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Fantastic writing style in this post - it somehow jumps out of the page, not sure how to describe it. Congrats. Only time I ever felt like giving up on my late
by josscrowcroft 14y ago
Fantastic writing style in this post - it somehow jumps out of the page, not sure how to describe it. Congrats.
Only time I ever felt like giving up on my latest venture[1] was when I started trying to view it as a "startup" and thereby compared it to other "startups". I got really depressed for a week or so trying to be a "startup guy", which thankfully I didn't become. It was like the goals of the business (provide a killer service in order to fund my continuing education and frugal lifestyle) got replaced by the "be the coolest thing ever" startup vibe, which sucked.
This article reminds me again that it's not a startup... it's a site that makes a little money by solving a common problem for developers like me, better than other people, and will hopefully make a little more money, once I've done some good marketing and solved that problem even better!
[1] https://openexchangerates.org https://openexchangerates.org
- greenyoda 14y agoI looked at openexchangerates.org and it looks like a very useful service (real time exchange rates via a JSON API) that people would actually pay for. But there already seem to be other businesses competing in this space. I'm curious as to what advantages you provide compared to sites like xurrency.com or exchangerate-api.com.
- josscrowcroft 14y agoThanks, and good question - it's a very old industry in the web, so the main benefit is ease of implementation (and about to get even easier), highly responsive support, great community and remarkably low prices :o) - that said, I'd love to hear any thoughts you have on other advantages that could be provided - hit me up on twitter @josscrowcroft if you have any ideas.
- skyhook_mockups 14y agoahhh please don't give up on openexchangerates.org, it's an awesome service which I'd be happy to pay for.
- josscrowcroft 14y agoThanks!