May 2007
12 posts
Have you ever wanted to control 2 computers with...
If the two computers are in the same LAN, you can easily do that. Imagine having two screens connected to two computers, and only one mouse and keyboard connected to the first computer. When your mouse pointer reaches the edge of the screen on your first computer, it jumps to the second computer, along with keyboard control. Moreover, you could even use different operating systems on the two...
How to Present to Investors - Paul Graham →
1. Explain what you’re doing. “They will get very frustrated if instead of telling them what you do, you make them sit through some kind of preamble.”
2. Get rapidly to demo. “A demo explains what you’ve made more effectively than any verbal description.”
3. Better a narrow description than a vague one. 4. Don’t talk and drive. “Have one person...
A Student's Guide to Startups →
“Till recently graduating seniors had two choices: get a job or go to grad school. I think there will increasingly be a third option: to start your own startup. But how common will that be?”
The 18 Mistakes that Kill Startups - Paul Graham →
1. Single Founder
2. Bad Location
3. Marginal Niche “If you make anything good, you’re going to have competitors, so you may as well face that. You can only avoid competition by avoiding good ideas.”
4. Derivative Idea
5. Obstinacy “Startups are more like science, where you need to follow the trail wherever it leads.[…] So don’t get too attached to your...
Why to Not Not Start a Startup - Paul Graham →
The Hacker's Guide to Investors - Paul Graham →
“Any successful software company is going to consist of a thin layer of...”
– The Development Abstraction Layer
“The best way to predict your future is to create it!”
– Abraham Lincoln
