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Paul Graham / Y Combinator:
The Handshake Deal Protocol   —  Silicon Valley runs on handshake deals.  A handshake deal is a verbal commitment to a transaction.  The actual transaction comes later, when documents are signed and money changes hands.  —  Why do we need handshake deals?  Why not just wait till the actual transaction?
Mar 14, 2013, 1:05 PMIn context
Paul Graham / Y Combinator:
YC W13 Will Be Smaller   —  We just finished interviews for the winter 2013 YC cycle.  We funded a lot fewer startups this time than last.  We funded 84 in summer 2012.  We don't know yet exactly how many we'll have in winter 2013 because we usually add a handful after interviews and sometimes …
Dec 2, 2012, 12:55 PMIn context
Paul Graham / Y Combinator:
How Y Combinator Started   —  Y Combinator's 7th birthday was March 11.  As usual we were so busy we didn't notice till a few days after.  I don't think we've ever managed to remember our birthday on our birthday.  —  On March 11 2005, Jessica and I were walking home from dinner in Harvard Square.
Mar 15, 2012, 6:55 PMIn context
Paul Graham / Y Combinator:
Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund   —  When we read Y Combinator applications there are always ideas we're hoping to see.  In the past we've never said publicly what they are.  If we say we're looking for x, we'll get applications proposing x, certainly.  But then it actually becomes harder to judge them …
Jul 20, 2008, 3:30 AMIn context

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Cloud Foundry:
Static.com Adds Hadoop Support for Cloud Foundry  —  In this guest post, Jake Farrell, CTO for Static.com, explains how the major shift in the hosting industry towards platforms for high developer productivity …
Rackspace Blog:
DevOps: Improved Productivity, Higher Value  —  Those of us who have been aligned with DevOps for some time already know that the greater agility and closer collaboration it enables deliver real business value for our organizations.
Hortonworks » Blog:
Get Started with Hadoop on Hortonworks Data Platform 1.1 for Windows  —  We are excited to release the Hortonworks Data Platform 1.1 for Windows as a Generally Available product.
Unison's blog:
Skype in the browser  —  Whether you like the Skype app or not, until now, you've had no choice but to download something to make voice and video calls — either an app like Skype, or a Flash plugin (yikes) for your browser.