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by durga 14y ago
Chrome is the best browser out there on laptops. Naturally a lot of people are interested in trying it out on the iPhone. The app store ranking is determined by number of downloads in the last 5-6 days. Since it just launched, a spike in do
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by durga 14y ago
yeah it's sweet when the 16 hour days start paying off big :). But doing design and coding both is a lot of fun - though I wouldn't mind having some help a good visual designer..
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by durga 14y ago
Some possibilites to address this in the app could be: - provide videos of workouts that users can look at. - users can probably take videos of their workouts, post privately to youtube and maybe have an online trainer look at them? - Have
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by durga 14y ago
Thanks. That's flattering, though maybe not as rare. The guys at Instagram designed and built the app. Googlers did it? :)
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by durga 14y ago
Annotations added. Better now?
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by durga 14y ago
awesome :)
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by durga 14y ago
I can empathize with you. I run, walk and play racket sports, but for me and a lot of my friends, weights are kinda scary. Since the dynamics of weightlifting are infinitely more complex(you need to do it right to not hurt yourself, you nee
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by durga 14y ago
aik, pls see my answer to mlerner's question below..
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by durga 14y ago
zscraper, I've lost 2 inches of waistline. I haven't lost a lot of weight (3 pounds) so I'm assuming (hoping) the fat loss was compensated by muscle build? Workouts: short walks with dad, and evening tennis matches with friends. Durga
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by durga 14y ago
ssx, We have been thinking of doing something very similar. For me the motivation was to make a feature so that my dad can do his evening walks with his friends who are remote, at the same scheduled time. I'll push this feature up in the li
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by durga 14y ago
mlerner, Thanks for your question. Our focus is on making workouts fun and non-intimidating. It's not for the hardcore workout guy who runs 3-5 times every week and needs no motivation. It's for the large number of busy professionals, moms
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by durga 14y ago
Done - music removed :)
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by durga 14y ago
amccloud, not sure what you mean.
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by durga 14y ago
wickedchicken, that's very interesting. We intend to have weight tracking in v1.2 and will take the weighted-average system into account.
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by durga 14y ago
xxcode, thanks; that's the best complement I could get. Coding for your own project is amazing fun :)
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by durga 14y ago
technel, good point. You could mute the youtube video, but I get your point. Will add screenshots and a CTA at the top right away..
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Show HN: A better way to track fitness goals (my nights and weekend project)(12labs.com)
35 points by durga 14y ago|40 comments
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by durga 15y ago
Neat service! A few comments: * Put the value prop and the subtext closer to indicate they are related? And set the subtext font size to more readable. * Maybe "Choose a plan" is redundant in the call to action link? * Under the What does W
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by durga 15y ago
and so maybe a good alternate strategy is to prove your business/sales/accounting worth to a technical founder/team that's working on a startup and join them.
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by durga 15y ago
:%s/Hacker/regular_programmer/g
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by durga 15y ago
I like the lessons. Good to keep in mind while hiring. Having said that, this might also be a good moment to reflect. How can you make yourself a more attractive founder/company to work with? [You meet a girl, she's hot, she sees you for a
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Scaling Your Business - How to Attract Superstars [live now](ustream.tv)
1 points by durga 15y ago|0 comments
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by durga 15y ago
To many people, facebook is where conversation happens.
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by durga 15y ago
Facebook still dominates the majority of the time Americans spend on the Web, occupying more than 53 billion minutes each month. - nytimes I easily spend an hour a day. It's like a powernap between work sessions. Some discussion here: htt
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Why Google+ is losing the social fight(durga-ydydt.posterous.com)
7 points by durga 15y ago|3 comments
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by durga 15y ago
Neat. Now gear up for some honest feedback on your blurb :) >A First Look at BankSimple FB: Ok, though "Sneak Peek" is easier to relate to than "First Look". >Joshua Reich, Wed September 21, 2011 FB: Ok. >We’ve been very cautiou
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by durga 15y ago
Terrific - couldn't have phrased it better. Only missing item is maintaining ratings/carrying them over. I wonder if Reed hastings was drunk or high when he made these announcements and wrote that blog post. Hard to believe someone who buil
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by durga 15y ago
Chen, A few suggestions: 1. Prepare answers to basic questions about your business before you go on stage/interview. Practice with someone. 2. Actively listen and try to understand what the interviewer is asking for. Don't answer question
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by durga 15y ago
just tried out omniplaces.com. works pretty fast, i kinda like it. though when I looked for burgers near palo alto, i mostly got burger king and in and out, though that's fixable. One could potentially build a yelp like website with this se
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Architecture for a distributed app store (2007)(dspace.mit.edu)
28 points by durga 15y ago|2 comments

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