Isn't HN a bigger deal than Techcrunch by now?

I love the NES cartridge costume... would've loved it to see that in person ;D. Great work, I wish you posted before I wore my lame costume this weekend.

Thanks :) yeah it was fun to make, but wayyyy too bulky to wear at the club haha

have you gained returns on trades yet?

definitely, a couple specific trades are mentioned in the article

Hi, I'm from the Wellesley area myself, and I really appreciate your initiative. Babson College is a really good school for you to look at because the students are known for their entrepreneur activities.

I would be very interested in joining the group if you ever get a chance to start it.

Please shoot me an Email @ milokgao@gmail.com and maybe I could provide some assistance.

I am actually keenly aware aware of the entrepreneurship focus at Babson. My father, who was an entrepreneur, actually received his MBA there.

Are you aware of any events at Babson where the general public is allowed to participate? Do any other of the business schools in the area (Harvard, MIT, et cetera) have forums for public participation?

there was this Founder's Day at Babson two days ago which gathered many entrepreneurs / investors around the area, but that's a bit late already. I'd keep you posted since I'm currently studying at Babson, and if there are any open forums and activities around the area, I can give you a heads up

shortage of supply, therefore demand goes up. Simple economics. Definitely not a true value, you can call it bubble, or you can call it whatever you want.

I would just ignore it.

i don't see your point with 10% & 1 billion dollar. The purpose of the 10% is to make the claim that even though it's only a soft launch, the startup is still growing, i mean if you had 10 users today, and 11 tomorrow, that's 10%. But with that kind of compounding, it can grow quick.

However windsurfer, i don't understand why you're bringing out 1 billion dollar, no one is saying they will be a billion dollar by end of the year..

To start off, if it makes you feel any better, most people's work ethics are like you.

You can't just keep going on a journey to search for motivation, because it didn't work for me. If you've attempted to read the productivity literature and the self help literature, I'm sure everything I say, you know already.

So to keep it clean and simple, pull yourself together man. No one is going to help you, and you're on your journey on your own. The motivation has to come within, and if you really want to become successful, then start acting more successful. Surround yourself with people of good work ethics. Start challenging people to motivate yourself through competition. You have to figure out what works for you.

The best way to measure your determination is to go jog. Set a high expectation number, let's say if you're endurance can only allow you to jog 2 miles currently, set a goal to jog for 4 miles. Refuse to stop until you finish the distance.

Thanks man. I usually run 60-90 minutes 2x week, so running calms me down, and that is something that I force myself to do, but the other stuff doesn't happen. I guess that is what i figured after reading all this self help stuff that I ultimately need to figure stuff out myself, but I thought there might be other folks that could point me in the right direction.

alright this is probably the most unscientific statement, but from my personal perspective, Ada Lovelace is a really cool name, just putting it out there

Facebook is probably going to bring in a lot more this year with Facebook Credit and Facebook Place.

Although the revenue is high, the expense for Groupon is probably high as well, after all it's not cheap to launch that many commercials during the Superbowl, and have ads at every other corner on mainstream websites.

At least they have income.

Do you want to be the king or to be rich? Ask yourself that. If you merge with the company, you'll have a better shot at becoming rich, but dramatically lose your stake in your current product. If you want to be the king, then keep pursuing your own endeavor.

So think it over, and talk it over with your partners and determine your priority. If it's money, it'd be a better choice to choose to merge, if not, then why not take on more risk if you really believe your product? Your odds of getting venture backed is definitely higher since your competitor's offer, but at the same time, since your launch is no longer in stealth and you have raised your competitor's awareness, it'll be much tougher to grab market share.