jexe

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   by jexe 18y ago

   Definitely check the TOS of the sites you plan to scrape. Some data, in particular factual data, isn't copyrightable, but that doesn't necessarily give you the rights to automatically collect it from any place you can find it. Businesses
2. 92.▲
   by jexe 19y ago

   Finding high quality data is very expensive, and very well-guarded with license restrictions once you do cough up for it.. Seems like factual data will inevitably gravitate toward free, though. The sooner the better.
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   by jexe 19y ago

   Sure: http://outalot.com Incidentally, we did get some proposals from other, more experienced web designers, but they all looked too formulaic and, er, web-site-ey. dkokelley may have some good points, too.. It could've gone very wrong, e
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   by jexe 19y ago

   We're not a YC startup, but we found a designer who doesn't typically do web sites -- he specialized in storefronts, t-shirts, skateboards.. In other words, someone who didn't have any predefined notion of what to do on the web, someone who