christonog

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by christonog 16y ago
answers.onstartups.com is a pretty good resource, though I sometimes get the feeling that it's overrun with "idea guys."
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by christonog 16y ago
How much are you willing to be available to the companies you are invested in? Does your bandwidth allow for companies that would like some product advice, but aren't interested in funding at the moment? If so, what's the best channel to as
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by christonog 16y ago
Is AT&T able to detect you tethering? Or, if I tether, will I get a huge data bill even though it's "unlimited"?
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by christonog 17y ago
Sounds like a great idea, do you all meet in person or just set up a group video conference? I like the possibility of doing this locally, ideally to meet up face to face.
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by christonog 17y ago
Not sure why this is getting downvoted, it seems to be a perfectly reasonable request. I, for one, wanted to get in touch.
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by christonog 17y ago
I don't think there's a grey area at all. You're still on the company's time whether you write support emails or are on the phone doing a deal. I wonder if there's any grey area with regard to working during a lunch break.
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by christonog 17y ago
mncaudill, If you're wanting someone to drop you a line, perhaps putting some contact information up would help?
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by christonog 17y ago
Glad to see Ryan on Mixergy. I remember meeting him at a UNC Entrepreneurship Club meeting my freshman year, back when he was still running Virante as the marketing arm of iContact. He and Aaron definitely practice what they preach.
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by christonog 17y ago
Hate to be nitpicky, but the U.S. Mint does not print anything. They mint coins. They fund operations with licensing the Minting machines to other nations and collectible coins. They also at one point minted other nations'coins.
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by christonog 17y ago
When you're in a confrontation, there's either fight or flight. The practitioners of parkour consider it a martial art in that it represents the "flight" aspect.
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by christonog 17y ago
I think any martial art is beneficial as the very nature forces you to stop thinking about programming. I've personally chosen Muay Thai as it puts special emphasis on physical conditioning, and I tend to work best not stressing (or thinki
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by christonog 17y ago
Actually the U.S. Mint is one of the few government bodies that is widely profitable. http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/?flash=yes&action=press_... Granted it's from 2001, but I visited the mint in Denver earlier this year and they stil
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Google Bomb(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by christonog 17y ago|0 comments
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by christonog 17y ago
Congrats Ben! I think there's definitely a need for this type of thing. Good domain name too.
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by christonog 17y ago
I'd be more relieved than pissed. I'd be more pissed off if it was an actual ticket I had to pay! Edit: I do agree that it could possibly be a bit misleading, but the idea of putting a flyer on cars in areas where there is notorious ticketi
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by christonog 17y ago
For marketing, you could possibly "disguise" flyers as parking tickets, and put them on cars parked in areas that are highly ticketed (downtown, college campus, etc). When a potential customer opens it up, it could have a link to your site
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by christonog 17y ago
I took the liberty of creating a wiki page for this, figured it would be easier than clicking on users' profile pages all the time to see what they were working on. Hopefully we can get some users on there in a more organized fashion. http
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by christonog 17y ago
Best of luck, Zaid!
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by christonog 17y ago
I think Google's banking on people using this tool to send postcards to their non-email friends & family. I think it creates good brand recognition for those that may not have an email address or use email rarely.
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by christonog 17y ago
I guess you've never played any of the games the Angry Video Game Nerd reviewed? http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?page_id=13
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by christonog 17y ago
I would recommend this advice as well. Deployment for Rails apps isn't as simple as uploading something to a remote server. Here are some links specific for rails deployment: http://www.capify.org http://www.modrails.com/ This is specif
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by christonog 17y ago
Hey there, Though I am a little ahead in building a Rails app, I'm essentially in the same position you are in and (more importantly) have the same mindset of building it myself. Shoot me an email and hopefully we can help each other with o
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VentureHacks: How to Pick a Co-founder(venturehacks.com)
51 points by christonog 17y ago|17 comments
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Ask HN: Can everyone be an Entrepreneur?
7 points by christonog 17y ago|2 comments
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by christonog 17y ago
Hm, I think it's all a matter of cost/benefit. What value would hiring an administrative assistant bring compared to just having an equity founder with more of an incentive? At least the founder can abstract everything business related away
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by christonog 17y ago
I'm having trouble discerning what the meaning of "launching" is when most people talk about it. Is it as simple as deploying something to a production server? Or trying to get one more feature in that initial release? Either way, there is
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by christonog 17y ago
I have a feeling this is all a publicity stunt. The hype has pretty much died down. What better way to get people talking about your Service and your iPhone app (beside apple rejecting it) than to grossly overprice it (see "I am rich" app)?
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by christonog 17y ago
You could monetize by creating "packages" that those setting up the date could buy, straight from the site. You could also set up deals with venues and restaurants for sponsored dates.
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by christonog 17y ago
I'll be there as well.
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by christonog 17y ago
As I explained with gdp, I believe you need to know some bit of the technical side of things to succeed in a tech. start-up. To me it just makes sense. I have tried the mock up approach, with not so great results. So right now I'm trying a

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