mapster

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by mapster 9y ago
How did the public get wind of it if it was an internal research project?
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by mapster 9y ago
I search dribbble and get ideas then create a simple vector logo in Illustrator based on the one I chose.
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by mapster 9y ago
The problem I found was/is an industry paying people do create X analysis/report routinely. I wrote an app to do this in the browser using new APIs. So I know the industry, the people who need and use these reports and the complex
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by mapster 9y ago
Congrats. curious why you don't list the grid of services on your main page? do you use PPC or other lead gen practices you can share?
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by mapster 9y ago
nothing short of networking, getting to know people's problems and being their go-to consultant.
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by mapster 9y ago
y-axis please and some bullet points on what the data says re: long term/ mid term
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by mapster 9y ago
I was a freelancer for 8 yrs then on a lark took a job from a client. I didn’t know anything about their industry but 1 yr later and being in mtgs w their clients I hav found a few strong needs for saas and I know who to hit up as first cli
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by mapster 9y ago
nice work! fyi I made a YT video summary to PDF tool years ago. I made it to create print outs of 'how to' and exercise videos that have many steps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-7JCg5fGho
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by mapster 9y ago
is it all in javascript? neat that this peaked an artist's interest in coding.
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by mapster 9y ago
its long enough to become potassium deficient which is not a fun trip, but it should be a trip - to the ER for an IV drip.
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by mapster 9y ago
I've failed to grasp it enough to explain it to a 5 yr old, but I think i love the idea. I've always cringed at giving a 10 yr old a laptop which simply becomes a conduit to a flash-based gaming in the browser. Activity based prog
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by mapster 9y ago
Maybe it will be in the realm of VR like First Life
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by mapster 9y ago
Develop a sense of self importance. It may seem antithetical to who you are but cultivate it a little. It creates drive and purpose via ego. Otherwise you will start and stop forever because ‘nothing matters in the end’, but your newself is
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by mapster 9y ago
Thanks. am considering putting myself through a course or 1:1 coaching for personal development. Not part of a team or HR thing.
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Ask HN: Have you used an Executive Coach to build people skills? Care to share?
9 points by mapster 9y ago|7 comments
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by mapster 9y ago
Mind if I ask what info/data you are scraping and for what ends?
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by mapster 9y ago
art can take any form, from poking the viewer to challenge misconceptions and beliefs to anything else. it can be a series of photos of you dropping something sacred and valuable or just a really well done drawing that tool a lot of time an
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by mapster 9y ago
is the price providing a service or access to a widget. i would imagine I would want to chat with my clients, so just need a widget and backend for user/convo tracking.
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by mapster 9y ago
Where would you like to be, workwise in 5 years time?
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by mapster 9y ago
Measure the market. If there is bleed and you can market/reach paying customers/convert etc., go after them, assuming costs to ROI math works out and you aren't over leveraged in case of loss.
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by mapster 9y ago
$5k/year from digital product ecommerce site (3500 products). i made it in 2012 and it just hums along as ppl buy & download. occasional emails - mostly requests. I need to expand this site to help with kid's college expenses
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by mapster 9y ago
I thought of a travel blog where you can send texts to your a unique # and it will post your msg / pics and location. very minimal but great way to keep track of position that changes often. Great job!
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by mapster 9y ago
vic-20 and a stack of Byte magazines with programs to type in. then a C-64 and 300baud Hess modem.
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by mapster 9y ago
this is a 'gateway drug' to getting a full C=64 system so you can Commodore 64 properly: Karatika, Bruce Lee, Print Shop + Epson dotmatrix printer to make banners
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by mapster 9y ago
'beating on Trump' is their prerogative as media. stay on topic. this is about hacking and twitter and russia
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by mapster 9y ago
i use none of the above. sole prop., taxes are easy since I have no empl. or complex expenses. i do maintain business insurance (~$20/mo). my bank keeps hounding me to set up a biz account. I'm too lazy. Its easy to find my deposi
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by mapster 9y ago
no adjustment to css? you savage!
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by mapster 9y ago
you have a fresh perspective to problems and can maybe help him on something. part of a mentee is being an intern
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by mapster 9y ago
its the same approach the free market has to elder care. they are for profit cash machines with a thin veneer of care. they are run on a shoe string, hiring barely qualified technicians working 12 hr shifts. what could go wrong?
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by mapster 9y ago
google could use this money to work with state's District Attorneys to go after these bad actors. this is a better solution than engaging in slippery slope of shutting off keywords and the like.

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