happyfeet

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by happyfeet 15y ago
Merry Christmas to all. :)
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by happyfeet 15y ago
Absolutely. Most often I catch myself do private browsing in Chrome and 'feel' safer with Firefox. May be my fears are unfounded and yet I do it often.
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by happyfeet 15y ago
Excellent points. Interesting to note that most startup businesses that go through traditional investor route exit via acquisitions or getting acquired to get returns for investors (or IPO). I had this conversation with an angel investor wi
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by happyfeet 15y ago
Thanks. Yes, that was a very interesting passage in the book. When asked to write about something the tendency is to think: "oh, everything about that topic has already been written." Or "There is nothing original or new to write about". In
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by happyfeet 15y ago
One gives constructive feedback only if they really care and do not mind spending some time explaining why you think there are flaws that need to be corrected. Several of the managers in companies have the habit of saying "well done" to top
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by happyfeet 15y ago
That would be like hiring designers based on whether they know photoshop or coreldraw.
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by happyfeet 15y ago
Powerful words. Just the brutal truth in those phrases. Thanks for sharing. I should watch that movie.
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Subscription Billings Startup Recurly Debuts Payment Gateway(techcrunch.com)
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Eric Schmidt: Describing It As “Censorship,” “Draconian”(techcrunch.com)
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by happyfeet 15y ago
As most people say, you can launch a half-feature not a half-assed one. If you think you have the minimum features necessary to make your app 'useful' for your initial customers you should just launch. I do not see a blog link on your webpa
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by happyfeet 15y ago
Good point. My thought is that, the $5 budget apps are actually paid for by the person using it whereas the big budget items (say $2000 software) are paid for (or negotiated) by the indirect purchasing departments. The end users don't actua
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Use Your Microsoft BizSpark Licenses on AWS(aws.typepad.com)
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by happyfeet 15y ago
First of all Congratulations on launching your first version. Looks neat. The development partner, need not necessarily be a "partner". You should give yourself considerable time to get to know someone before you take them in as partners. M
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by happyfeet 15y ago
You are right. This is true for businesses with substantial number of customers. It is a significant difference for those starting up with small customer base (10 or 20) to pay from $23 earlier to $53.
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by happyfeet 15y ago
It is surprising to see this coming from Spreedly, especially in the context of their previous discussion on the same topic in HN (when Chargify increased price). When you price a subscription product, one should factor in long term sustain
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by happyfeet 15y ago
True. They have proposed to "grandfather" the current plans only upto 90 days so customers to migrate elsewhere, if they opt to.
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Spreedly doubles pricing.(henrydillon.com)
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by happyfeet 15y ago
Great post. When I quit my job in big services firm, I went for advice before moving out & also to say goodbye to one of the vice-presidents (who had run his own start-up which was eventually acquired by this big services company). His
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by happyfeet 15y ago
This is exactly why I(we) have the highest respect for you Matt. We expect nothing less than such respect & openness to congratulate competition from you. My first thought as I read above comment was "you would ignore it" and then I see
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by happyfeet 15y ago
Super cool. I had been thinking if I really need to buy a domain now for my kid (or conserve cash now as I bootstrap my startup). You just inspired me to buy a domain for my 2 yr old so I can do similar things when he is old enough. Done! T
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by happyfeet 15y ago
Thanks for your clarification, comparing with existing products. Makes it much easier to understand now. :)
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by happyfeet 15y ago
Gems! I just went through this & felt compelled to thank - dropped a note to author. Very nice presentation with plenty of pictures & amazingly good words of wisdom all through. One thing that stood out for me is this: "just because
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by happyfeet 15y ago
As I read somewhere, trying to get funded by itself is a great exercise to validate your idea. Seeking external validation via funding is a great way to force you to come up with a viable business model and innovate. I think it is a win-win
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by happyfeet 15y ago
I met this guy personally and I can say it is just straight from his heart. Amazing guy with so much passion to make a difference in this totally chaotic sector. His narration of real experience in Indian farming sector and how the prices a
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Social investments - Experience shared by entrepreneur to VCs.(groups.google.com)
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Good read. Fund raising exp by an Indian entrepreneur (2010 article).(beyondprofit.com)
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by happyfeet 15y ago
Nice. The part I like the most is that I liked playing around with your app to know what it can do. It does require changes to make it more intuitive and will be looking forward to see how it evolves. Good luck.
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by happyfeet 15y ago
Totally agree with you. Using a helpdesk system does have a positive impact - I no longer need to track every mail, tweet & facebook conversation listening to customers & potential customers. Which helpdesk systems did you evaluate
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by happyfeet 15y ago
I was trying to put myself in their situation to imagine what I would be doing answering those questions. PG & Harj's pace is superb trying to utilize every minute. I think the startups stand to gain much by being more open to criticism
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by happyfeet 15y ago
I used to feel the same way, earlier when I was in a cushy job, waiting to get into my own startup. And I used to search for ways to avoid procrastination, wasting time etc., Then I just decided to quit! And got into my own startup. Boy!!!

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