jaddison

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   by jaddison 16y ago

   Most people find that consulting is like a ladder; you start at the bottom (or jump up as high as you can to grab a higher step) and as you build up experience, you'll be able to a) get better jobs w/better clients and b) charge more. Putt
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   by jaddison 16y ago

   9-5: people are happy here because there very little pressure (in a typical job) - if you think there's pressure, then you haven't been in the initial stages of consulting or worse, in bootstrapping your startup for the first time. Consulti
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   by jaddison 16y ago

   Do you have any clauses about intellectual property, ideas, inventions in your employee contract? Be sure to analyze it carefully - speak to a lawyer if it isn't clear to you. Even if there are clauses in your contract stating the company
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   by jaddison 16y ago

   Was there a link missing in this story? Otherwise, it's rather unsubstantiated. :)
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   by jaddison 16y ago

   I use git on Windows without issue, but I push repos to Linux servers/github because I wouldn't trust any single platform to safely store my code and that of my clients. This is now my source control of choice. As an aside, I've used Subve
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   by jaddison 16y ago

   I usually only read comments relating to HN "on-site" content such as "Ask HN". I also tend to up-vote these more than off-site content. This is probably due to the fact that I open all the interesting links in tabs and then move off HN to
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   by jaddison 16y ago

   Lenovo W500, 4GB, 15", Windows 7 x64. Laptop screen size doesn't matter as I have two 24" Samsung 2433BW LCD monitors mounted on an Ergotron Dual Side by Side LX adjustable arm kit. The second monitor is hooked up via Lenovo's USB DisplayL
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   by jaddison 16y ago

   This is a really good clarification - I, for one, am glad you brought it to HNers' attention.
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   by jaddison 16y ago

   For a general answer, see this link that was recently posted on HN: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/07/02/making-your-mark-... For something more specific, you'll need to be sure you're targeting the ones who are technology-savvy - s
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    by jaddison 16y ago

    I'm more interested in seeing the number for profit.
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    by jaddison 16y ago

    A couple of articles to back up the African oil spill claim: http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latest-news/africas-oil-sp... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/niger-delta-b... It very true that we operate with a "out of sig
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    by jaddison 16y ago

    Use a framework: Django. RoR. Go minimalist (feature set) and release ASAP - no matter how crappy it is. Having something released will force you to improve it quickly.
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    by jaddison 16y ago

    Ask to view their business plan (and then learn how to interpret them if you need to). If they don't have one, they probably don't have a set path for making money in a set amount of time. They might just be hoping for a buyout.
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    by jaddison 16y ago

    While there will no doubt be a few attempts to shake up the social networking clique with new entrants, Facebook has a pretty good grip on it at the moment. The recent privacy concerns being discussed here on HN might make people consider
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    I'm reading this book now and highly recommend it - I think it's important to think of developing your business around your customer(s) needs, not your product development. If you know (not guessing!) what your customer needs/is missing, yo
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    I have to say, I found the initial audio ad annoying when I opened this link into a background tab. I don't mind ads too much if they don't distract me and I can skip them.
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    If you're looking for a Canadian company, look to Beanstream: http://beanstream.com/ They're based out of Victoria, BC - my hometown! They're supposed to be good, although I can't speak from personal experience.
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    Does the product solve a problem? If so, what is the problem? Does the problem exist for a large enough number of users? Are those users likely to be paying users (or a sufficient percentage of them)? Or are there other relevant revenue mo
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    Use a framework that handles user accounts/passwords for you. Twitter, Facebook and other social auth frameworks can be plugged in easily via 3rd party modules. I use and recommend Django, for example. I would imagine Ruby/Rails would hav
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    You could probably whip up a quick Django app to catch your potential user's email addresses... or some other framework.
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    Do you have the opportunity to work with the startup on the side? (I realize this might be hard with family and other commitments) Maybe you can take on a reduced capacity role at your current place of employment in order to make time for
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    Komodo has been more than acceptable for me for a couple of years now... but I have to admit it doesn't feel quite complete for me. I can't pinpoint what's missing though. I recently tried Netbeans for some PHP development, and I think it'
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    Seriously, pick one with great online resources. That gives you a lot of options at first glance, it would seem... Of course, online resources vary greatly in terms of quality. Personally, I wish I'd started (years ago...) with something
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    I assume the link is wrong?
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    FreeSWITCH's self-comparison to Asterisk: http://www.freeswitch.org/node/117
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    I've heard that FreeSWITCH vastly outperforms Asterisk (sorry, no experience with it myself), although feature-wise it's a little bit lacking in comparison at the moment. http://www.freeswitch.org/
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    Clickable link: http://bit.ly/5h9nfZ
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    I have to say, it all sounds a bit thin - but even then, I would think you deserve the effort of a reply to your situation. If you are able to provide genuine valuable content to users through an integrated API service (no matter who the pr
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    I would completely echo the original comment - set up your renewal codes and whatever else to do a split test (a/b or multi-variate) - that is the surest way to get the most correct answer for YOUR audience/market. What works for someone el
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    by jaddison 17y ago

    For VPS: I'm using Slicehost currently, but have seen some good reviews of Linode. I think I'll likely give them a spin in the new year instead of Slicehost - you get a bit more for your money, and can customize more from what I understand