The Story of Cruise (YC W14): How 4 people built a self driving car in 7 months.
July 8, 2014 2:35 pm 2 CommentsThe Beginning: One is the Loneliest Number Spend any time on HackerNews and you’ll hear one piece of advice repeated... View Article
Author Archives for Paul Hontz
I Want To Write About Your Startup – Relaunching TSF
January 17, 2014 5:14 pm 8 CommentsI want to write about your startup. I’ve been putting together new content for the TSF relaunch and I wanted... View Article
Nasty Bug in iOS 5.0.1 OTA Update screws up Address Book on the iPhone 4S
November 10, 2011 11:56 pm 81 CommentsI updated my iPhone 4S earlier today (using the OTA method), and I discovered a nasty bug. My iPhone could... View Article
It’s Easier to Answer to Your Code Than Your Customers
October 28, 2011 2:25 pm 3 CommentsOver the last few weeks I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in startups that I’ve been covering: menial work. Put another... View Article
YC Alum creates TouchBase Calendar and shares App Store Marketing Tips
October 21, 2011 2:05 pm 3 CommentsTouchBase Calendar launched earlier this week to much fanfare. TouchBase Calendar hit the front page of HackerNews, jumped to the... View Article
What happens when a whale dies.
October 6, 2011 8:41 pm 3 CommentsI’ve always found whales to be really endearing. In elementary school, my teacher told me that whales were among our... View Article
On Steve
October 6, 2011 3:58 pm 4 CommentsWhen I heard the news that Steve passed away it felt like unfortunate, expected news. The writing was on the... View Article
7 Tips for Scoring Your First Article
August 18, 2011 4:21 pm 8 CommentsMy first big shock in my journey into the startup world came after my roommate and I built our first... View Article
Moment of Clarity – Why Being in the Trough of Sorrows is a Good Thing.
August 3, 2011 3:37 pm 7 Comments“Will I be able to keep food on the table? Does my startup even have a chance at succeeding? How... View Article
Meet Investors, Line up Customers, and Help Others – A Guide to Startup Meetups
July 29, 2011 2:17 pm 2 CommentsI had the privilege of sitting down with my friend Sanjay Parekh (from Startup Riot) to discuss how to get... View Article
