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by fjabre 17y ago
Failure is not a pre-requisite for success or a rite of passage ...(stuff)... Jason advises replicating what succeeded as opposed to learning from your mistakes – the results are much more predictable What the hell does that mean? The oth
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Ask HN: Putting a price on your app?
8 points by fjabre 17y ago|11 comments
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by fjabre 17y ago
Yes, you're correct: people don't like being accused of being prejudice, especially in a community like this which prides itself on being open minded. Your gender isn't important here. Whether or not you're an entrepreneur with a plan, is.
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by fjabre 17y ago
Even though fears of a pre-facebook Zuckerberg reading your ideas about a new social networking site are valid it seems to me that this more of an exception than a rule.. but it does seem like a valid concern.. The only other thing I would
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Ask HN: Bump technologies still down from the Linode outage?
2 points by fjabre 17y ago|0 comments
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by fjabre 17y ago
Google Maps GPS has been a dream for a long time. It's about time.. All my friends are on ATT right now.. but it's going to be really hard for me to avoid getting a Droid when it comes out. Anyone know if its chipset supports GSM-based netw
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by fjabre 17y ago
It's not hype unfortunately. Even businesses should be worried. Now I need to hire someone full time to tweet, digg, stumbleupon, and start a linkedin group, facebook group, a couple of blogs all the while making sure we're in Google's top
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by fjabre 17y ago
Bump Technologies uses Linode and I can't access their site. http://www.bumptechnologies.com/ That's rough. I'm sure some heads are gonna roll come tomorrow morning. EDIT: I just recently signed up for Linode and love their service. Mine
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by fjabre 17y ago
I live in LA and this is the best use of tax money I've seen in a while =)
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by fjabre 17y ago
why?
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by fjabre 17y ago
Would have done exactly the same thing in their shoes. And just remember, without Reddit, all we'd have is Digg and ultra cool Kevin Rose hipsters dancing in the streets.. What an awful world that would be.. Best of luck to Alexis and Steve
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by fjabre 17y ago
Thanks for this. I didn't have any data other than what I experienced. With coffee I just feel energized but that energy isn't directed. With good tea (the loose leaf kind) I feel both energized and focused. I could never explain it but the
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by fjabre 17y ago
It is a valid concern. Credibility is important for a startup. It also depends on what you're offering. If it's something remarkable then it won't matter as much. People will just want it and might look past things like design to get it. Us
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by fjabre 17y ago
37Signals could probably do it some other way but this was the most convenient way for them it seems. They probably do it for the same reason we do: easy to direct traffic to different DBs and VMs this way, instead of waiting for the reques
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by fjabre 17y ago
It's the easiest way for us to direct them to their own VM and database. It also seems to work pretty well for all the 37signals apps and and few others that segment this way.
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by fjabre 17y ago
I think it's important to note that immediate media coverage and an immediate surge in signups is not always desirable for something just released and it's of course not always a prerequisite for success in the long run. It's your trending
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by fjabre 17y ago
Yep. Same here: design. Well that and we've spent so much time on the main app that we don't have a workable login yet - our login process is akin to 37signals where we subdomain the account i.e. yourcompany.domain.com so it's not that stra
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by fjabre 17y ago
Hate to disagree with everyone here but I haven't noticed much of a change. For me, Google is still the best search out there by a long shot. My behavior has changed slightly though. Increasingly I'm using twitter, reddit, delicious, &
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by fjabre 17y ago
If you are really niche then adwords is probably the best way to go. If you are mass market then get the blog mentions and organic SEO.
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by fjabre 17y ago
Would mint.com be a good example of this philosophy..?
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by fjabre 17y ago
I've always found that tea, not coffee, has enabled me to concentrate more clearly on the task at hand..
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The End of California? Dream On(time.com)
33 points by fjabre 17y ago|23 comments
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by fjabre 17y ago
Actually a lot of high ups like CEOs and senior staff email excel spreadsheets around. You'd be surprised.. I can think of about 3 or 4 examples of these types that I've come across off the top of my head. Do you have anything we could look
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by fjabre 17y ago
Wait, is this Thunderbird re-envisioned..? Are they seriously making this a windows client/download..?? EDIT: You can have it hosted by a service provider as indicated in one of their videos. Any chance of this being a success..? That's an
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by fjabre 17y ago
Seems like a lot of work went into this so props for that. It is a bit unclear though. I think you need to simplify your message or make it more concrete somehow. Also, U2's great but it's a little distracting on the video.. That's my 2 cen
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by fjabre 17y ago
Yay Skynet..!
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by fjabre 17y ago
Here's another feature I'd like to see: Availability. This is the most frustrating thing about any designer I've ever contacted or worked with.. Half the time their plates are so full that you can't get a slot.. I'd like to know that in adv
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by fjabre 17y ago
Ha. Didn't think of it from that angle.. but that makes total sense.. Thanks!
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by fjabre 17y ago
Thanks for this piece Spencer. Very inspiring indeed. I really like the "Give the demo a try" feature on the landing page. Could you give any insight into whether this see-for-yourself feature really aided in getting signups..? I was thinki
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by fjabre 17y ago
Ummm. Google Apps does this.

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