japhyr

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by japhyr 15y ago
I agree that good planning software would offer the ability to tie into a curated bank of resources. The ones I have seen are spotty, and understandably so. Wikipedia works, in part, because there can only be one article about any given t
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by japhyr 15y ago
An interesting piece of ed tech to think about is lesson planning software. Most teachers put a tremendous amount of time planning their lessons, but still write their lesson plans using word processors. There are all kinds of problems in
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by japhyr 15y ago
Can you offer any links to a discussion of the issue, or how it is being approached by different startups?
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by japhyr 15y ago
I love this idea, because there is so much room for improvement in the field of ed tech. There are some pretty interesting questions to answer, many of which are a mix of social/ business/ ethical/ technical considerations. For example, w
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by japhyr 15y ago
Landing page - shorter "Do you" lead ins will let you increase font size, making it easier to see what the site does instantly. Replace the text links with buttons - if you have made the newsqast concept clear in the lead ins, you don't nee
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by japhyr 15y ago
When I visit a landing page, I want to know quickly what it's about. There is some excess wording - How about changing "Are you like me and..." to "Do you..." I don't know that I'd use this, but I could see the usefulness if I looked at a
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by japhyr 15y ago
Thank you so much for posting this. I particularly liked the timeline showing what was going on in your life as you built Sifter.
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by japhyr 15y ago
Sounds like a good time to consult a pretty knowledgeable lawyer.
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by japhyr 15y ago
How about the opt-in model? For example, after someone actually gets a job that they found through your service, they could have the option of letting your app post to their wall. Something along the lines of, "I just landed a new job by
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by japhyr 15y ago
How is 2% of $40 million zero?
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by japhyr 15y ago
I use a system76 pangolin, and battery life is my only complaint. I got mine when they offered a 1680x1050 screen.
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by japhyr 15y ago
I believe those cops agree to be filmed.
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by japhyr 15y ago
I don't use any app that insists on posting on my wall. I will spread the word about your project if I am satisfied with it, but I will not use your project if you insists on spreading your word through me.
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by japhyr 15y ago
You won't get far with a mediocre product, so you have to be able to do at least one of them very well. That said, a second project can be a break from the first one. Don't let doing both distract you from doing either one well enough to
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by japhyr 15y ago
Thanks, I thought it would be easy to give a ballpark answer. I will keep an eye out for a discussion of scaling in regards to server needs. Actually, if anyone can point to such a discussion on HN I'd appreciate it. I couldn't easily find
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by japhyr 15y ago
I'm thinking of projects like codecademy. Something that uses a framework like rails or django. Something that needs a moderate amount of storage, but not a photo or video site where storage is the focus. Not just static html.
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Ask HN: How much server space does a startup need?
2 points by japhyr 15y ago|6 comments
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by japhyr 15y ago
I am wondering about the best way to set up a prototype website. It seems fairly straightforward to register a domain in your own name, build a simple site with limited functionality, acquire enough initial users to demonstrate interest, a
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by japhyr 15y ago
Thank you for the link. It sounds like a founder should be able to negotiate a reasonable living wage, assuming the founder is going to work full-time on the project.
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by japhyr 15y ago
Doesn't some of the initial funding go towards hiring a team to more fully implement whatever has been developed so far? I assume you would have to be able to offer reasonable salaries for a small number of positions in order to make this
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by japhyr 15y ago
What about the Red Hat model? People wondered how Linux would ever make money because it was open source. Then Red Hat was founded on providing support around open source software. If a service is useful to organizations, rather than jus
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Ask HN: Early founder compensation
6 points by japhyr 15y ago|5 comments
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by japhyr 15y ago
One small thing - the words "wedding vendors" fade into the white part of the background. Also, you might want to add a little more about what early registrants might get out of it. What geographical areas are you focusing on first? When
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by japhyr 15y ago
I'm not renewing, and fortunately my subscription ends in October. Like others have said, there is plenty of free linux news; I got LJ to read about Linux while away from my computer.
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Linux Journal goes 100% digital(linuxjournal.com)
6 points by japhyr 15y ago|2 comments