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by aspir 15y ago
I believe you are correct. Moreover, since every rails tutorial know to man builds a twitter/microblogging/messaging clone, odds are likely that this will not be awarded simply because the application's technology is obvious at this point.
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by aspir 15y ago
People do love snakes. And TV shows. And Sports teams. They've also had social networks for decades -- known as "Fan Clubs." Fanpop took that idea online, and according to a Mixergy interview, they're making $1 MM in profits. http://www.fa
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by aspir 15y ago
I didn't make this, but a friend did. He's also done the same for ice storms, wildfires, and other natural disasters. Why am I sharing: 1) It's pretty darned cool 2) If you're looking for an idea for a project -- build this infrastructure f
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Show HN: Crowdsourced OK Tornado Assistance Resources(oktornado.crowdmap.com)
1 points by aspir 15y ago|1 comments
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by aspir 15y ago
I've assumed that the goal was to intentionally add a degree of friction to the comment process. As readers, we're now forced to at least scan for content, rather than a number. This has actually benefited my experience in 3 ways: - I actua
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by aspir 15y ago
Read up on Evan Ratliff's project: http://www.wired.com/vanish/2009/08/author-evan-ratliff-is-o... He was found on ~day 25, even though he used some pretty high-level tactics to try to remain anonymous. If no one's specifically looking fo
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by aspir 15y ago
I agree with other commenters that you've advertised for a coufounding CEO, rather than a sales guy. Be your own CEO, or officially hand over the reins to a CEO hire -- don't hire a sales guy for the wrong job. But, here's my advice for an
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by aspir 16y ago
The author hits on it slightly with his first and last listed challenges, but for me, the hardest part of the "business guy" role is the waiting. Waiting for clients to call back. Waiting for bugs to get fixed. Waiting for features to be co
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by aspir 16y ago
I support the decision to downplay karma within comments; I would even experiment with removing that data from the article listings view. This is a data driven group of people who are simultaneously very competitive. It's likely that the ma
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by aspir 16y ago
Good call. Wordpress is also pretty thick with lots of people paying for extensions. I'd even narrow it down further- perhaps bootstrapped, wordpress-built companies of 3 or more, where speed and customer relationship really matters. $40/mo
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by aspir 16y ago
My two tips: 1)Try to find out what type of website owners would see the most benefit (large, small, ecommerce, blogs, Wordpress?) and target them heavily. Get it to as concise a group as you possible can, then make it yours. Then find your
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by aspir 16y ago
My thoughts exactly. Doesn't anyone want to innovate, or "change the world" anymore? If someone's going to go through all of the labor to make a copy of groupon or an iFart app or a twitter API mashup just for the cash, they should just wri
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by aspir 16y ago
I totally did it for the magical internet monies, of course :) Step 1) Post intriguing, funny link to HN, Step 2) ???, Step 3) Profit
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by aspir 16y ago
That's why I posted it to HN. I'm venting my appreciation for the boldness.
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by aspir 16y ago
If it helps, I can assure you that I found this link/company organically. I was doing market research on the wordpress-based business niche for a client and found these guys.
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Investors? What do you think this is… Twitter?(page.ly)
63 points by aspir 16y ago|22 comments
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by aspir 16y ago
Garage sale hardware, from comp to router to cable modem, was likely used, if not what you suggested.
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Red Dirt Rubyconf 2010 Videos Free Online(reddirtrubyconf.com)
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by aspir 16y ago
If anything, having competitors validates that you have good ideas; there is also a clear, widespread pain if some one else is tying to solve the problem. If your implementation is indeed better, and you can hustle, its likely that you'll d
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by aspir 16y ago
A company supporting their involved, early adopting developer base? What? In all seriousness, its a huge marketing backfire for Sony to act in this manner, and a huge plus for Microsoft in it's respective choice. I understand the "magic bla
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by aspir 16y ago
To the downvoter -- universities have to keep their doors open before they can improve. If sports didn't assist with the donations and revenue process in a net positive, they wouldn't spend in their current manner.
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by aspir 16y ago
You forget that their home infrastructure if low quality. For example: most low income students that I knew didn't know that the FAFSA was important until it was too late for their freshman year. Also, they usually had average grades and te
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by aspir 16y ago
Exactly -- keep things going. The money has to come from somewhere. It's the equivalent of state school's MVP. My alma mater, Oklahoma, did the very thing. Their engineering's growing by leaps and bounds, and has had the #1 meteorological r
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by aspir 16y ago
I've personally seen more 1 generation college attendees in my athletics career circle than not; they're not ignorant jocks trying to skate into the pros, they're trying to better their standing by any means necessary. Most athletes also un
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by aspir 16y ago
Oklahoma pays it's own way. In fact, it gives nearly $1 MM to the general scholarship fund annually. Of course, the only citation I can offer is being a former student athlete, and having my support staff, coaches, and university executives
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by aspir 16y ago
There's always the option of "retiring" and requesting to be bought out. If you're desperate to leave ASAP, that's a viable option. If you are having so many issues with your co-founder, the feeling is likely mutual. It seems as though he m
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by aspir 16y ago
In this case, the tried and true hippie wisdom still applies: "Age is just a number, man." Older founders can be energetic and adventurous, and young founders can be mature. Based on your profile info, you guys seem pretty youthful. Also, w
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by aspir 16y ago
Dropbox is cash flow positive; their last funding round was for $6MM in 2008. All of those $20 a month memberships add up, let alone corporate contracts. They also receive tons of free publicity. It seems as if Lifehacker and Gizmodo both h
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by aspir 16y ago
Having worked in the university tech transfer system, I can say that, for a fact, it is extremely flawed and unable to appropriately address modern software, let alone student-generated apps. Its an archaic model that works best with heavil
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by aspir 16y ago
The page is down. Ironic :) Does anyone have a cached version?

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