benblodgett

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by benblodgett 14y ago
I'd be interested in working on it as well, email me if you can't find someone.
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by benblodgett 14y ago
I agree with the 'don't pay for anything early' sentiment, however I don't think it's good advice to recommend just Google Analytics. The data is wildly inaccurate and while provides some good stuff, it should not be your only form of data.
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by benblodgett 14y ago
I use google analytics as a historical record, but very rarely review it. Mixpanel for event tracking, getclicky for real time site stats (only monitored when we have pr/marketing stuff going on). StatsD and Graphite for user facing analyti
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by benblodgett 14y ago
I wouldn't consider Chart.io an applicable product for a startup, $185/month for a charting interface is way to expensive.
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by benblodgett 14y ago
1. I think you are shooting yourself in the foot with your pricing, why don't you create a middle plan and limit usage by number of events per week? 2. The conquerer/empire thing I just don't get, its confusing why not try something like Pr
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Major news outlets request right to use instagram of empire state shooting(instagram.com)
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by benblodgett 14y ago
Stripe is meant for developers, and it is quite easy to integrate using their javascript api. If you can code a form you write basic javascript you can integrate stripe.
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Ask HN: Does anyone know if demonoid users will be targeted?
1 points by benblodgett 14y ago|1 comments
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by benblodgett 14y ago
'Building a large webapp today' Do you mean starting to build a large webapp today? I would recommend Ruby on Rails or Python/Django - they allow for fast prototyping and easy collaboration.
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Google Acquires Wildfire Interactive and Zuckerberg's Sister(forbes.com)
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by benblodgett 14y ago
I agree a good work around for the padmapper problem, wonder how padmapper will react.
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Twitter apologizes for suspending Guy Adams account(guardian.co.uk)
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by benblodgett 14y ago
I use something similar to allow users to manage the order in which images show up on their listings. (we provide a service for people to buy/sell cranes)
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How my co-founder realized his mistakes in developing software(blog.craneweb.com)
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by benblodgett 14y ago
I agree, this post seems nonsensical to me - I always use past tense because it is a description of what I did.
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Ask HN: How to handle a complicated biz filing?
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CSS3 meets AMC's Breaking Bad(codepen.io)
216 points by benblodgett 14y ago|60 comments
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by benblodgett 14y ago
I like this idea of collective, less-organized entities. I worked at a design agency for 3 years and found that every designer who came immediately started designing outside of their process. I think a system like this allows each individua
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Results from research related to the crane industry(blog.craneweb.com)
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by benblodgett 14y ago
It is all jacked up in Chrome 20 on a mac lion.
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by benblodgett 14y ago
This is a blog article, the actual tutorial is at http://try.github.com
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Show HN: A Crane & Heavy Equipment Marketplace(cwt2.herokuapp.com)
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by benblodgett 14y ago
I work out of http://projective.co , absolutely love it. And this is a startup in dumbo that organizes/finds coworking space. http://loosecubes.com . Good hunting sir!
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Re-Startup: Rebuilding the business & app in 6 weeks(blog.craneweb.com)
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by benblodgett 14y ago
This is frustrating, you shouldn't build something unless you have a vision for it. When you have a vision (hopefully stemming from a personal pain point) then build a minimum version. Users don't know what they want, and blatantly asking t
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by benblodgett 14y ago
Personally I don't see how this would save me time, I would rather just design in html/css.
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by benblodgett 14y ago
I do it because I love writing software and learning. I have never had a job that I constantly learned and never got bored..
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by benblodgett 14y ago
Yeah I am also constantly annoyed by this, I work out of a coworking space in the lower east side with tons of technical geniuses. It doesn't matter where you live, but who you associate with in that area.
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg drops off top billionaires list(washingtonpost.com)
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by benblodgett 14y ago
I agree that your points do apply to the majority of facebook users. However, I think fb can be very useful as a social messaging/event calendar if applied properly. Without sacrificing the importance of direct social interaction. To me it

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