samg
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Comment · 6 years ago
Not at the moment, but would love to hear more about what you're looking for.
Comment · 6 years ago
Yes, coming soon! Email me at [email protected] if you'd like to try this feature out early.
Comment · 8 years ago
Umbrella | Brooklyn, NYC | Full-time | Full stack engineer | https://www.askumbrella.com/
Umbrella makes it easy and affordable for seniors stay at home by connecting them to Umbrella Neighbors who want to give back with everyday tasks and home maintenance. Umbrella Neighbors are often recent retirees who want to give back and stay active. We are pioneering a new kind of purposeful work, while serving those most in need and addressing a large market.
We're a small, diverse, fast-moving, mission-oriented startup. Our stack is Python/Django/React Native. To apply email sam [AT] askumbrella.com
Comment · 8 years ago
Umbrella | Full-stack software engineer | NYC | ONSITE
Umbrella makes it easy for seniors to continue living in their own homes, by connecting them to Handy Neighbors who want to give back with everyday tasks and home maintenance. Many Handy Neighbors are seniors themselves, often recent retirees who live in the neighborhood. We are pioneering a new kind of purposeful work, while serving those most in need and addressing a large market.
We're hiring folks with 4+ years of experience.
Our stack: Django/Postgres/React/Heroku Learn more at: https://www.askumbrella.com/ Contact: [email protected]
Comment · 11 years ago
I think you are oversimplifying "the idea". Google's idea wasn't that "people will want to search online." Google's insightful, interesting idea that was then well-executed was the PageRank algorithm.
Geocities, Myspace and Facebook were all very different ideas. If the first two had executed better, all 3 would probably still co-exist.
Comment · 11 years ago
This is the more common meme, and I think it is healthy to keep 'idea folks' away. Even great ideas, without execution, are worthless.
But as you say, a great idea combined with a great execution is where things get really special. Still, I do think great ideas are rare. It depends a bit on how you define what an idea is: is it a social network? is it a social network within a college campus? is it requiring real world identity?
Comment · 11 years ago
author here– agree with many of your points, except two:
1) I think great ideas are surprisingly rare, and are very difficult to recognize. It's especially hard because of how important execution is for 'uncovering' a great idea. Great idea, badly executed = looks like a bad idea
2) I think "burning passion" oversimplifies things. Many great businesses are built without 'passion' for the solution...just a passion for some part of the business...and sometimes that's just recognition of a great financial opportunity.
Comment · 11 years ago
hey, author here! certainly didn't mean it that way at all– was telling a personal story and used specific examples from my experience to illustrate