dean_mcpherson

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   I made $1K last month and I'm giving away whatever we make in Feb(indiehackers.com)

   3 points by dean_mcpherson 4y ago|2 comments
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   by dean_mcpherson 4y ago

   I decided three days ago that I'm going to build https://dubble.so in public (I know it's getting a bad rep lately, but it looks too fun to let it be). I don't have many connections to the #buildinpublic community
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   by dean_mcpherson 10y ago

   Love it! Gave it a test run yesterday, looks promising so far.
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   by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

   Thanks aleem, I wrote up my initial experiences at https://medium.com/@dean_mcpherson/townske-app-in-react-nati... a while ago, some of the points are probably no longer an issue. As per my response above, the update p
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   by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

   Agreed, we probably need to work on offsetting those prompts til after onboarding, and preparing the user. An implementation issue though, not a react native one. The two permissions modals are required by iOS to access those features, and
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   by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

   Correct, Curbit shares 80% between iOS and Android
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   by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

   Here's a bit about my experience with React Native. I've been using React Native on iOS in production since last November for http://townske.com/app , Over that period, I did hit some performance issues, but the va
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   by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

   If you want to keep up with future developments, there is a waitlist at http://curbitapp.com .
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   by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

   Thanks jonesb6 :)
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    by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

    That's a cool idea. A lot of charities in Aus will come and pick up stuff that's valuable if you organise it. With Curbit we're really trying to create infrastructure for one way gifting that takes the weight of organisationa
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    by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

    Creating services for local government to use is definitely an avenue of monetisation we will investigate later down the track if the app gains traction. Obviously however, user privacy and encouraging the core use of the app is the primary
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    by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

    Thanks jsankey, I agree. One of our key target demographics are parents home with children. From anecdotal experience, they are a good fit to both the supply and demand of temporary use items, and also more likely to be working on restorati
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    by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

    Curbit is my side project, I work for travel startup townske.com.
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    by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

    Hey jsankey, the advantage of Curbit is simplicity. All existing solutions require a fair amount of effort of the person wanting to get rid of something. Freecycle is solving the exact same issue, but I feel that the burden that comes from
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    by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

    At the moment, we're not really interested in monetising. We're treating this as infrastructure that we wish existed that doesn't. However, if it does turn out to solve a problem for people, I'm confident that we will be
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    by dean_mcpherson 11y ago

    Hey femto, I'm Dean McPherson (@dean_mcpherson), the dev making Curbit. Our current plan is exactly that, if the user is posting their own stuff, we ask them to place it in a legal, accessible location. This is accomplished by asking t
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    Sydney startup Curbit lets users pick up someone’s unwanted goods from the kerb(startupdaily.net)

    32 points by dean_mcpherson 11y ago|40 comments