I ignore all of that crap and focus on building my company.

rumpelstiltskin · on Sept 2, 2010

Good for you, that's exactly what you should be doing.

elblanco · on Sept 2, 2010

This sounds like a great product for lots of small companies that don't want to spend their VC on bookkeepers etc. Can you detail a bit about your product, services and target customer?

bwaldorf · on Sept 2, 2010

LOL :)

jiganti · on Sept 2, 2010

Of course you should, but posting this implies you don't, as trying to appear as if you don't care how you appear is the pinnacle of ironic falsity.

Good luck.

jacquesm · on Sept 2, 2010

She's building a company and a good one too by the looks of it, you're blogging about building a company.

> I have a few web app ideas and the money to execute them, just not the technical know-how.

Are you sure you're not just a bit jealous?

jiganti · on Sept 2, 2010

She didn't respond, which I was hoping for because that means I'm wrong. I was just trying to offer some criticism, perhaps this is the wrong setting and her success is the focus.

Thanks to HN, I have a cofounder and our app should be out within days.

jacquesm · on Sept 2, 2010

Of course she doesn't respond. Ignore the trolls.

It's too early to call this a success. But she's indicating exactly the kind of attitude that will increase the chance of success (ignore the praise and the detractors, focus on the work) and you berate her for that.

I think that's pretty cheap.

If you found your technical co-founder through HN then chances are that person has a lot more in common with Jessica Mah than with you, to slap the one is to indirectly slap the other.

Not everybody has enough money that they could pursue their ideas 'out of pocket' and to see someone that young pick up an investment this size serves as a validation of the fact that age does not matter in the start-up scene, and neither does your pocketbook. I think that's really inspiring for those that are young and not too wealthy, it shows that hard work is rewarded.