[Disclosure - I work at YesGraph]
What are some lessons learned from Tipjoy (YC W08) that you're applying here or doing differently with running YesGraph?
+1 and well said. When I had legal issues with a client irrationally withholding payment, my lawyer suggested to wait four days to respond. Seems like an eternity, especially considering it's double from what you tend to follow (48 hours), it's amazing how much more reasonable your response can be juxtaposed to responding immediately.
Wow, your first client experience sounds ideal! Not only did he end up as your personal accountant, but you had him working for YOU as he looked for potential clients. That's a great use of resources and definitely sounds like it was worth your time investment for those few weeks.
Thanks for sharing and for the Dale Carnegie recommendation!
Did you do this for your first client? If so, how did it all go?
I did something similar - I offered to build the foundation of their website (a social networking site) for free as a trial. It only took a few nights and they liked what they saw. Shortly after, we negotiated and agreed upon a rate to continue development.
Good suggestion for Windows. One key feature for Sublime Text is the minimap and for those wanting that in TM, Julian Eberius developed a TM plugin - http://julianeberius.github.com/Textmate-Minimap/
Just another big fan of your blog! Given the content you write about and the quality of the HN community, I'm usually surprised if I'm the first one to submit a post from your site. It's a perfect fit!
No blog on my end currently - took it down a while ago and haven't found the time to get it started up again. Hopefully soon! My email is [this username] at gmail dot com. I am always up for a good chat! Keep up the great work!
https://github.com/AlexsJones/llmfit