mapster

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by mapster 15y ago
that is very useful actually.
512.
by mapster 15y ago
Congratulations on your success. Shows the market is ripe for attacking niche markets. But you also did some smart marketing as well.
513.
by mapster 15y ago
Could this realistically be scaled to 10 such apps per year for a 100k income?
514.
by mapster 15y ago
Getting a foothold in the marketplace by launching a city specific version is great. Or cater the service to a niche group, such as medical students or other group looking for social options.
515.
by mapster 15y ago
A cartographers' response to this discussion, see: http://www.cartotalk.com/index.php?showtopic=7831&pid=41...
516.
by mapster 15y ago
Natgeo maps are largely hand drawn on a computer. Labels are manually placed. There are a few industry rated label placement engines (Maplex), but for published maps, manual placement is needed.
517.
by mapster 15y ago
Yes. I make maps and the finishing is done in Illustrator and occasionally Photoshop. I have a backlog of orders for custom maps (printed).
518.
by mapster 15y ago
1st step is admitting you have a problem. congratulations! I have 6. Grabbed 2 over the holidays. $10 is a small price to pay for a quick thrill.
519.
by mapster 15y ago
my thought is that religion should become part of your life based on a spiritual awakening or pull. If it is based on an intellectual or practical basis (i.e. New Years resolution), it will not sustain itself. I am a fence rider and for the
520.
by mapster 15y ago
Buyers have different motives. As do sellers. Mismatches are common, and when people make a trip to someone's residence to look at product in question (as thru CL), the deal, typically goes through, leaving mismatched feelings about the dea
521.
by mapster 15y ago
hackers like scrappy stories?
522.
by mapster 15y ago
its a proof of concept. through iterations the business can grow. I think this first painful experience is how many large retailers or wholesalers got established.
523.
by mapster 15y ago
I'm IN, but might want to add a contact.
524.
by mapster 15y ago
True. It would be legislation in support of their pagerank method where sites are penalized for copyright infringement. Yet SOPA is the beginning of the policing and sterilization of the internet, so it will one day look and feel like a big
525.
by mapster 15y ago
The money sounds great for two guys out of school. So why not be pro-active and enroll both of you, a team, in some business courses or motivation coaching, say as a gift. You are a very good friend to him, so keep working with him. You cou
526.
by mapster 15y ago
persistence. a better UI. and community feeling - invite users to signup for itinerary authors - and have a subsection of such 'community written' itineraries at a reduced rate. authors get a %. that would ^ word of mouth among travel and e
527.
by mapster 15y ago
good point, but being on the webpage looking at a focused itinerary of a place I am going to is much more compelling than buying a one size fits all guide book. And for the cost of parking ($7.50), it seems well priced.
528.
by mapster 15y ago
I have two lists: one for new business ideas / MVP, and another for tech skill development - new skills and challenges.
529.
by mapster 15y ago
I like the map. Is this a crowdsource effort?
530.
by mapster 15y ago
idea: Chat roulette for hackers - maybe a good way to meet founders.
531.
by mapster 15y ago
great UI, and decent results. Can you code a filter for 'free things to do' since most of the 'awesome things' were shopping related. Also, the placename box was case sensitive, where 'Davis, ca' required correction to Davis, CA. I tried a
532.
by mapster 15y ago
My kids use my account. Unless Google can somehow tell that it is a child writing and sending the email they would assume it is me. Making an email account specifically for my child (with his/her name, age, etc.) seems dangerous to me anyho
533.
by mapster 15y ago
Have you considered saying this to your manager? I would avoid talking jobs/pay with coworkers, and tell your boss how you feel the internship went for you, how its the ideal place to work, and why, and don't forget to flatter the boss on h
534.
by mapster 15y ago
Just curious to hear what you think you received from attending ~20 hacker meetups? Such as 20 solid contacts? Possibly these people could get the word out for you or refer you.
535.
by mapster 15y ago
I am working on an app for their API, but it doesn't appear yet that Etsy has an affiliate program such as ebay or amazon.
536.
by mapster 15y ago
very nice. The moon must have been too low in the sky for me to find. I was wishing I was in Arizona, where I never missed such events. Glad to see your pics of the eclipse from that majestic landscape.
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Ask: What goal are your working towards?
13 points by mapster 15y ago|9 comments
538.
by mapster 15y ago
How do you keep hosting costs down for 100 sites with each bringing in ~$30/mo?
539.
by mapster 15y ago
Very helpful thanks.
540.
by mapster 15y ago
Tell them you are moving full steam ahead unless they plunk down x% of proposed buyout figure.

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