Tyler Kieft - Latest Comments

Re: Redefine the X11 Meta Key in Mac OS X

Jon Test — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:13:48 -0000

This page is paying dividends almost 7 years later. You should put up a donation button!

Re: You Don’t Have To Go To Harvard

tylerkieft — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:43:06 -0000

I applied for need-based aid and did not receive any. Supposedly, that meant I could self-fund the entire cost of the education. I probably could have, with loans. But the whole point of this post is that I didn't think it was worth it to spend that much; I chose the much lower-cost education instead and put that money to different (better) use.

Re: You Don’t Have To Go To Harvard

Sang Kancil Guru — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:52:11 -0000

Isn't Harvard need-blind? Do they not commit themselves to funding you with a combination of scholarships, work-study and student loans? At least it says here that Harvard is need-blind and full-need for all its admitted applicants: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

So was curious what your take was back in 2005. Or did you not apply for financial aid in your application?

Re: Three Thousand Feet in a Basket

Joe Smith — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 06:35:37 -0000

Riding
in a hot air balloon over thousands of feet is one of the more relaxing,
rewarding and memorable adventures I've experienced. Thanks for sharing your
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Re: Letting Go

tylerkieft — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:41:49 -0000

likewise

Re: Letting Go

tylerkieft — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:28:10 -0000

It's unclear at the moment. We certainly hope so!

Re: Letting Go

Elliot Stevens — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:09:08 -0000

That's too bad. Will SpeakerText continue on?

Re: Letting Go

Matt Swanson — Fri, 04 May 2012 01:51:05 -0000

Well written Tyler. I would have loved to have continued on SpeakerText with you.

Re: Letting Go

Bcool — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:01:48 -0000

Nicely written and even more, I suspect, thought out! Blessings.

Re: Letting Go

tylerkieft — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:41:54 -0000

Feel free to reach out if you ever want advice / someone to bounce ideas off

Re: Letting Go

Brad Orego — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:10:11 -0000

This is kind of sad to hear, but it is what it is. I was looking up to you guys for inspiration as I work on my own fledgling startup/ideas. I'm sure you'll do awesome things with FB.

Re: Letting Go

Ben Morse — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:34:55 -0000

I don't regret for a moment working with you for my first job, it was an amazing experience. Good luck man! Stay in touch!

Re: Letting Go

Matt Mireles — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:35:49 -0000

Good luck, my friend. It's been an adventure. ;)

Re: Butterbeer – Is it Alcoholic?

Ariel — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:18:10 -0000

rofl, harry and friends are naughty drinking at the age of 12 n such, bad harry bad!

Re: Sunday Foxtrot Treat

Ryan brodesser. — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:15:12 -0000

C.S must be rollingin his grave! Funny though!

Re: You Don’t Have To Go To Harvard

Dash — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:06:45 -0000

Amenable.

Re: You Don’t Have To Go To Harvard

Mike — Thu, 19 May 2011 10:53:28 -0000

Nicely put.

Re: Redefine the X11 Meta Key in Mac OS X

Joelh — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:21:24 -0000

Dude, you fixed it. Thank you.

Re: Redefine the X11 Meta Key in Mac OS X

Khalil Bey — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:31:41 -0000

It'd probably fall victim to Wikipedia's "original research" exclusion. :-)

Re: Butterbeer – Is it Alcoholic?

Jefferson Blues — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:05:54 -0000

Read a little, search a little,and you might find that this product has existed for over 300 years.
I highly doubt that J.K.R actually thought up this traditional drink all by herself. And being that H.W. is in the U.K there is certainly alcohol in the drink.

http://historicalfoods.com/...

Re: Reluctant Self-Promotion

ibmer — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:57:48 -0000

I think you're wrong on some issues. Sitting at IBM and getting a paycheck IS THE MOST AWESOME THING EVER. Try it if you don't believe me.

Re: Reluctant Self-Promotion

Lance Wiggs — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:30:36 -0000

The third one is great. It shows you stepped back and asked yourself what the others wanted to hear - that you are young and smart, a coder by nature and driven. It shortens nicely in an informal setting to "I'm Tyler, a co-founder of SpeakerText," and the other person can then chose to ask questions about your or about your company.

Re: Reluctant Self-Promotion

tylerkieft — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:31:55 -0000

I agree. I was very naive and underestimated the need for promotion, sales, marketing, etc. before working on SpeakerText, and I think a lot of people who focus on building product (like myself) do the same thing. You've gotta do the legwork to get your name out there, which is not something that comes naturally to me.

Re: Reluctant Self-Promotion

Ben Atkin — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:05:15 -0000

Awesome. I like what you do. Admittedly, not having very much content with SpeakerText is keeping me from liking it even more! I could say the same about a lot of things, come to think of it. With a lot of software projects, it's not enough to solve a problem. You have to do a lot of work to get your solution into use, too.

Re: Reluctant Self-Promotion

Ben Atkin — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:59:39 -0000

:highfive: