irahul

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   by irahul 16y ago

   > but that is the very start of all marketing research. Call it marketing research, but I am just interested in the potential market. I am reasonably sure there are many people who want to sell things and there are many who already are
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   by irahul 16y ago

   > Don't listen to the naysayers and nanny-poos. I read a lot and I have developed a selective comprehension. For anyone whose thoughts I admire, I found a lot I disagree with. For example, the recent debate about "Linus vs C++", there i
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   by irahul 16y ago

   >> You don't need a business plan , but you need to know how you will make money. Agreed. >> >You NEED a market analysis : you don't even need to spend money for this. Just do yourself a favor, make some research and set
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   by irahul 16y ago

   That was thorough. Thanks for your time. > You are thinking a TON of steps ahead. You have nothing. Ideas are cheap. Agreed. > The most basic market research you need to do is to identify the size of the market you're attacking. Put
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   by irahul 16y ago

   Yes. And I agreed with some and disagreed with rest. Nothing personal. I appreciate his taking time to read and review the post. And yours too:-). This isn't false modesty. Sitting in a closed room and trying to build something which I supp
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   by irahul 16y ago

   Famous/notorious? May be, yes. Last words? For sure, no:-).
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   by irahul 16y ago

   Thanks for your time. I am keeping my options open for now. FWIW the service is largely going to remain same irrespective of what you are selling. That's how I start building. I am considering some niches viz. cartoonists selling merchandis
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   by irahul 16y ago

   Thanks for the feedback. Talking to potential customers is surely something I am going to do. > read "Four Steps to the Epiphany" and actually follow the advice. First time I heard about this book. Looked at the review and summary at a
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   by irahul 16y ago

   > service is going to be better than your competitors. To each his own, but I am not going to do this. Internally yes, but I am not going to compare to the competitors externally. From what I know, comparing to the competitor is general
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    by irahul 16y ago

    > your response shows that you aren't willing to listen to criticism. I am. But as a critic, shouldn't you be willing to listen to counter-arguments as well? After all, a discussion isn't one sided. > don't be so quick to get defens
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    by irahul 16y ago

    Thanks Peter. Coming from someone who has been there, it means a lot. The reasons I am doing it is I am an average developer who doesn't have any interesting ideas but who wants to foray into entrepreneurship and be his own boss. I consider
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    by irahul 16y ago

    Thanks for taking the time to read.
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    by irahul 16y ago

    > No business plan. I am not going to have one ever:-). On a more serious note, I am not selling out or going to ask for capital ever. The only person that needs to be convinced of the business value is me and I am convinced. > No m
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    Hello HN: I am taking the plunge. What do you think?(blog.shopyist.com)

    13 points by irahul 16y ago|46 comments
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    by irahul 17y ago

    s/their/there
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    by irahul 17y ago

    If I am copying to multiple machines, it would be a pain to enter the passwords that many times. Also, ssh-copy-id is specific to .ssh. If I have a passphrase set up on my keys, copying my other config files would ask for passphrase if I do
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    Passwordless scp with python and pexpect(prag-matism.blogspot.com)

    1 points by irahul 17y ago|3 comments
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    The beauty of node.js(prag-matism.blogspot.com)

    2 points by irahul 17y ago|0 comments