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by exline 16y ago
I was referring to leveraging an existing solution (open source or otherwise) when rolling your own solution. Not re-writing from scratch I was involved in a start up a while back where video encoding was a tiny part of what we were doing
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by exline 16y ago
sounds like a little burn out to me. I've been in somewhat similar situation putting things on hold to get through this phase or this release and then I'll get to the vacation or work on the house, etc. What I've released that there is al
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by exline 16y ago
I like the site. Very nice job. I don't know how big your market it is. It appears to be targeted at developers, but we are the ones most likely to roll our own solution to this type of thing. I think I would be more apt to want to buy a
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by exline 16y ago
I don't think you need to limit it to SaaS. There is a slight difference between SaaS and desktop applications, but from a marketing perspective, I'm not sure it is a huge difference. I recommend reading up on Bassamiq ( http://www.balsamiq
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by exline 16y ago
Just found this link on HN: http://blog.chrometa.com/you-launched-your-app-now-what Related and a good read.
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by exline 16y ago
It has taken longer to get to where I am that I thought. I have a number of spreadsheets I've made of the time showing cash flow based on number of customers. The growth has been much slower than I wanted. Part of that is the software asp
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by exline 16y ago
Brilliant. I just sat and willing watched 9 different adds for old spice. I love the commercials and this is over the top. I bet the cost to produce each clip is pretty small and the traffic that this is generating must be huge. I have n
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by exline 16y ago
Congratulations on launching! That itself is a huge milestone and sets you apart from a lot of people. The site looks nice. I didn't have time to create an account to see the inner workings yet. My initial thoughts are: 1) Screen shots of
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by exline 16y ago
I've had mixed experiences with remote developers (across the us and offshore.) I think the biggest issue is the quality of the developer. I tend to like local developers only because I can meet face to face to get to know them. I think
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by exline 16y ago
Way to long. First customer took forever. I almost wrote it off. Then I went from 0 customers to 3 in 1 month. A little blogging and google ads is all I've done so far. All told say 12 months from building it to the first $100. Say anoth
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by exline 16y ago
I wish I could tell you. I also found the "Admin Templates" but not much else. Most of the templates appeared to be geared to blogs or company web sites, and not web applications. I'm getting ready to bite the bullet and go with a designe
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by exline 16y ago
I actually live in a stawbale house. It looks completely normal, except for 2' thick external walls and the stained concrete floors. I absolutely love it. My dad/brother built it. One practical piece of advice, keep any walls that you are
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by exline 16y ago
What is your skill set? You never know who at HN might have some work for you. You might have better luck at sites like Elance instead of Craiglist. I think you would deal with less flakes. Personally every contract and job I have had was
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by exline 16y ago
Since domain.com is in the same market as you then I would find a different domain. If they were in a completely different market, then I would not be as concerned. Even though you think the other website will not gain much traction, you w
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by exline 16y ago
I was figuring you wrote a schedule app. But that's doesn't sound disruptive. I run an online scheduling app. I let google do all work for me. Its mostly hands off at this point, a new feature here or there, but basically on cruise contr
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by exline 16y ago
Due to the nature of Groupon, its nearly impossible to wait for what you want to show up. Even in a area with multiple clones, there is only so many deals in one day. So I would not be worried about someone waiting for a coupon. I suspect
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by exline 16y ago
Patrick at Bingo Card Creator does this. If you search his blog ( http://www.kalzumeus.com/ ) you find the entries where he discusses it. For me it depends on what is the lifetime value for a customer. Very easy to determine if its a one
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by exline 16y ago
If the position is a entry level position, then there are two options I see for hiring the person: 1) Based it on his/her education and courses. If they went to the same school as I did, then I am able to ask about certain courses/instruct
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by exline 16y ago
I don't understand the popularity of social media companies. It is a very crowded space and its difficult to make money. I know this from a failed startup that had an ad based revenue model. You have have tons of users and with social med
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by exline 16y ago
If you know yourself, you can find the optimal fudge factor. On projects that I've managed before and currently, I've found 2X is the right multiplier to great developers. The major issue is to a great developer, everything is easy. But i
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by exline 16y ago
Some times it pays better to be the big fish in a small pond (find niche markets that you can dominate.) Be careful with the "we only need 1% of the market to make millions." You can fool yourself into thinking getting that 1% will be easy
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by exline 16y ago
I believe the Twitter API is one of the most widely used API's and would be a good resource. I really like their documentation, it makes integration a lot easier to have it well defined. Also a huge plus with most API's is a test/developm
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by exline 16y ago
I agree. I'm currently using RedMine now. Why would I want to switch at this point. I didn't see a compelling reason. I do like the look and feel of the site, but that alone is not enough to switch.
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by exline 16y ago
California Labor Code... Does this affect me at all since I will be living in Baltimore, MD? Probably not. You can look into seeing if there is something similar in MD.
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by exline 16y ago
Competition is a good thing. It proves there is a market for the product. If the competition is big, they are doing part of your marketing for you, letting people know they have a problem that needs solving. You can also use their produc
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by exline 16y ago
Make something and get someone to buy it. I worked for quite a while on a side project but always had doubt until the first sale. People giving you money for something you made is a big confidence boost. Teach. I've taught a college cou
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by exline 16y ago
I don't anticipate it being an issue at all. I've been involved in the hiring processes, and I don't care about gaps. What I care about is skill set and personality. It doesn't matter to me if you took 10 years off, if you had the skills
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by exline 16y ago
I'd highly recommend anything by Vernor Vinge. He is a science fiction writer who's other job was a computer science professor at San Diego State University. One of the best professors I had at school and one of my favorite authors. Ther
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by exline 16y ago
Price tends to be the biggest issue for our startup. I'd love to hire some senior programmers that I know can produce high quality solutions for any problem I throw at them. But from a cash flow perspective, we simply can not afford them.
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by exline 16y ago
I second Code Complete. It is a very good book, especially since you are just starting up. It will help prevent you from developing some bad habits. At my last company, I would buy a copy for all our new hires.

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