auston

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   Popcuts (YC summer 08) Pays You To Find Good New Music(techcrunch.com)

   47 points by auston 18y ago|18 comments
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   by auston 18y ago

   An iPhone web app will also work on Androids Platform and I'm assuming Nokia's S60 Platform(it uses a webkit browser). So there are some benefits to being platform "agnostic" (even though it's not as true in this case).
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   by auston 18y ago

   great article
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   by auston 18y ago

   The first facebook app that could be semi-useful! Finally.
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   by auston 18y ago

   +1 for less accounting, it's amazing.
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   by auston 18y ago

   Enough is like 15k. I'm developing the app now, and it's an app that people would (hypothetically) pay for. So cash should flow within 2-3 months(based off prev experience of selling things online) after I launch. and if I need a cash infus
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   by auston 18y ago

   With a title like that... I'd think they are talking about menloparkbum [ http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=menloparkbum ] !
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   by auston 18y ago

   No. YC is empowering, you are definitely doing it yourself with YC. To be more specific, my idea hasn't changed, I have personally grown (before I felt YC would 'validate' my idea) and I don't believe that I would be accepted (in other word
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   by auston 18y ago

   That's a good step. I'm setting a goal of how much money I need to feel secure and pursue the idea instead of a deadline because I can always develop it (part time) in the mean time.
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    by auston 18y ago

    Thanks, I already applied last year. Not going for the gold again this year. Would rather just do it myself.
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    by auston 18y ago

    I am not making the leap because I don't have enough reserve money saved up.
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    by auston 18y ago

    If you really have a start up, not a pyramid scheme, definitely. I think I speak for everyone here when I say that we like those types of things because they adds to our collective intelligence.
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    by auston 18y ago

    "Type name, brand, and type of anything for your home or garden." is not easy to read. My first impression is to try something like "Ikea dressers" just give me an example how I can search, like "Dresser" or "ikea" or w/e.
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    by auston 18y ago

    edit: 4 months?
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    Ask YC: Logo Crowdsourcing/Competition sites?

    8 points by auston 18y ago|7 comments
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    by auston 18y ago

    Wow! That is awesome... they're like what 14 months old? So awesome.
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    by auston 18y ago

    Hey man, dont forget Clusty, that thing is just as good as Google, if not better sometimes.
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    by auston 18y ago

    I think your name does need work and the principle behind the app is really good, I wouldnt want to waste my time writing a full BP. But you should make that landing page more friendly, right now it's a like a shy kid in the corner. Nice &#
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    by auston 18y ago

    I would make it clearer WHY I SHOULD USE LUMINOTES? My first thoughts for a use case would be for a company to keep training docs. In which case, I would make the fact that it costs money more prominent.
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    by auston 18y ago

    I like them...
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    by auston 18y ago

    Just used it, very easy to use! One question thought, will it work with Parallels(dont have parellels installed right now)?
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    by auston 18y ago

    c. If it was free!
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    by auston 18y ago

    There is pipelinedeals.com and leads360.com as well.
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    by auston 18y ago

    "Anyone who relies on restricting information to stay in business is in trouble these days." That would be the "SEO" industry ( not the entire industry.. just 90% ).
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    by auston 18y ago

    I agree, I think there is a serious hole that can be addressed. I mean if your service could take my idea "We make reading feeds from Gmail easy" and create compelling copy that will drive signups, I'd use it often.
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    On a Small Screen, Just the Salient Stuff (Web Surfing on the iPhone)(nytimes.com)

    1 points by auston 18y ago|0 comments
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    Crunchbase now has an API(techcrunch.com)

    8 points by auston 18y ago|1 comments
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    by auston 18y ago

    I never had my own "startup" per se, but I did start a web business right out of high school, what I learned from that: 1. Don't give up easily. I had like 5k in revenue per month out of the gate and I shut it down... which leads me too..
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    by auston 18y ago

    Funny that the only person who actually says something even semi-relevant is downmodded. Like Zacharye says, it's about your target. Are you selling something? are you trying to attract advertisers? are you trying to drive signups? I've fou
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    by auston 18y ago

    Ning is not a social network. I believe there is value in being able to create your own social network. I mean ning is in use from several 'not-so-large-but-big' brands such as Singer Natasha Bedingfield [ http://www.natashabedingfieldusa