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by babul 18y ago
WP is good for blogs but not much else in terms of general website usage esp compared to Drupal/Joomla.
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by babul 18y ago
Opensource = Drupal (I think it is better than Joomla and has even been adopted by IBM into a opensource product for enterprise use) Proprioretory = Vignette or Documentum (Both are excellent and can be used on small and really large sit
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by babul 18y ago
Even if it is something as basic as a homemade card, photoalbum, or a series of home made pictures/paintings (ideally framed too), I am sure she will love it. Works for me.
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by babul 18y ago
Try and make something yourself. She will appreciate the time & energy you put in it and will value it more.
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by babul 18y ago
On the signup form point out benefits they will recieve e.g. value-added newsletters (not spammy but of something they will want) and they will take more care to ensure they reg with correct details.
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by babul 18y ago
If users can clearly see or already find value in a site, they will reg with real details that don't need to be verified/activated by email.
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by babul 18y ago
Leave it out. It annoys most people now.
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by babul 18y ago
Also, regardless of what you finally decide to do, can you publish your code so the rest of us can save some time in learning App Engine and also see what can be done in a weekend :) Thanks.
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by babul 18y ago
Everyone seems to be making Twitter clients that adds something Twitter does not have. How about one of those.
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by babul 18y ago
What kind of experiment?
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by babul 18y ago
Unless you are able to seriously influence things for the better, you should also consider your options and leave if need be. 6 years is a long time in the startup world and they have had lots of time to get things right.
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by babul 18y ago
Same thing applies. Getting funding for two guys and a concept is much harder than two guys and a prototype.
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by babul 18y ago
Specialist people don't always make the best CEOs. If you are able to create a kick-ass team ad share the vision, make things happen, and get things done, then I am sure you will be fine and do well.
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by babul 18y ago
OK just saw it was a highly requested feature yet to be done. Answered my own question :)
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by babul 18y ago
search.
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Does hacker news have a search facility or filters for finding/sorting threads.
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by babul 18y ago
Yes, I find these most helpful too.
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by babul 18y ago
If actions/controls are made obvious (intuitive) then you don't really need the wizards/assistants.
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by babul 18y ago
...but better money in transitioning them to more modern tech :)
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by babul 18y ago
As LinkedIn is a professionals networking site, people probably take invitations recieved more seriously.
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by babul 18y ago
please clarify. not heard about this.
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by babul 18y ago
Idea... Build what you can and then advertise you want a cofounder on what have built e.g. directly on your website.
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by babul 18y ago
Depends what type of cofounder you are looking for. for hackers got to hacker meets, for business/other-skill go where these people hang out.
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by babul 18y ago
As far as websites go younoodle.com is best one I have seen so far. If you are at/around a uni look for a suitable society e.g. BASES at Stanford, OE at Oxford, Imperial Entreprenuers at Imperial. If you can, attend hacker meets especially
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by babul 18y ago
If you want to raise $1M you need a product people will believe in and see value using. Focus on the product. Build as much of as you can without funding. Then once you have something tangible and working (even in alpha) you can seek out th
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by babul 18y ago
will try for the next one.
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by babul 18y ago
I am just getting into it and am trying a few things with it on the google app engine. I am also trying to collect real-world apps and code to see how others are build and hence learn by thier example.
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by babul 18y ago
Interesting question is if they could do it again today, what they would choose.
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by babul 18y ago
That was probably because a few years back when those sites where launched MySQL was much faster. Now PostgreSQL is as fast (in many cases even faster) BUT much more robust out of the box (no corruption worries like with MySQL) and more f
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by babul 18y ago
I been looking at tools too. My friend recommends http://www.datanamic.com as his lecturer at Imperial says it is good, but I have yet to try.

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