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by ABrandt 17y ago
Which probably plain and simply does explain their success to date. IMHO this launch still isn't a flop though. I know Google is an outlier among most companies, but they're still in a completely unfamiliar market at this point. Consumer se
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by ABrandt 17y ago
I have to disagree. Although I acknowledge there are distinctions between the two, I can't help but see the parallels. A VC is more like a partner that brings money to the table, and possibly contacts and advice and they don't take the lar
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Just email pg and request for it to be changed. It was pretty painless when I did it, but given that it is application season...
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Ask HN: Anyone good with business plans? I could use some help.
6 points by ABrandt 17y ago|1 comments
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Hit the streets. Do you live in an area that has a significant population of your target market? Make a list of hotels you want to get on the site and the possibilities from there are endless. Leave a stack of surveys with the desk clerk, s
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by ABrandt 17y ago
I knew I had seen this style on an app somewhere around here. Great work, I personally find these forms to be very intuitive. The only suggestion I have for Thymer is for the "re-type password" field. Your prompt there could certainly confu
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Any ideas how you could solve this problem? IMHO, generating a clean UI is harder to do than a slideshow.Although, maybe doing something as simple as fitting a design to a grid could be beneficial.
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by ABrandt 17y ago
I would sum up HN's general feeling towards Mixergy as "pretty positive." Many proclaim it as a must read for entrepreneurs. Others praise AndrewWarner for always improving his interviewing skills. There's naysayers for sure, but this is th
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by ABrandt 17y ago
As far as using forums as a pure form of promotion, I agree that you'll never see a real "return" on your time as measured by the numbers. I do, however, think that forums can still provide value. I may not be able build a critical mass of
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by ABrandt 17y ago
I'm not exactly sure what you are referring to as "Music 2.0" (possibly the likes of pandora and last.fm?) but I do agree that the investment function of record labels is often over looked. As someone heavily involved with researching the i
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Now it says "Current rate is 516 tweets per second". Either the system isn't exact or the average is climbing at a staggering rate as well...
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by ABrandt 17y ago
No problem, I sent the logs now (at least I think so, I got no confirmation). I'll be waiting to hear from you.
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by ABrandt 17y ago
My BlackBerry Storm 9530 v4.7.0.148 is giving me the error "Uncaught exception: java.lang.NullPointerException" when I try to send in a receipt with the app. Also, when I try to submit from the "Add more details" screen, my BB menu is activ
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by ABrandt 17y ago
My first guess would be that the software somehow recognized "2010" as "1910". Not sure exactly what dating structure would lead to this though.
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by ABrandt 17y ago
I don't mean to sidestep what is an interesting discussion on foreign investments here, but I was a little surprised how prominently HN was featured in this article. I've always seen the relationship between YC and TechCrunch as tolerant at
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by ABrandt 17y ago
I see the 14 day trial as a strategic "encouragement" to get users to pay. If I'm two weeks into using this service, have experienced the value it brings, yet have not found a job then I would be more than willing to shell out $9 to continu
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by ABrandt 17y ago
I'd love one actually --> austin (at) beatnex (dot) com
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Could you elaborate on how much it actually does cost to produce a prototype in China? Further, how about a finished and consumer-ready product? I understand that what you are alluding to is a cornerstone of the modern economy, but I find i
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Do you have any sources for that information?
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Of all the industries being ravished by web technologies, I would argue that the recording companies certainly brought this downfall upon themselves more than any other. There are problems with this new landscape though. To quote from my ex
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by ABrandt 17y ago
I believe he is referring to an economies of scale type scenario. With a high-tech product (or most any for that matter) the manufacturer/developer has to pay huge sums of money before a single commercial unit is shipped. Fixed costs such a
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Well they definitely can't make 100% of the revenues since they do incur expenses. What I'm saying is that in order for the band to make enough money to payback the loan, their music would have to gross $4,000,000 in profits. I'm assuming t
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by ABrandt 17y ago
I think InclindedPlane was referring to the fact that the article emphasizes that Warner Bros. technically is not out $400k. They've recouped their expenses from the TMJ loan by taking 90% of the band's profits throughout the years. There i
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by ABrandt 17y ago
What if you look at those 1 million song plays as advertising. She (or who ever Spotify's agreement is with) actually was paid to advertise her music to 1 million people worldwide. The article mentions that she sold 4 million records and 20
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by ABrandt 17y ago
As much as I would like to not put this so bluntly--that's the free market for you. "Simply making music" is fine, but that has never exactly put food on the table. The internet isn't destroying the value of music itself, its just altering
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Technically, you can use the TM sign on anything that is covered under trademark law. That indicates that the logo, tagline, etc. is a distinguishable visual cue unique to your business. To gain the most legal protection, however, you must
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Interesting. Some time ago I had the same idea for a web app, but I can definitely see this being easier to execute as a strictly mobile app. Please keep us informed here--I'm quite curious if the whole "majority rules" strategy could actua
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Upvoted for Friedrich. I find his commentary on civilization and religion strangely beautiful. You lost me with the Beyonce reference though...
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Perhaps Chris (physcab) can clear up some of these issues for us?
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by ABrandt 17y ago
Although I can't argue whether this article is aimed at the technically inclined or not, I do believe that the advice is equally applicable for both parties. Just because "business people" can't put together a brilliantly coded working prod

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