kellyreid

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by kellyreid 15y ago
who wants to play Over-Under? I'm taking the Over on 100k signatures by the deadline.
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by kellyreid 15y ago
is this what they mean by monetizable pain?
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by kellyreid 15y ago
I KNOW! If we can't attack these PIRATES online, in their magical pirate cloud, we'll hit them where it already hurts...AIRPORTS! what better way to stop piracy than to harass travelers? i can think of none.
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by kellyreid 15y ago
i usually roll my own first, even if i'm sure a library exists. it helps me get a better understanding of the problem space, and since i'm still a greenhorn this understanding is critical. i am then grateful for the library and how easy it
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by kellyreid 15y ago
hmm. that makes a lot of sense. can you suggest some reading that can help me understand which types to use? I'm almost entirely self-taught on SQL so the result is "functional" code that's just not well-designed or optimal
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by kellyreid 15y ago
Thanks to everyone who took the time to reply to this. It's really valuable to have a community like HN, who have been here and done this all before. I took the advice of "get over it and just keep hacking" and have just emailed the first
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by kellyreid 15y ago
Got it. That makes sense. We can't beat 'free' on the price point, that's for sure. But we -can- offer support, spend money on marketing, and hope that our existing platform keeps him in the dark.
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by kellyreid 15y ago
No, he's not offering content at all (except a sporadic blog post). Our -new- product, the one that's going to bring us the growth we direly need, is the one that's being evolved on our two sites, in parallel.
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by kellyreid 15y ago
Yes, mySQL. I'm sure I've made loads of mistakes in structuring things. I don't know where to start checking my indexes for mistakes though. Any resources you can point me at that are somewhat newbie friendly?
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by kellyreid 15y ago
Can you explain that more? You have to imagine that customers who are paying nothing for his product (except to be annoyed by "ONE WEIRD TRICK" ads) will be happy to have an alternative, but if they get the same basic functionality, won't
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by kellyreid 15y ago
I have a few biz owners who are actually waiting for a beta invite already. I just put a nice UI on top of it last night so it looks like a 'product', and I'll be giving them the keys to test drive as soon as I rewrite my queries so it doe
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by kellyreid 15y ago
Paid. Support. Where was I on that one? That's a GREAT selling point for us; we're known to have an insanely fast customer support response time, which we can sell.
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by kellyreid 15y ago
First, thanks for the excellent reply. I'll try to address your points objectively, but this company is my heart and soul (not to mention my financial future) so I get emotionally invested quite easily. "How do you know he's progressing fa
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by kellyreid 15y ago
It was quite brief but the point was made. Thanks, this book actually looks incredible!
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An Obscure Competitor is Giving Away My Product
7 points by kellyreid 15y ago|22 comments
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by kellyreid 15y ago
I should stop being an anal-retentive entrepreneur and just hire a graphic designer. Am considering commissioning custom art from an MTG artist (rk post maybe?)
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by kellyreid 15y ago
I'd have posted it as a +/- against the 'standard' 8 hours :)
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by kellyreid 15y ago
It seems that, neither then nor now, would I have been accepted to Harvard.
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by kellyreid 15y ago
just what in the hell is this, anyway?
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by kellyreid 15y ago
Hey, didn't know you were on here! I run quietspeculation.com. Incredible that you're doing all that. Can't wait to get my mat design to you.
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by kellyreid 15y ago
I know a lot of people support the model of "put up a launchrock page and hope", but I kind of hate it. From an entrepreneurial point of view it makes sense; why bother developing something that people don't want? It feels, though, like t
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Ask HN: Building documentation for my company
7 points by kellyreid 15y ago|2 comments
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by kellyreid 15y ago
That's cute. They think people will listen. Don't most new companies aim for product names that are easily verb'ed? "Google it", "Xerox it", "Reddit", etc. "The image was enhanced using Adobe® Photoshop® software." "This writer has a stic
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by kellyreid 15y ago
I think I wish I lived in the Bay Area.
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by kellyreid 15y ago
Unless you're elbows deep in someone's chest cavity during a triple bypass, whatever you're doing can wait. Take a day off, leave your phone and ipad and laptop at home, go somewhere else. This happens to me every few months. Go do someth
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by kellyreid 15y ago
I was actually just starting to work on something that did the exact same thing. I felt guilty for taking time to build a system that was supposed to save me time. Thanks! Signed up, will surely use this. Any plans for social features?
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by kellyreid 15y ago
now that we're back to normal, share this on all the social media i've just condemned and give me money. that ruined it for me. but I'm glad he reassured me it wouldn't be a site that meant to scare the shit out of me!
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by kellyreid 15y ago
Internet users opt in to providing their personal details on the internet and then knowingly accept connections from unknown parties, upset about "privacy breaches". This, and more on News at 11.
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by kellyreid 15y ago
Hurry, supplies are limited. Call NOW! Why are they rushing you? That was the part that bugged me. Don't play that game; take your time and do the work to get it right.
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by kellyreid 15y ago
Their Q4 earnings don't matter because they are transitioning to a much different business model... quarter-to-quarter analysts don't take that into account.

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