iamjonlee

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Have I learned more failing a startup than making it BIG?
2 points by iamjonlee 14y ago|4 comments
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Here's what the HN Redesign should look like.(24.media.tumblr.com)
3 points by iamjonlee 14y ago|1 comments
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
I've tried one too that I think should really be how HN redesign should look like. http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2tjm5GuRF1rtfgd6o1_1280.j...
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
Here's what I think should have been done: LINK http://www.grooovy.me/HN.jpg Here are some thoughts on why I made mine this way: 1) Hacker news is read by hundred of thousands of people every month- to adapt to a completely new design wou
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
I like yours but black and white text becomes VERY tiring to read after a while. I'd like to suggest this one: http://www.grooovy.me/HN.jpg
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
I'm sorry to say this, but what SeoxyS said was exactly how I felt. Here's what I think should have been done: LINK http://www.grooovy.me/HN.jpg Here are some thoughts on why I made mine this way: 1) Hacker news is read by hundred of th
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
Hey! Thanks for asking. We got about $4.2k in funding in 3 days. While this was a pretty good start, we realized a few factors. 1) We weren't going to make our Kickstarter goal at the rate we were going because at the rate the pledges were
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
I think that it all boils down to how good your end product is. Tweets by top influencers will bring in some initial traffic but it'll quickly die out. I think it would make more sense to build a landing page to showcase your product early
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An archive of what we've learned from our past experiences.
1 points by iamjonlee 14y ago|0 comments
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
I didn't look into this in detail, but doing a quick google search reveals a lot of plugins that allow text to speech. There seemed to be a lot of relevant results, one of htem that might be an integration within OSX and not just a browser
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
IMO, there are a lot more things a company needs to consider before considering expanding to other countries and regions. For example, will there be a need for translation services? what about payment issues? Is there enough of a demand in
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
I get what you mean and where you're coming from but Persona's concept is still pretty different. People do post images of things they think will represent them, but that doesn't say much about who they are. Anyone can post photographs and
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Tell HN: You know what's the best? When a stranger tells you about your product.
14 points by iamjonlee 14y ago|2 comments
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Who's hired a SMM (Social media marketing) expert before? Reviews?
4 points by iamjonlee 14y ago|1 comments
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Persona is on Kickstarter.com(kickstarter.com)
1 points by iamjonlee 14y ago|0 comments
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An app that actually focuses on you rather than friends.(prsna.me)
1 points by iamjonlee 14y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Have you ever Kickstarted a project? Tips, tricks, thoughts
2 points by iamjonlee 14y ago|0 comments
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
We did our kickstarter video for #1125. We rented a photography studio for 3 hours for a total of $225, and hired two cinematographers for $900 (Side by Side Cinema). We wrote and direct the script ourselves- this saved the MOST money. Most
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
I think there would be a lot of personalized usernames, which is what I'm going for. Imagine having having a personalized link like domain.com/jon or domain.com/tim. There's definitely a lot of demand for such personalized usernames.
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
That's true, but at the same time it would make a world of difference depending on your service. I asked the question because our app Persona is like an about me Page, in pictures. Most of the requests I'm getting is because people like Pau
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
I'm watching the link right now- very interesting, thank you. I think we've truly taken bits and pieces that worked from our failed attempts to build a viable business. We've cut down from what we had before to focus on the core features th
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Ask HN: So why is it that usernames are always 5 characters or more?
2 points by iamjonlee 14y ago|5 comments
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
Of all the dozens of social networks in existence, none of them truly define us. They're always about your friends or family rather than yourself. Persona solves this problem because it brings back the importance of the About Me Page sectio
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
You're absolutely right. I never actually stated what my reasons were. Sorry, we had been up too many hours by the time we wrote the earlier HN post so we left out our reasons entirely. Like a lot of the other startups here on HN, we're boo
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
Thanks for the feedback! I get what you mean but I see it a bit differently. I've pledged on several Kickstarter projects that offered absolutely no incentive besides sending me a thank you email. I do it for the same reason that I donate t
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by iamjonlee 14y ago
I guess Persona is still a pretty enigmatic topic. We're trying to build an app that focuses on you rather than your friends. In other words, it's an about me page, in pictures. Through pictures, you're able to learn hundreds of things abou
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Show HN: We decided not to apply to YC so we could try Kickstarter
10 points by iamjonlee 14y ago|18 comments
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Ask HN: Do you look back sometimes and feel like you've progressed?
1 points by iamjonlee 15y ago|1 comments
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by iamjonlee 15y ago
Persona [ http://www.grooovy.me/persona ] A bit of shameless plug, but I really do sincerely think we've outdone ourselves this time. It's fun even for us after playing it a hundred times. We've tried to really push the limit for interactio
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Ask HN: How many Hackers would be interested in design?
1 points by iamjonlee 15y ago|0 comments

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