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by blacktar 14y ago
Yes, it's true. From the http://www.meetup.com/terms/ 3.3 Meetup Group Fees; [...](3) Meetup Groups. Organizers who allow their Basic Group Fee Subscription to lapse are subject to removal as the Organizer of the Meetup Group that they le
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by blacktar 14y ago
The backstory is that I, Vidar Andersen, the original initiator of the Cologne meetup - initially make a mistake. I made a mistake in not updating my payment details before my credit card expired earlier this year. Meetup.com then automatic
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by blacktar 14y ago
Hi, Vidar, the original co-organizer here. We're on top of the situation and will be announcing the next Hacker News Meetup Cologne tomorrow. In the meantime, it would be cool if everybody refrains from personal attacks on Meredith. It seem
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by blacktar 14y ago
Great insights! I think that's a very real problem. Do you think it is impossible to crowd fund a social / utility based app for the iPhone in general, or do you see a way to heighten the probability of a success?
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by blacktar 14y ago
Well, that's where we probably have to agree to disagree. I don't think the users of Instagram woke up and said "Holy crap, how am I going to save and share images today" either. ;)
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by blacktar 14y ago
No, not at all. No worries. :) I only wanted to be very clear about the reasons and sources of our assumption that there is indeed interest.
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by blacktar 14y ago
Thanks for the constructive feedback. We think we do have somewhat of a grip and significant feedback on what the pain point is that we were trying to solve: Shooting and sharing good videos with your mobile phone is hard and a lot of hassl
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by blacktar 14y ago
I think that we would have fared better if we had waited for some more traction (amount raised and already published in some places) before ramping up the spamming effort. But hindsight has perfect vision and the truth is we'll never know.
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by blacktar 14y ago
The reason why I believe there's an interest in this product is 1. The amount of people who has contacted us because they want this product even after the campaign ended 2. The amount of private investors and potential partners that have co
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by blacktar 14y ago
Is it at all possible to crowd fund iPhone apps (that are not games)? I'd love to know more about your crowd funding experiences and your take on what we did wrong.
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On failing: Crowdfunding an iPhone app(stopmebeforeiblogagain.com)
9 points by blacktar 14y ago|13 comments
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by blacktar 14y ago
I can haz readymade Apple ITC API import? Me so lazy. ;)
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Crunching the numbers on a Techcrunching(fr.anc.is)
4 points by blacktar 14y ago|1 comments
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by blacktar 14y ago
I guess YouTube and Instagram didn't worry too much about server costs and revenue models. I think it's safe to say they did ok regardless.
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by blacktar 14y ago
Oh yes, this is real. And yes, OneSec is 12x cool as TwelveSec. And dare I say it's going to be better executed? :)
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by blacktar 14y ago
I'm really looking forward to doing some more product videos and see what people think. I believe OneSec is one of these things that it's hard to explain but that you instantly grasp once you see it in action.
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by blacktar 14y ago
Thanks! I'm really excited about all the feedback we have been getting so far. Both from people who gives us insight on how our crowd funding campaign can be improved and on how they would use such an app.
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OneSec - A revolution in self-expression(indiegogo.com)
21 points by blacktar 14y ago|15 comments
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by blacktar 14y ago
Initially, I was absolutely convinced that one second videos would be an incredibly stupid idea. Then I watched Cesar Kuriyama's video of one second videos of a year of his life and was blown away by the storytelling potential: http://www.
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by blacktar 14y ago
‘If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.’- Reid Hoffman
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by blacktar 14y ago
Crowd funding is certainly an interesting way to validate your value proposition, but I am not sure I would call it a minimal viable product considering the amount of work a crowd funding effort requires.
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by blacktar 14y ago
I'd like to see questions like: What I learned. What I did wrong. What I would do again. What I would do differently. How the next gig is going to be different. What insane acts of self-sacrifice or creative ingenuity they committed to keep
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by blacktar 14y ago
Hope to see a lot of you guys there! Be sure to bring your own projects and lightning talks.
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by blacktar 14y ago
I use it on the iPhone and I'm thrilled to see that even more people can now enjoy the app!
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by blacktar 15y ago
We'd love to know who you'd like to talk at the next HN CGN meetups; Let's us know if you have a tech or biz hacker in mind that you'd like to hear talking about lessons learned, mistakes to avoid or a particularly complex or interesting te
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by blacktar 15y ago
Crossing my fingers for you! Hope to see you there!
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by blacktar 15y ago
Awesome! Much appreciated! The more feedback, the better! :) Thanks!
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by blacktar 15y ago
Hi Mike, if you have the time and access to an iPhone, I'd love to know what you think of our new app called "Gauss - The People Magnet" on the AppStore and give us your advice on what you think we should change or improve in the next itera
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by blacktar 15y ago
I guess that would be me. ;) I agree on the asshole part, but I'f like to believe that most of us are capable of creating if properly stimulated or nudged and given a framework for it.
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by blacktar 15y ago
Kölle Alaaf! :)

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