Thank you for this. I hadn't realized there is a difference between downvoting and flagging comments until I read your post. I hope other HN users know of this difference.
I liked the idea. There's also an enthusiasm coming out of it.
I got confused after trying it, because I kept thinking on the first screen that I was using it, while in fact I wasn't: I was supposed to be clicking on Next. I'm not sure what would be best, but I think I want to not go through the four screens that show me how to use it.
I wish the "Save" button was closer to "Add Item" so I don't have to move the mouse.
Don't take it. Go work for a startup, and optimize for quick feedback and learning instead.
Next summer is 7 months away. Why are you trying to secure a job so early in a field that moves as fast as tech? Uncertainty is a key part of any creation, and of life. The sooner you learn to live with uncertainty, the better off you will be in the long run, because you will attempt more frightening things.
The other reason you shouldn't take it is you can't jump in the same river twice. You already worked at this bank and you said you don't want to work for it again.
"International founders, please note: if your company is a non-United States entity (corporation, limited liability company, etc.), your participation in YC is conditional on conversion of your foreign company into a United States corporation."
A flat address space is the future. You don't need virtual memory when a flat address space can hold all memory addresses for all processes as it does now with 64-bit processors.
Master what it takes to be a consultant. That's what you seem to want to do, and it's a better path than being an employee.
Attempting to get your first consulting gig will force you to master whatever you are missing specifically, instead of what you are looking for quasi-randomly.
What is the one thing that could reverse an entrenched system, and how could you build a prototype in the least amount of time. Preferably, something people think is too much work, while it actually takes two days.
I haven't used it. What's the biggest feature of Asana, and how is it flawed?