I am using it along side my gmail account. I like the way the way they have improved traditional email. I like their tabbed interface and the calendar tool is fairly useful as well.
The best feature is the attachment tab. Having a list of all the attachments you are currently storing is a very nice feature.
I haven't had any problems with having other accounts forwarding to my Zenbe address, I am having a good beta experience!
I am really curious as to where that factoid came from and how you could quantify that.
I could see that the best people put thought into the application process, begin writing early and hold off on actually submitting until close to the deadline.
"We have some evidence to support this. Several of the most successful startups we've funded told us later that they only decided to apply at the last moment. Some decided only hours before the deadline."
But copying that would be particularly cargo-cult-ish. The point there is that great people were uncertain, not that uncertain people were great. The thing to copy is the greatness, not the uncertainty. :-)
"Cargo Cult Software Engineering" should be required reading for all nerds:
that is funny kkkk Matt Marron first advice was:
"Apply early. I’m guessing something like 75% of their applications are submitted in the last few days. That’s usually how those sorts of things work. Doing it earlier can only help get you a little more consideration time."
I could see that the best people put thought into the application process, begin writing early and hold off on actually submitting until close to the deadline.
-- I agree with this I think that preparation is an important thing.
Paying someone to read an email about your startup is essentially advertising, very very targeted advertising. You are paying Michael Arrington X$ to take notice of your company.
I think your money would be better spent building a userbase and proving your startup in the market. Build your product before you build your marketing.
yes, obviously. I'm saying, product is built, you're ready to go. You could spend $10,000 to talk to arrington (ie- hire a PR firm that is pretty good), and still fail because of a shitty product. hehe, happens all the time. I'm saying outside of that.
I was reading this article and was thinking about how parents are trying to protect their children from parts of the web, and the concept of allowing only a handful of approved websites seemed like overkill.
I am interested to hear the opinions of the YC community.
In my opinion, getting a big injection of VC money doesn't make it alright to turn up your burn rate a significant amount.
I have never been through a round of funding, but it would make sense to keep your costs down wherever possible. A founder who just got a round of funding should be thinking on ways to increase the value of the company instead of their salary.
I would like to know what is the norm in VC backed startups. Are there significant pay raises or bonuses after a round of funding? Do the founders and the employees share the wealth? Or are things kept fairly similar to the status quo.
