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   by bryanh 14y ago

   This is really, really compelling. I am assuming it works flawlessly in things like a web based help desk and Gmail? (Not as a data source per say, but displaying information.)
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   by bryanh 14y ago

   SupportBee looks great, we've been using HelpScout.net for a while and love the shared inbox method of support. It is perfect for small teams. I do wonder how it scales up with dozens of people handling support, it seems like it might resul
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   by bryanh 14y ago

   Silently and automatically upgrading an API is a horrible idea.
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   by bryanh 14y ago

   The whole point of a REST API version bump is that it is an artifact of introducing necessary breaking changes (either removing an endpoint at X path, removing Y keys, or even serializing dates in Z format). Though there have been many detr
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   by bryanh 14y ago

   Zapier (YCS12) was started at a Columbia, MO startup weekend last year. A nonzero number of people have heard of us.
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   by bryanh 14y ago

   Getting an SSL error guys: http://i.imgur.com/jw5Tk.png Using the most recent Chrome on Mac OS 10.7.4.
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   by bryanh 14y ago

   I definitely echo the thoughts in the other comments: is this solving a real problem? I can imagine a traveler wanting this, but the locals? Maybe tour guides could get into this, but the traveler + tour guide combo seems like something you
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   by bryanh 14y ago

   Cool! If I remember, you're the same guy who did http://apify.heroku.com/resources , yes? Does this have a lot of shared code with scrapify?
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   by bryanh 14y ago

   (disclaimer: OP and Zapier co-founder here) This is just something really cool we found, we hadn't seen an app quite like this before. Their Twitter is found here: https://twitter.com/happyhourshare
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    Happy Hour Share: Crowdsourcing happy hour specials in NYC with SMS and Twitter(happyhourshare.com)

    7 points by bryanh 14y ago|4 comments
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    I guess someone remembers pg's tweet: https://twitter.com/paulg/statuses/171840230373081088
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    I'd love to hear how off they were, and even any guesses about why that may be. It would certainly help improve the project.
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    > I'm not a big user of Python, but it seems to me that any language that requires you to embed a different language for performance is inherently broken. It seems like you imply both of those things, though perhaps not as explicit as "
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    I think the reaction was because you put Python in a broadly negative camp by infering ctype extensions are required for any sort of performant code. Its actually relatively uncommon to use ctypes and most developers who use Python know thi
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    The original image from the article as well: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kyeung808/3772395851/
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    You could use http://zapier.com for that: 1) set up a Zapier mailbox as the trigger, send direct or forward to. 2) set up an SMS (or Gtalk or whatever) action. We let you set up filters which you can use to control flow or routin
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    For a second I thought this was an archive of all OS projects on Github. Already I've run into several projects where the user or repo was gone, which can be frustrating.
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    $700-800/mo from BitBuffet.com. Haven't touched it in about a year as I am 100% on my main startup.
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    Woah, blew my ears off. I did not expect it to start playing instantly. Awesomeness past that. Simple. Quick. No bullshit. I usually don't use services like this but I find myself still listening. You should offer a link to where you got th
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    I'm guessing Valve's foray into Linux is more or less a hedge against Microsoft. If Windows 8 is a massive flop, the next best option is Mac or straight Linux. If Windows 8 is a success, well, I suppose it is business as usual albeit with s
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    Congrats guys! We just started using you not too long ago and have been impressed the whole time.
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    It takes a little bit to load (several minutes for big accounts). If you are still having issues, just email me bryan[at]zapier.com
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    OP here: we ripped a really small chunk of code from our internal metric system and slapped it in Bootstrap. We open sourced because you may not want some third-party snooping on your revenue numbers (plus, I suspect the churn and CLV metri
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    Show HN: Simple SaaS Metrics Dashboard for Stripe(board.zapier.com)

    42 points by bryanh 14y ago|7 comments
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    Its nice that these types of stories put a face on the fabled "determination" trait that YC always say they select for [1]. Good timing on the story too, right before demo day... :-) [1] http://paulgraham.com/founders.html
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    The little time I got to play with Statwing my impression was it is really intuitive and powerful, but IMO the biggest hurdle is getting your data into the app (or in this case, into a CSV first). Data sits all over the place, if you guys c
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    Integrating App.net with 70+ Other Apps in Less than 30 Minutes(zapier.com)

    15 points by bryanh 14y ago|3 comments
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    John Schappert, Zynga COO, Resigns(edgar.sec.gov)

    88 points by bryanh 14y ago|23 comments
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    You need a different name; don't fear the vowels.
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    by bryanh 14y ago

    Here's a direct link to the docs https://zapier.com/developer/ as well as the announcement blog post https://zapier.com/blog/2012/08/01/announcing-zapier-develop...