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SFP: First Contact (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought)

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Most of what a startup — or at least this startup — is about is solving various technical problems, fixing bugs, getting stuff done. At its worst, this stuff is boring to do. And even at its best it’s hard to describe and not much fun to hear. On the plane here I wrote a memoir about my time with the W3C and what was striking was not just that I omitted all the technical stuff from the story but that I don’t even remember the technical stuff. People stuff, on the other hand… So I’ve been holed up by myself in this elegant MIT dorm room. (more photos (my favorite)) Jessica (formerly 4 of 4 from Y Combinator, the group that’s funding the startup I’m working on) stopped by to drop off a lifesaving air conditioner and we chatted for a bit. I get out once or twice a day to go get food at someplace nearby. And at nights I sleep. But most of the time I just work. Y Combinator has weekly meetings where all the startups go over to their offices for dinner. I missed last week’s because I didn’t

SFP: First Contact (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought) Raw Thought by Aaron Swartz SFP: First Contact Most of what a startup — or at least this startup — is about is solving various technical problems, fixing bugs, getting stuff done. At its worst, this stuff is boring to do. And even at its best it’s hard to describe and not much fun to hear. On the plane here I wrote a memoir about my time with the W3C and what was striking was not just that I omitted all the technical stuff from the story but that I don’t even remember the technical stuff. People stuff, on the other hand&#8

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