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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

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The innocuous post, which was simply titled " Divshot " generated over 110 comments and was awarded nearly 200 points by Hacker News' notoriously jaded readers. The team subsequently earned a coveted position in Launchpad LA's current accelerator class after winning the Crowdstart LA competition. Engagement.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

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Background: Joel Spolsky studied Computer Science at Yale University (class of 1991). Do you see product managers as a hindrance to software development? Companies historically have structured their development teams in different ways. Within a small startup with 3 engineers, everyone will work on all aspects of the site.