jimlast's comments

On: Finding Anyone’s Email Address

[jimlast]

It is. I'm planning to put out more stuff like this over time. Any feedback is welcome!

On: Ask HN: How do you promote your web apps?

[jimlast]

2)SEO. I think you're confusing SEO with content marketing. Content marketing, like having a blog with great content, is only a portion of SEO, albeit the hardest portion.

On: Ask HN: As founders/unemployed folks, what do you do for health insurance?

[jimlast]

We don't have enough people to warrant group coverage, so I've always just paid for a health plan for my wife and kids. I'm healthy, so I don't see the need in paying several hundred $ per month on myself, when my costs are no where near that amount.

[tnorthcutt → jimlast]

I would strongly suggest looking into a high deductible HSA plan to protect yourself from a (financially) catastrophic medical event.

[forgingahead → tnorthcutt]

Do you have one you'd recommend? I'm thinking about doing that.

On: Bootstrapping an Ultra Low Latency Trading Firm, Part 1

[jimlast]

This is very interesting. Would love to see more posts about it as you go.

On: Forget Anonymous: Evidence Suggests GOP Hacked, Stole 2004 Election

[jimlast]

One guy making a claim and exit poll discrepancies do not equal evidence.

[trevelyan → jimlast]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/19/...

On: Forget Anonymous: Evidence Suggests GOP Hacked, Stole 2004 Election

[jimlast]

This is just ridiculous.

On: 5 Practical Sources for Bootstrapping Funds

[jimlast]

Hi, I'm the author of the post. Thanks for the comment.

I worked a day-job for years while I was building up the revenue from my startups. I finally was able to get to the point where the profit was enough to sustain me.

My advice is to treat the consulting work and your startup work as 2 completely separate jobs. Schedule time for both of them and make sure that they don't overlap. That way each job gets the best that you can give.

On: Ask HN: How do I find a good software/web IP attorney?

[jimlast]

I don't think you have to find someone necessarily with a heavy software background. I would think it's more important to find someone with a lot of IP experience that knows a little about software than vice-versa.

[cvm → jimlast]

Thanks Jim we have found a couple attorney's like that.

On: Startup Idea--Need Feedback

[jimlast]

I like it. I think crowdfunding is a major trend and we'll see it increasingly used in the US and Europe for startups, not just developing countries.

On: How to Use Competitive Intelligence to Gain an Advantage

[jimlast]

Good article. We've got a startup launching soon that helps with competitive intelligence. Signup at launch.tractionapp.com if you're interested.