mapster

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   by mapster 14y ago

   Thank you - that is great advice. I guess I should also making waves for the family/friend investing. Is there a rule-of-thumb on the number of sign-ups to realistically validate an idea and move into the development phase?
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   Ask HN: Next steps once business concept is verified?

   1 points by mapster 14y ago|2 comments
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   by mapster 14y ago

   Buy things and flip them. I assume this is your money?
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   by mapster 14y ago

   Is this an issue / problem?
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   by mapster 14y ago

   Brainstorming is not the route to go unless you also believe buying a lottery ticket will pay your rent this month (i.e. they are both foolish). One way to identify an under-served niche is to consult - thereby helping clients solve problem
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   by mapster 14y ago

   I can't believe the level of elitism and immaturity that this idea represents. Firstly, homeless are not hobos. Second, you want to give homeless jackets of rivals - why? Because you want to laugh at them. How elitist. An MIT project you sa
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   by mapster 14y ago

   apply to enter a university doing research in this area. there you may find a lab you can eventually work with.
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   by mapster 14y ago

   "each state's area proportional to its number" = that class of map is called a cartogram
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   by mapster 14y ago

   I heard tell or a similar tale in he Med. where he natural hot springs were a trace radioactive. It was thus hypothesized that this small, consistent dose was partially responsible for the almost zero rate of cancer on the island.
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    by mapster 14y ago

    It has to do with keeping customers, learning about them, and selling goods/services to them over and over. The other side of the coin is the aim to maximize profitability (collect and sell data). Take the humanity out of the equation and l
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    by mapster 14y ago

    My experience includes tele-sales (sold AAA service, worked a script, made a million pitches, got a lot of rejection, but closed many a sale), computer retail (at computer store - knowing technical aspects, approaching people, listening, he
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    by mapster 14y ago

    I was hoping to upload my mugshot and convert it to a caricature. next iteration? Creating these of FB friends would be great gift items.
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    by mapster 14y ago

    Logged on and signed up. selected a shoe by clicking 'add to bag', aka 'add to cart' then went to checkout whereby I was introduced to the slimy payment page.
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    by mapster 14y ago

    cool
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    by mapster 14y ago

    Ok. So it cost you $127 to get 27 emails. Before you ask HN (is this good enough), you should ask these 27 people if they will in fact buy. Then you will have a sense if there is a market. Now it is pure conjecture. Be bold and ask. If you
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    by mapster 14y ago

    I think you actually pre-order one, so you are getting something for your investment.
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    by mapster 14y ago

    Thank you.
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    by mapster 14y ago

    Done. Thank you.
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    by mapster 14y ago

    Done, thanks. I would love to pitch b2b service for starters. I am fine with cold calling or working from an opt-in list.
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    Ask HN: Can I sell for you?

    4 points by mapster 14y ago|9 comments
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    by mapster 14y ago

    I would like an event recommendation app where I can connect ME + FB FRIEND(S) + PLACE + DURATION (i.e. friend visiting my town for weekend + kids. what to do?) FB friends would be used to scrape their and my interests etc., to form intelli
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    by mapster 14y ago

    There are, but the lifestyle biz is segmented into 'types' of business: pro blogging, affiliate marketing, Saas, ecommerce, etc. There are sites specifically catering to these communities and their issues. They each will have the ability to
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    by mapster 14y ago

    Track your stuff for insurance loss. SaaS app that prints out small bar code stickers. add these to your stuff. assign $ value and if you have receipt (can email phone pic of receipt to app). If you are going on a trip, make video of all b
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    by mapster 14y ago

    would be a cool bike or car app - your get a notice when you are near a hotspot for bike or auto accidents. Give the user a heads up. Possibly to scrape this data from county GIS sites or police maps.
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    by mapster 14y ago

    great app idea overall. Let's make a prototype and shop it around. It could be fish, plants, poaching, shellfish, etc. PM me.
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    by mapster 14y ago

    this has been created 4x over that I know of. Search HN you will find them. Why not make a Facebook page, so people don't have to visit a specific site - just follow the discussions via FB?
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    by mapster 14y ago

    Why not jump into ecommerce feet first and buy a turnkey store selling 3,200+ digital downloadable products? https://flippa.com/2817900-turnkey-3200-digital-download-pro... You can easily spend 10k building an app no one wants, or buy an
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    by mapster 14y ago

    Take into account the large start-up culture employers - Google, Apple, FB, Yahoo to name a few. And Standford as a thinktank. Funding bank: VCs and angels. These are hubs where talent revolve around and from which money flows. In the absen
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    by mapster 14y ago

    you just need a win, 1 good experience every now and then to keep you overall positive.
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    by mapster 14y ago

    Same on elance or odesk. You can now compete to be a virtual assistant for $3 an hour with someone in Delhi.