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Ask HN: Why haven't the social/mobile game companies moved offline?
2 points by curt 15y ago|1 comments
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by curt 15y ago
Never done import/export but have had products and parts manufactured there. What I always do is contact the manufacturer directly or their sales rep but prefer to go through part distributors or suppliers that way you know they aren't like
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by curt 15y ago
There are quite a few based in the Caribbean since it's awesome to live there and a short hop to the US. Only problem is the US has made it a habit of arresting visiting CEO's of these companies. This will end up at the Supreme Court, the o
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by curt 15y ago
There are a few things to think about. First if you put their name on it, can they then enter the market with a competing product acting as though their app is yours. Second, is it a permanent arrangement? If you can get in a cancellation c
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by curt 15y ago
It took me a week to make my first app, with no prior objective-C experience. Though I did know how to program in C beforehand and the app was really simple (it was a bar game to measure reflexes). The apple guides are really good and there
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by curt 15y ago
Find a niche and own it.
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Expanded: Design, Prototyping, & Manufacturing Guide (Part 1: Design)(curtgeen.com)
1 points by curt 15y ago|0 comments
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by curt 15y ago
Really think the next batch of big companies are going to be those that bridge the digital-physical divide. Seamlessly integrating physical products into the digital world. It'll start off in the entertainment space (there are a couple alre
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by curt 15y ago
Just sent you an email... We should talk. Even if there isn't a match, I love to help companies like yours.
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by curt 15y ago
Was in about the same position as you. One of my degrees is in biomedical engineering, was good enough that a couple private companies paid for my MBA and living expenses. Since I couldn't stand the bureaucracy around the FDA I focused on t
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by curt 15y ago
Don't assume any technological knowledge at all, most small business owners I've dealt with know just enough to run their businesses. As such they don't like switching even when their is a solution that could save them a fortune. The key is
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by curt 15y ago
It's really hard. You need to have a personal relationship or well-known brand for a VC to invest in a product without any market data. There are ways to get stealth data, you can mask the product or give targeted beta codes to users that w
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by curt 15y ago
Step back from the problem, focus on developing your analytical/problem solving abilities. Any engineering, math, or science problem is just logical reasoning. Don't focus on the subject matter so much, focus on the process. Then you can so
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by curt 15y ago
Greatest day of college was the day I stopped giving a crap about grades. Remember you're there to learn not get good grades. It opens everything up, you don't worry about taking difficult classes that will challenge you or overloading on c
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by curt 15y ago
For true first world Hong Kong and Singapore are an entrepreneurs dream. They are both usually rated as the 1st and 2nd most free places on the planet. Every country in the world should copy their system of taxes, regulations, and bureaucra
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Ask HN: How to find the right startup to join
3 points by curt 15y ago|1 comments
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by curt 15y ago
While most of the time people overvalue secrecy, if you're entering a market where a competitor could quickly move in on your target market and make your entrance more difficult there are definite reasons for keeping quiet.Also if your laun
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Rethinking design, applying the API mindset to the physical world(curtgeen.com)
1 points by curt 15y ago|0 comments
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by curt 15y ago
Get real "insurance", just buy a catastrophic plan, ie high deductible. Pay for everything else with cash, ask for a discount because of it, you'll be amazed at how much drugs and doctors visits are discounted if you pay cash at the visit s
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by curt 15y ago
It seems I'm the product guy here since everyone emails me when they have a question about manufacturing, producing, or designing, here are my thoughts. If the software works putting it into production isn't that hard. Few tips/ideas, you n
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by curt 15y ago
Wow, I read something a year ago saying they were making $30 million that year. They must have crazy expanded.
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by curt 15y ago
From what I've read Groupon makes a fortune. The others like LinkedIn are trying to convert their user base into a revenue stream without driving the users away. The problem with many web 2.0 companies is that they don't have a clear revenu
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by curt 15y ago
Make sure while you are prototyping to keep production in mind. If you design for production from the start things get a lot easier as you progress through development to production. That was one of the reasons I can go from concept to prod
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by curt 15y ago
Feel free to email me, I'll be glad to point you in the right direction. I'll need quite a bit more information though before I'd be able to give you the correct advice. If it's really good and appropriate I'll even make some intros. Just a
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by curt 15y ago
Take a look a my manufacturing guide, if you have more questions about a specific idea I'd be happy to vet it for you. If it's viable I'll tell you how to progress. If you're smart you can develop a prototype for far less than you would thi
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by curt 15y ago
If you're also looking for physical copies sold into bookstore, or online, I know the guys that founded and run Authorhouse, they've been doing it for year and are quite good. Check them out.
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by curt 15y ago
Ok yes there are exceptions. I'd do the same. My bad.
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by curt 15y ago
Charles Krauthammer isn't an economist he's a doctor.
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by curt 15y ago
Can't really do this, the economy and weather are chaotic systems, which by definition means you can't make predictions. Too many unknown quantities. In economics though we can go back and isolate variables within multiple datasets, but eve
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by curt 15y ago
I really believe in paying interns if they are doing meaningful productive work (programing, engineering, design, finance). I made good money in college as an intern and would never even contemplate working for free.

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