NullPointer.ph

I've been searching for tech startups here in the Philippines. Using some resources, I managed to find a handful of startup information here in our country. An awesome thing that I discovered is this NullPointer.ph.

NullPointer.ph is like a StackOverflow that is localized in our country. It is also a question and answer site that also runs in Stack Exchange engine.

Well, they have a decent community in which you can ask different programming topics, or technology related stuffs.

Why no try it now? Register, and ask question!

Employees?

Facebook started with less than 5 employees.

Twitter started with 4 founders.

Tumblr currently has 50 employees.

Instagram was developed by 2 people.

Foursquare has employed 70 people.

Posterous got 9 employees.

Dropbox was first coded by a single person.

Bitcasa has 5 people working on it.

Kiip has 15 plus their 19 year old CEO.

They have few people working but still considered as successful. Then it is not about the workforce.

Big companies are vampires?

This! So having a startup is better.

Picture from Stuff No One Told Me.

The Tales of Not Being a MOTA

Guys, hindi pala tayo nag MOTA noh. Boo to that. Yung mahigit isang taon nating plano at pangarap, hindi natin nagawa. Malapit na tayo eh, natitikman na natin ang ginto. Pero certificate lang ang naiuwi natin.

Oo, masaya naman ako na nakaabot tayo ng ganito kalayo. At nakaabot tayo dun dahil sa mga paghihirap natin. Nanominate tayo eh. Ninominate tayo ni Sir Borgz at ng ating mga panelists dahil tiwala sila sa nagawa natin. Take note, nagawa natin.

Di ko na masyadong inusisa kung bakit wala tayong nakuhang award. Ang sabi niyo lang sa akin ay hindi nasunod ang testing na gusto ng mga judges. Well, wala na tayo magagawa dun. Hindi tayo nakakuha ng award hindi dahil mali ang ginawa natin, kundi dahil di natin nasunod ang dapat na gusto nila. Wala tayong maling ginawa. May hindi lang tayo nagawa.

Ang laki, ganda at possibilities ng system natin ay parang hindi nakita at nabali wala dahil sa hindi natin nagawa.

Sayang. Pero hindi natin kawalan yun. Sayang lang at hindi nila nakita ang mga yun.

Kung mapapansin niyo, hindi ko sinasabi na natalo tayo. Kasi una, hindi naman competition yun. At higit sa lahat, sa tingin ko ay hindi naman talaga tayo talo. Ang laki, ganda, at ang daming possibilities sa system na nagawa natin para sabihin na talo tayo. The mere fact na nagawa natin yun in just a year ay panalo na.

So paano tayo mas magiging panalo? Nacriticize ang testing natin. So malamang sa DOST, icriticize din yan. Pero subukan parin natin.

Ako. Dun ako sa hindi na masyado icriticize ang testing natin. Susundin ko ang pangarap ko. Mag startup ako para sa system natin. Ipapagamit ko ang Hotchpot sa maraming tao. Sa tingin ko ay hindi naman masyado kailangan ng ganun kahirap na testing para gamitin ng mga tao. Sabi niyo nga, walang testing ang Facebook. Kaya hindi rin yun makakakuha sigurado ng award for MOTA. Boo you too Facebook. Walang sense ang Twitter. Kaya wala rin siyang award. Boo you three Twitter. Pero asan sila ngayon. Ayun sila. At gusto ko sila sundan gamit ang ating Hotchpot.

Kayo. Tara, gawa tayo ng company. Tayo nalang ang kulang. Naaalala niyo ba yung mga panahon na nag iisip tayo ng startup idea? Eto na oh!! May idea na tayo. Ay hindi pala, may system na tayo. Hindi na natin kailangan iimplement pa from scratch. Konting changes nalang. Less work. Less hassle. Eto na oh!! Hinihintay nalang tayo ng Hotchpot.

Natatakot kayo baka walang mangyari. Isipin niyo, pag walang mangyari, anong mawawala sa atin? Bata pa naman tayo. Wala pang masyadong masasayang.

Oops. Masyado pa tayong bata. Tama lang. Ulitin ko, bata pa nga tayo. Wala pang masasayang. Kailan niyo gusto? Pag tumanda na tayo? Pag may asawa't anak na tayo? Mas mahirap yan, ang dami ng mawawala sa atin.

Wala pa tayong nalalaman? Kaya nga. Experience is the best teacher diba. Kaya nga papasok tayo sa startup para maexperience natin ito. At magkaexperience dito.

Teka, pero paano naman kapag may mangyari? Wow!! Pumatok ang Hotchpot. Ginamit ng maraming tao. BOOM!! Ayan ang BOOM ni Kenneth. BOOM!! Just do the math of our gains.

We have almost nothing to lose but we have everything to gain.

Hotchpot Ltd.? Hotchpot Inc.? Hotchpot Co.? Nandiyan na yan. Tayo na lang ang kulang.

Co-founder title. Alam ko gusto niyo.

Business Entities

Recently, I've been searching for business entities for a future startup. I first checked Wikipedia and learned the types of business entities there. I then go to the link for the Philippines and discovered what are the entities here in our country.

I noted few entities and do some searches about them.

First in the list is the sole proprietorship. As I understood, this entity is of course consists of a single person. It is owned by one and of course controlled by one. A downside in this entity is that the liability of the owner is unlimited. I really do not know what it means but it is said that the owner and the business have the same treatment.

Partnership is another entity. I think a partnership can be general or limited. It must be consists of two or more person. Based from what I read, the profit is divided among the owners or members. Also, the liabilities in a general partnership is also unlimited like those in the sole proprietorship. On the other hand, limited partnership has one or more but not all members has a general partnership and the others have a limited liability up to the amount of their contribution.

I also read about Incorporated (Inc.), Limited Liability Company (LLC.), and Corporation (Corp.). I did not manage to really understand all of them but I hope to some time.

I still do not know what entity to pick for a startup. I do not want to be a solo proprietor, so maybe partnership is a good idea. Inc. and LLC. can be a choice too.

First honor DL!

Yeees! Gagraduate na ako. At sa stay ko, naka kuha ako ng dalawang second honor Dean's Lister. Akala ko yun na lang dahil patapos na ako. Pero yun pala...

BOOM! Hello first honor Dean's Lister.

Akala ko hindi abot. Kasi nung lumabas ang grades ay may 2.0 akong grade sa isang subject. Hindi ko ineexpect ang ganung grade. Kaya pumunta pa ako ng grade consultation day. Tiningnan ko ang ang breakdown ng grades kaso di ko nagawang mapataas ito. So okay na ako sa grades ko at tanggap ko na.

Pero kinabukasan, tiningnan ko ulit ang grades ko. Tumaas ng 1.0 ang grade ko dun sa subject na yun. Mula 2.0 ay naging 3.0. Yun pala ay may maling computation ang teacher namin. Ang laki ng tinaas. At ang saya!!

Oo nga pala. Hindi lang yun ang tumaas. May isa parin akong subject na tumaas mula 3.0 naging 3.5. Pwede na!!

Swerte.

Ayun, first honor DL ako sa last term ko sa DLSU! :)

Thank you text.

I received a text yesterday that made me smile. Look!

It is a text from a tutee that I and Excel helped in her COMPRO1 and BASICON course.

I really appreciate this small things. This thank you text is really appreciated. :)