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Matt Mireles
Personal blog · mattmireles.comstartupscareer
Matt Mireles's personal blog at mattmireles.com covers startups and career. Since 2012, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 26 times. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for its post on picking a startup lawyer in NYC. The only comment is a bare link, so there is no judgement of the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Matt Mireles is an American technology entrepreneur, interface designer and AI researcher focused on human-computer symbiosis.
What Hacker News says?
In March, I emailed the CEO of Sparrow begging him to offer premium SaaS features on a subscription basis that integrated the functionality of "was my email opened?" services like Toutapp.com and automated follow up services like followup.cc into the email client. http://mattmireles.com/post/27676258826/what-sparrow-could-h... The market wants it. I still believe.
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on “The Sparrow Problem”Submitted Co-Founders: They're A Wonderful Thing. Indulge at Your Own Risk. as a story · 55 points
HN discussionI was in a similar position with my first company, but waited too long because we were such close friends. I view failing to fire him as my biggest mistake/failing as CEO of my first co. If you want to talk, drop me a line here and we can hop on the phone. I have a strong opinion on this topic: http://mattmireles.com/contact/
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on “Ask HN: How to fire your co-founder?”Submitted You Are Alone as a story · 30 points
HN discussionPicking a Startup Lawyer in NYC - http://mattmireles.com/picking-a-startup-lawyer-in-nyc/
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on “Hiring a Startup Lawyer”Submitted How to Negotiate Price Without Being a Jerk as a story · 18 points
HN discussionSubmitted No One Is Self-Made – What Fatherhood Taught Me About the American Dream as a story · 11 points
HN discussionSubmitted No Alarm Clock? No Problem. I Created Automated Wakeup Calls Using My Calendar. as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted Knowing When to Flip. as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted Mission Driven Companies Do It Better as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Now is the Time to be Afriad as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted How I Created the Perfect Computer Setup for My 85-Year Old Dad as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Race, Ethnicity & Silicon Valley as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Minimum Viable Startup as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why Generic Outsourced Assistant Services Like Exec, Operator, etc. Failed as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted You’re always gaining credibility… or losing credibility as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Be Kind. Say No. It Pays as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted My Letter to the FCC - To Commerce, To Freedom, To the Open Internet! as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Anatomy of a (Good) Investor Update as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Moral Courage – Not Taught at Harvard as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Alone on Thanksgiving? Come to My House as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Betting Against the American Dream (in San Francisco) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Ask for the Money as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The New Fast Food – The Rise of the Delivery-Only, Mobile-First Restaurant Chain as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Farewell to All That as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted How Well Intentioned Lawyers from a Top 20 Firm Almost Ruined My Startup as a story · 1 points
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