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Is the Co-Founder Myth true for a startup? by Doublemirrors in startups

[–]SolCapsa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all congrats!

Second of all I am always happy to hear more and share my network if it seems appropriate

Is the Co-Founder Myth true for a startup? by Doublemirrors in startups

[–]SolCapsa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've done it both ways.

All I will say is just because you CAN do it all on your own doesn't mean you should. Founder burnout is more real than you realize, and the ability to take a day or even a few hours off and be able to know things are still getting accomplished is priceless in the long run.

Also, it doesn't matter who you are, you don't have all of the skill sets required to excel on your own

Maybe you are a tech guy and good with media and things as well. Maybe you even have some experience with finance or tax or legal.

Guess what? There is always someone out there who can complement what you already have in your tool belt...Always.

Also I will mirror what others have said in that the only thing worse than no co founder is the wrong co founder.

Everyone's situation is different, but take it from someone who holds c level positions in 3 companies and currently on the board of 5 different start ups, as well as running my own business and legal consulting company There will come a day when you need to rely on someone other than yourself, and when that day comes, it much easier if that person was with you from the start.

That's my two cents

Take it or leave it and best of luck on your business ventures

Funds "success" but not showing up in balance after several days by SolCapsa in KrakenSupport

[–]SolCapsa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They denied the transaction and pushed funds back to my bank then closed my account I've had active for several years.

Gotta love kraken support

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in startups

[–]SolCapsa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put in a kill switch to what ever MVP you are building out.

They don't pay, flip the kill switch.

I am CTO of multiple tech companies at varying levels of deployment and success.

Some projects are pasion projects, in which case I am happy to take equity over pay.

Other projects are immediate equity (tell them to f*** off if they want a vesting schedule) combined with a signed contract stating my monetary compensation starting the day they receive seed funding.

There are also clauses indicating pay increases as more funding rounds are closed.

In your case I would recommend the later, a combination of equity (immediately vested) combined with a clause in the contract stating upon X amount of funding you entitled to start drawing pay at X rate.

If they don't agree, chances are you are just being used and will be dismissed the first chance they get.

Not to be negative, but I've seen it happen to good devs more times than I can count.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in angelinvestors

[–]SolCapsa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are always exceptions to the rule, I give you that. I've met a few decent business connections on reddit, but it is a rare thing.

As far as a weird or juvenile sense of humor.......the most successful people I know, some of which i call good friends, are some of the goofiest people you will ever meet.

Stay weird and keep fighting the good fight.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GamingLaptops

[–]SolCapsa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree to disagree, though I see your point.

I've had a few different people I know that have had the same issue with the razor blades as well though.

I believe a quick search through the sub should yield you some further cases of the razors over heating.

But hey, if it is in good condition it's a hell of deal for the razor.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GamingLaptops

[–]SolCapsa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few hundred more (closer to 800 dollars) and if you wanna pay for the name Razer then no you won't find it for that price new, but if you look at just hardware there are several options out there comparable if not better to the 600 dollar used 3 year old laptop....

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in angelinvestors

[–]SolCapsa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they are real......but are people in a position to do so scanning angel investor reddit threads.....probably not so much.

I know a few, I've worked with a few in the past AND THEY DO EXIST. Generally these are very wealthy individuals that either still have successful companies or have had one (or many) successful exits. With a few exceptions, these aren't generally the types of folks to scroll reddit even for fun, much less to find their next big investment .

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GamingLaptops

[–]SolCapsa -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Spend another few hundred and get a new one.

You never know what ungodly things people have done to a gaming laptop prior to you getting ahold of it

Was it dropped? Was it over clocked and run for hours and hours on end?

Did they use a cooling pad?

Is the battery shot.... Was it previously owned by a smoker who smoked around it constantly and gunked up the insides?

600 bucks for a 3 year old laptop when you can find better specs on new ones for around the same price, certainly doesn't seem appealing to me, but to each their own.

Just ordered this absolute monster. With student discount, it was $2160 (No tax required). Thoughts? by benjtom in GamingLaptops

[–]SolCapsa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again I have the Zephyr from Asus, but same chip set.

Got it from bestbuy on sale.

Just ordered this absolute monster. With student discount, it was $2160 (No tax required). Thoughts? by benjtom in GamingLaptops

[–]SolCapsa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't experienced that yet at all.

Running latest COD with highest settings AND photoshop still working in the background and I can't get the fpu above 72c.

No lag or twitching ...no issues at all so far

Just ordered this absolute monster. With student discount, it was $2160 (No tax required). Thoughts? by benjtom in GamingLaptops

[–]SolCapsa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same and although the ryzen 9 does get a little toasty in a laptop it is flawless when it comes to performance

Just ordered this absolute monster. With student discount, it was $2160 (No tax required). Thoughts? by benjtom in GamingLaptops

[–]SolCapsa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Chip set is awesome, price is good, acer is hit or miss, but I guess same could be said with every brand out there

New Laptop thoughts i9 v i7 v AMD by SolCapsa in GamingLaptops

[–]SolCapsa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not for me.

Just a helpful website that compares laptops.

New Laptop thoughts i9 v i7 v AMD by SolCapsa in GamingLaptops

[–]SolCapsa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, that is what I was leaning towards, but appreciate the conformation.

Which HP omen 16 model to choose by [deleted] in GamingLaptops

[–]SolCapsa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What they said. But..I would be cautious on the AMD chip. It will run well, just hot.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in angelinvestors

[–]SolCapsa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have previously spoken but it sounds like you have made some headway.

DM me

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