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by andrewcross 14y ago
It's completely up to the developers here. You have to know that you are breaking the trust of your users for a spike in traffic. As an example, I no longer use Socialcam or Viddy after they defaulted to "frictionless sharing". They got a r
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by andrewcross 14y ago
It says that they are requesting the ability to share to your wall, yes, but most of our previous experiences have taught us that this means we will have an OPTION to do that in the app, not that it will do it automatically without you ever
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by andrewcross 14y ago
I'd always been curious about what needs to happen for a late application to be accepted. Thanks for the transparency!
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I'm learning to code as a startup CEO(andrewcross.ca)
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by andrewcross 14y ago
You sure the venture fund was around in 2011 Winter? Pretty sure it didn't start until later.
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by andrewcross 14y ago
Some of the hardest working founders I know. Fully deserved.
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by andrewcross 14y ago
I agree. It's always great to see a for-profit company that also provides a real, tangible benefit to society.
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The problem with Path(andrewcross.ca)
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Instagram: The Billion Dollar UX(andrewcross.ca)
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by andrewcross 15y ago
You pay for everything out of pocket and get reimbursed later. So when you put flights, rent, rent deposit, food, external monitors, etc. together for three people over two months it adds up.
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by andrewcross 15y ago
It definitely depends on team size, but we brought down three people and were pretty close to running out of the $10K. I'm not an isolated case either. Quite a few other people were depending on that first reimbursement to pay the next mont
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Most of the advice here is rock solid, so I'll summarize it/my experience (2nd round, arrived in Nov 2011): -Work on your Spanish ahead of time. It helps a lot, but you don't NEED it (I knew nothing before coming down). -Stay in a hostel/ho
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Applying the Lean Startup to Mobile: Tips from Instagram & Foursquare(andrewcross.ca)
17 points by andrewcross 15y ago|2 comments
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by andrewcross 15y ago
There's at least a few people down here that have brought down their wife/gf. It doesn't seem to be viewed as a problem at all.
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by andrewcross 15y ago
You'll likely need to go the purchase order route. My software is priced around $2.5K and it seems to be the transition zone between credit card & purchase order (at least from my experience). One interesting thing you'll notice is Amex
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Simon Sinek's TED talk not great advice for startups(andrewcross.ca)
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Great UX in and of itself doesn't mean great marketing, but it sure helps form a strong marketing message. If you can paint the picture of your product as solving a need AND being incredibly easy to use, that's powerful. In the absence of a
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by andrewcross 15y ago
A very succinct way of putting it and I fully agree. What will be interesting to see is how these stages will change as the rate of tech innovation continues to speed up. With new products coming out all the time, disruptive technologies ma
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Is this the era of "Success by UX"?(andrewcross.ca)
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Joining a startup a business guy(andrewcross.ca)
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Finalists for SXSW Accelerator Competition Announced(sxsw.com)
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My first week with an Android as a devout iPhone user(andrewcross.ca)
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The Design Decisions No One Ever Sees(andrewcross.ca)
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Since you are just starting out, I'd say go for Tumblr. It's incredibly easy and quick to get set up. If you are still going strong after a few weeks and feel the need for something more powerful, then look into switching to something else.
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North Korea restores order to funeral with photoshop(abcnews.go.com)
4 points by andrewcross 15y ago|2 comments
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by andrewcross 15y ago
I'll second this. It doesn't mean that these others can't exist (Foursquare is a big example), but there seems to be a valley of death for these types. Either go massively big or fail. At least with a pay for use pricing scheme a company ca
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by andrewcross 15y ago
In order to get your visa, you have to show that you've purchased travel medical insurance for the duration of your trip. I got mine through Blue Cross.
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by andrewcross 15y ago
It's pretty benign. My apartment is a couple streets over from the main area (Universidad de Chile) and I walk by it every day. There are a couple flare-ups every now and then but it's essentially a non-issue.
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by andrewcross 15y ago
I'm in the current cohort of companies for Start-Up Chile and can hopefully help out a bit. -There are angels and VCs here, but it's still a pretty new infrastructure. I know some people have raised money locally, but more are looking to th
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by andrewcross 15y ago
I don't see this as an example of a bubble. With a track record of success with Vimeo, there's a good chance he'll succeed again in the future. Frankly this is probably a safer bet than a group of founders straight out of college that have

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