davecyen

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   by davecyen 11y ago

   Thanks for the kind words!
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   by davecyen 11y ago

   TLDR - we streamline group bookings for every step of the way, from getting the best group rates to helping you fill and manage your room block. Thanks for the question. There's a few important things that we're doing differently
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   by davecyen 11y ago

   We couldn't agree more. Groups is an important segment for hotels (25% of all bookings), especially with Airbnb taking away from the other segments.
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   by davecyen 11y ago

   Great point, and you're right - personally negotiating with hotels is hard to scale. Our customers really like that we do this for them so they don't have to, and we're streamlining this to make it faster and easier on both e
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   by davecyen 11y ago

   Thanks and we will definitely look into this more. If you know of any specific tournaments that you'd recommend targeting, would love to hear from you dave@roomblocker.com
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   by davecyen 11y ago

   Great idea, do you know any teams that might be interested in trying us out? :)
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   by davecyen 11y ago

   Thanks! The #1 requested feature from our users was a better way to fill and manage a room block once it's booked. Passkey is a great tool that was originally built for hotels, but it's an awful experience for planners and attende
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   by davecyen 11y ago

   Thanks! We both worked at Salesforce, which is a huge events-driven company, and room blocks were always a huge pain point for attendees and also for planners. I also organized group trips in college and high school which I think planted th
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   by davecyen 11y ago

   Thanks for the post! Founder here, happy to answer any questions about Roomblocker.
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    by davecyen 12y ago

    Perhaps Google will be using this to train a more broader purposed image recognition AI
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    by davecyen 12y ago

    Will you be allowing marketplaces to transfer money to sellers' Alipay accounts?
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    by davecyen 12y ago

    This is cool, and there's definitely a need for a better WordPress, but I feel like this setup flow is backwards. Ideally, the flow would be something like this: I go to webhooks.com. Create an account, then create a new project (newpr
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    by davecyen 13y ago

    DON'T: Be scripted. Ask stupid questions that are supposed to be leading, like "Do you want to increase your revenue and cut costs?". Go straight into pitch mode. Call them so often that it pisses them off. DO: Keep it brief,
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    by davecyen 13y ago

    Always keeping it classy in Columbus. Go blue
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    by davecyen 13y ago

    Self admittedly, I'm a newb at coding but I've tried emacs and am not a fan. I get the benefits of being able to debug and execute code immediately in the REPL, but I would much rather write code in sublime text or any other text
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    by davecyen 14y ago

    This is an awesome demo. Way to go and best of luck. I have a feeling you will go far.
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    by davecyen 14y ago

    "How much does it cost? Per transaction, contributors will be charged 3.5% on whatever they chip in for a Credit Card Processing Fee. GroupMe charges a .99 convenience fee." They also state that they are using Balanced Payments to process t
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    Malcolm Gladwell on Manti Te'o and the power of narrative(grantland.com)

    1 points by davecyen 14y ago|0 comments
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    by davecyen 14y ago

    This navigation and grid layout looks ironically similar to the new and redesigned MySpace. When screenshots of the new MySpace were first revealed, there was lots of hype and praise for the new and aesthetically sharp designs. But now that
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    GameKlip: Play games on your Android phone with a PS3 remote(youtube.com)

    3 points by davecyen 14y ago|0 comments
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    by davecyen 14y ago

    Thanks for organizing. Free is very appreciated. Sounds like format/agenda is still in the works, any possibility of posting a rough idea of what to expect before would be sweet.
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    by davecyen 14y ago

    Elon Musk is an inspiration - he looks at big, real world problems and solves for them instead of spinning his wheels on the next shiny app. Especially appreciate his views on too many people going into finance or law rather than science an
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    by davecyen 14y ago

    Contrary to what some of the commenters said about this being non-useful and just novelty, I think this brings forward one of the best features of Google Maps by cutting out a lot of (potentially frustrating) steps in the UX. Here’s the typ
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    by davecyen 14y ago

    I'm surprised they didn't bake a deeper integration with Facebook profile and photos instead of making Instagram more Facebook-like with potentially competing features. As a user I do think this is the right approach to keep both services r
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    by davecyen 14y ago

    Have you tested offering users Facebook oAuth? Seems to be increasingly popular, even regardless of how relevant Facebook integration would be for your user base and product. Just one less email/password combination to remember