PonyGumbo

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   by PonyGumbo 15y ago

   I'm right there with you, but unless they're your target audience, it really doesn't matter what they think. Being an entrepreneur is kind of like having a really obscure hobby. Unless the people you meet are into the same stuff (i.e. vin
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   by PonyGumbo 15y ago

   I got a kick out of the "Help us get featured on:" section. My first reaction was, "How on earth did they get onto... OH. Clever."
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   by PonyGumbo 15y ago

   It depends on your niche, but publishing data feeds to Google Base and Amazon were huge for us. Amazon can be a nightmare to work with, though.
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   by PonyGumbo 15y ago

   If the website is live, shut it off until they pay you. This has worked for me 8/10 times (the other two times, they just disappear forever, and you weren't going to get that money anyway). If you've ever been broke or strapped for cash,
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   by PonyGumbo 15y ago

   GA and Reinvigorate.
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   by PonyGumbo 15y ago

   I think it really depends on the app. How long does it take before people get the hang of it? What's the average time it takes for a trial account to convert?
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   by PonyGumbo 15y ago

   Where are you? I want to go to there.
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   by PonyGumbo 15y ago

   This is fantastic! My wife has celiac. The geolocation failed for me, though - maybe add a search by zip or browse by state feature?
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   by PonyGumbo 15y ago

   There are lots of successful apps with great names and less-than-ideal URLs - 37 Signals seem to be doing just fine with BasecampHQ.com, HighriseHQ.com, CampfireNow.com and BackpackIt.com. I use BeanstalkApp.com and PostmarkApp.com.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    How do you guys plan to monetize this?
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    I've been using Rackspace Cloud for ~6 months. No complaints so far.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    >They typically state that they live far away because they don't want work to consume their lives People typically have long commutes because they a) can't find suitable employment within a reasonable distance of their existing home, or
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    Same here. No objections. DreamSpark is also fantastic for students.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    I ended up re-doing screenshots of my web app on OSX because the browser windows have slightly thinner frames. It just looked better.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    I use Braintree.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    It may very well be - I haven't looked at AWS pricing since their Win2k8 plans came online. ORCS has some high-profile supporters (Hanselman comes to mind), but I had a lot of downtime in the six months I used them.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    How on earth is bumping the dates up unethical?
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    "Smug" might be a better word. Fairly sinister lighting, too. The photo was definitely the first thing I noticed.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    I'd fake the dates so it seems less stale.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    I've used both ORCSWeb and Rackspace Cloud. I'm very happy with Rackspace Cloud so far (I've been there almost a year).
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    That's excellent - what state are you in (if I may ask)?
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    Second this. I also request a 50% deposit before I begin work, and tend to price projects at a level where I won't be completely put out if they never complete the project.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    I've been working nights and weekends on a project since December, and will be launching within the next two weeks. I know it's a cliche, but you just have to make time. It's like exercise - sometimes you have to wake up at 6am to get thr
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    Note that these can be the same people on different days.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    Yeah. I started a company after a layoff, and it was very, very rough going. I had to take whatever consulting gigs I could get on the side to keep things going, and those were a huge distraction.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    I totally understand your anxiety. I've been getting feedback for my application over the last few months, and it typically falls into three categories: 1) Actionable items (e.g. this was broken, you should add this feature) 2) Binary Criti
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    For what it's worth, people exhibit the same kind of behavior changes when they think there will be layoffs.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    Ok, I'll bite. The cards I received were not particularly high quality (comparable to an inkjet-printed card), and I was enrolled in a recurring monthly membership program without my consent. I also spent months trying to get removed from t
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    Local client? Show up at his office. It's much harder to blow off people in person. Remain civil and cool, but be clear that you're not going to write this off.
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    by PonyGumbo 15y ago

    OpenSRS emails both username and password to the administrative address on file when a customer completes the "forgot your password" routine on reseller storefronts.