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by astartupaday 17y ago
Thanks for the link on the washing machine patents, I'm going to add that to the post. And I was actually going to mention the Dyson, until I saw that they had been discontinued due to lack of profitability. From that review: "Unfortunatel
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by astartupaday 17y ago
I didn't click on your link, but that looks like a good alternative to using a standard washing machine.
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by astartupaday 17y ago
I know you're being facetious, but I'd argue that's exactly the type of problem that we should look at solving. And admittedly there was a ton of hand waving around my potential solution, but ultrasonic cleaning techniques have been around
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Why Washing Machines Suck(astartupaday.com)
8 points by astartupaday 17y ago|7 comments
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by astartupaday 17y ago
Nice, I've been doing the same for the past few years on my blog ( http://astartupaday.com ) as well. Definitely a good way to get some creative ideas flowing and to get the bad ones out of your head as quickly as possible.
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Thoughts on RFS #5: Mobile Development(astartupaday.com)
1 points by astartupaday 17y ago|0 comments
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by astartupaday 17y ago
This is a hot space, note that Gartner just released a list of the top 10 consumer mobile applications for 2012 and Money Transfer via SMS is #1: http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1230413
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A Startup A Day on YC RFS #1(astartupaday.com)
10 points by astartupaday 17y ago|2 comments
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by astartupaday 17y ago
My bad. I meant that the idea was fully-formed, not the startup. Fully agree that it's just some random thoughts.
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by astartupaday 17y ago
"And if it's going to cost $600 or $700 for a CrunchPad, which only supports Web surfing, it's going to be tricky to compete with better devices from tech giants that cost just a few hundred dollars more. (For instance, the forthcoming Appl
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OMG Ponies (AKA Best Idea: Ever)(astartupaday.com)
14 points by astartupaday 17y ago|9 comments
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Harvestimates - Zillow for Used Farm Equipment(astartupaday.com)
1 points by astartupaday 17y ago|0 comments
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Why I'm Leaving Twitter and Returning to Blogging(astartupaday.wordpress.com)
36 points by astartupaday 17y ago|20 comments
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by astartupaday 17y ago
This actually might be a hit as a simple little Facebook app or something. http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/startup-71-jump...
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by astartupaday 17y ago
http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/startup-31-thin...
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Ask HN: Who is applying to YC Winter 2010?
4 points by astartupaday 17y ago|7 comments
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by astartupaday 17y ago
Earlier this week I kicked off Italian Graffiti Factory, which is an overly-pretentious name for a site that is focused on bringing together co-founders and helping them to get and stay motivated. For the alpha stage, the site is going to
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by astartupaday 17y ago
Hi Jason - I'm putting together an online site that is specifically geared towards helping to bring together co-founders who are looking to apply to YC - Winter 2010. It's called the Italian Graffiti Factory ( http://www.igfactory.com ), a
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IGF meetup tonight for entrepreneurs seeking co-founders(italiangraffitifactory.ning.com)
2 points by astartupaday 17y ago|0 comments
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by astartupaday 17y ago
Already did, looking forward to checking it out soon.
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by astartupaday 17y ago
Awesome, checking it out right now. The primary reason for putting this together is to scratch my own itch, so this sounds very interesting to me.
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by astartupaday 17y ago
Strange, I just tried to register as as new user and the only options were for username, password, and birthday. I think b-day is mandatory for legal reasons around online child protection laws.
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by astartupaday 17y ago
Yep, it's a Ning thing. I'll see if I can cut out some of the signup options, thanks for the feedback. EDIT: Just removed b-day, gender, and location. Thanks again, sorry for the poor 1st impression.
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by astartupaday 17y ago
Thanks for the feedback. I think of this less as a "dating site", but more of a filter to help bring together like-minded people who are interested in accomplishing the same or similar goals. Similar to how gdgt brings people together bas
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by astartupaday 17y ago
Clickable link: http://www.igfactory.com
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Ask HN: Review IGF, a site to find co-founders and stay motivated
16 points by astartupaday 17y ago|20 comments
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by astartupaday 17y ago
Reminds me of one of my favorite sayings about this topic: "People pay for atoms, not bits"