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   by balsamiq 18y ago

   Hi there DenisM, Peldi here from Balsamiq. Re: arrows: there's a little slider in the floating pop-up which lets you choose the curvature of the arrow. If you stick it in the middle the arrow will be straight: http://www.balsamiq.com/produ
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   by balsamiq 18y ago

   Hi bootload. Re: the "hit by a bus" scenario, I'm working on it on two fronts: one is hiring a second person, which I will need to do soon. The second is to entrust the company to my family in case I die, so that they can sell it if somethi
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   by balsamiq 18y ago

   Thanks so much for the advice lionhearted, I'll remember it!
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   by balsamiq 18y ago

   Hi Jasber, the link on my post was actually the first time I shared the pricesheet page with the public. I never show it to potential customers, but had to make it for partners and resellers (they really like to make sure they buy the right
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   by balsamiq 18y ago

   Ha! Thanks for the link johns, I replied there as well.
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   by balsamiq 18y ago

   Thanks zhyder. I think the percentages will change as people move to the web, but then again, perhaps desktop/phone clients that sync to the web coupled with web apps to access the same data when you're on the road might be the solution. OM
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   by balsamiq 18y ago

   Hi Maximilian, here's a breakdown of my top expenses: - Salary: 13,500 (46%) - Equipment: 5,400 (18%) I bought an iPhone and a 23'' Cinema Display this year - Contractors: 3,500 (12%) I hired 2 devs for 2 different small projects - Lawyers:
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   by balsamiq 18y ago

   I can assure you I had nothing to do with it, or any other one. In fact, I continue to be amazed at people showing me as an example...I'm just a little little company building a little little product!
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   by balsamiq 18y ago

   In the case of Balsamiq, I think it would be pretty simple. My files are saved in BMML, which is just a simple XML dialect. I suspect someone with good XSLT/HTML/CSS knowledge could write a little BMML->HTML+CSS script in a couple of da
10. 130.▲
    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Hi there, thanks for the feedback. Luckily it's happening, check out http://www.getsatisfaction.com/balsamiq
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Thanks Dave, but I don't think he's thinking about me...I'll be checking back to see who it is though, it sounds interesting!
12. 132.▲
    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Yes, a little. The guy made a good point that making life harder to beginner-level hackers is a good idea, so that's what I think I'll do. I'll update the post after the dust settles a bit. :)
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Hi there, this is Peldi. A little update: I will be trying out SecureSWF tonight, after a twitter friend recommended it: http://www.kindisoft.com/secureSWF/ - we'll see. :)
14. 134.▲
    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Hi, it was me. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks ericwaller for answering so quickly! :)
15. 135.▲
    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Hi. I was not referring to my general tweets, just direct tweets to people who don't follow me already.
16. 136.▲
    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Hi there. In my post I was referring to my direct tweets to people who don't already follow me.
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    A little update. I have decided to start tagging my direct ad tweets with $$, we'll see if the convention takes off... http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/?p=217 for details
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Sorry about that, I guess I thought my tool could help you, but in your case I made a bad call. I wish there was a convention in Twitter to flag tweets as advertisements (similar to @ and #). I would gladly use it.
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Sorry about that, it's fixed now.
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Hi there, Peldi here. I also agree, I didn't think the "rags to riches" sentence applied to my situation either... axod, I agree that Mockups alone might not be a sustainable business (though it's doing MUCH better than I expected at the mo
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    You guys are totally right. I think that if I really dig deep, I fear that the reason I didn't submit to Techcrunch before launching was that I felt like they were so out of my league that it wasn't even worth trying. So maybe that sentence
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Hi there, Peldi here from Balsamiq. I intended for that sentence to sound 'tongue-in-cheeck', but clearly I should have added some smileys at the end... :) You bring up a good point, I shouldn't have prejudices against anyone. I think that
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    It isn't, but a few people have asked me the same question, so I might write it up soon. No rocket science...I just followed some good advice: http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/?p=58
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Hi there, the design is mine (and sadly it shows), but when I did design it I was at the peak of my 37signal fanboy phase, so I'm not surprised you see similarities. I am working on a new design with a graphic designer friend...so there's h
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Oh, oops. Why is sarcasm the hardest thing to convey via email/IM/simple text? Hey maybe a one-person startup could takle _that_ problem! :)
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Hi there. I don't intend to stay a one-person-company for long, but right now I can't afford to hire anyone and I don't want to get external funding. Care to elavorate on why I won't be able to succeed?
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Thanks for posting news about Balsamiq here on HN ph0rque. I am quite excited by the RWW review, it's incredible to read about my own company on the #1 blog I read every morning...I still can't quite believe it.
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Hi Mistone, I am focusing on the plugin version because the margins there are much, much higher. That said, I am definitely working hard to keep customers of my desktop version happy...just look at my blog's posts from the last few days...o
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Hey there, thanks for the comment. Regarding your last point: I totally agree SaaS is golden, I just don't want to host it myself now, and thus be a slave to having to keep the service up all the time. :)
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    by balsamiq 18y ago

    Yup, the current revenue levels blow all my conservative predictions out of the water...I keep waiting for the slowdown to start...hopefully I'll have to keep waiting a while longer... :)