BenSchaechter

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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
Working on http://gopollgo.com -- would love any and all feedback!
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Poll: Do you think that Apple or Exxon brings more value to society?(gopollgo.com)
4 points by BenSchaechter 15y ago|4 comments
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If you could work for a startup, any startup, which one would it be?(gopollgo.com)
9 points by BenSchaechter 15y ago|0 comments
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Polling Startup GoPollGo Raises $325K From Idealab(techcrunch.com)
6 points by BenSchaechter 15y ago|0 comments
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
Coming from a single founder almost a year in: Get a Co-Founder. You will have probably more than double the output, someone to bounce ideas off of, and a more sane life.
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Poll: Which Text Editor Do You Prefer?(gopollgo.com)
2 points by BenSchaechter 15y ago|2 comments
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
Checkout http://gliffy.com
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
As a previous(albeit short-lived) developer at TechCrunch -- I approve.
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
If you ever need to run a poll with location data -- please feel free to use my site: http://gopollgo.com -- we give awesome reports and location data all free of charge.
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
We'll be adding support internationally soon.
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
Yup, we're using Socket.IO.
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
Hm, this is a problem. We'll take a look at it. Thanks for the heads up.
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
Our goal was to make something where you can ask quick questions on Twitter and get quantitative responses back instead of sifting through @replies. We want to have accounts with lots of followers start using our polls to quickly and easily
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
Fair enough. I apologize -- we didn't think about this enough and will change it this weekend. Thanks for the feedback.
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
Great feedback. We just launched this today and honestly didn't expect it to be #1 on HackerNews. We're going to start grouping the messages together and less often so they aren't as distracting like: "Bensign, Bob, Joe & 17 others ju
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
I was surprised that so many people were thrown off by this. We want to do more cool visualizations in the future with this sort of data. We'll make a decline to disclose at one point. Sorry about that.
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
Node is holding up just fine. About 600KB of memory. It is a beast. It is our first go with it and it was great!
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Show HN: Beautiful Real-Time Polling On Twitter With Analytics(gopollgo.com)
65 points by BenSchaechter 15y ago|24 comments
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
If you're looking for a few quick poll questions, take a look at http://gopollgo.com
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Tell HN: My Startup Is Hiring First Employees
12 points by BenSchaechter 15y ago|0 comments
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
Palo Alto, California - Ruby on Rails / Javascript Hackers GoPollGo.com is building a better polling and survey service. We've got great office space, great salaries, very generous options and a kick-ass team so far. Join us! No freelancer
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Venture Craptial(venturecrapital.us)
2 points by BenSchaechter 15y ago|1 comments
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
We're currently in hiring mode and finding talent is super tough. You need people who are not only a good fit (hard enough) but are willing to leave their cush jobs, join a startup no one has heard of and believe in your vision. Some thing
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
I live within walking distance of downtown Palo Alto and really enjoy it. It's cheaper than San Francisco in most instances and you still have a high concentration of startup people. You can't go more than a few blocks without seeing a YC
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
While I understand your points, I still think embargos still have value -- especially from an entrepreneur's perspective. As someone who has worked for TechCrunch and now have since started my own company, I completely get the power of pre
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
Palo Alto, California GoPollGo : http://gopollgo.com We're looking for a few good troops to join us in poll domination. These will be our first hires and will be full-time salaried opportunities with solid stock options. We're looking fo
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by BenSchaechter 15y ago
Shameless plug: We're looking for really smart hackers to join our team -- including an Employee #1 position: http://gopollgo.com/blog/gopollgo-is-hiring
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How Quora Has Helped Answer My Questions About Starting a Company(quora.com)
16 points by BenSchaechter 15y ago|6 comments
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by BenSchaechter 16y ago
From the comment thread: "So Qato was caught plagiarizing and now they're complaining about supposed "vandalism"? Reminds of those newspaper headlines where the robber hurts himself breaking into a home and tries to sue the family." I have
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What do you think of my new landing page?(gopollgo.com)
3 points by BenSchaechter 16y ago|0 comments

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