a new approach?

Re: Startups don't need business plans

sean grove — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:38:59 -0000

I'd agree about a formal business plan, but it's not bad to have either. For a small team, it has the effect of "rubber-ducking" - that is, explaining your ideas will force you to organize them.

An entire business plan written out may not be of much use, but the process of *trying* to write it is definitely going to pay off.

Re: Caffeinated Simpleton — Fine. Git is Awesome.

sean grove — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:18:53 -0000

I haven't had a chance to use Mercurial quite yet, though your Mac analogy tempts me. I've been using git and github for some time now, and it's been a slick experience overall/ Like you said, quick local branching is probably one of the best features.

That said, I'll give mercurial a try for my next side-project - always a good idea to at least try out new systems.

Re: The bittersweet rewrite

sean grove — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:34:36 -0000

Thank Thomas and David.

David, your article in particular was great.

We've signed up for a year, we'll see how things go!