mattblalock

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by mattblalock 16y ago
A Magic Flight Launch Box and a George Forman grill. :)
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HN Request: A way to manage student loans.
18 points by mattblalock 16y ago|22 comments
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by mattblalock 16y ago
Yeah, better url would help... but what is it? I mean, I don't know what the word is that describes it... Reminds me of both billboards and those $/pixel things people did in the nineties.
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by mattblalock 16y ago
I'd love to hear how this goes, please update us. :)
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by mattblalock 16y ago
I know its a lot to ask, but how would I go about finding a mentor? I wonder if a mentor might be more helpful than a shrink....
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by mattblalock 16y ago
Thank you all so much for the kind words and encouragement. I have no idea how to find a shrink... if you were looking for one, how would you go about finding a good one?
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by mattblalock 16y ago
That's... how I want to see things. Thank you. :)
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by mattblalock 16y ago
I'm so sorry. It's tough, for sure. :\
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by mattblalock 16y ago
Thank you for your advice. It's very difficult to think of anything as being lucky... I've had learning on my mind. I've always done business and UI design, really technology in general, but I've never really learned a language. I've been p
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by mattblalock 16y ago
#3, I'm not sure I'm ready to be the mentor, I'm only 23... two years out of school, all spent building a business.
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by mattblalock 16y ago
Thank you, I've discovered this... (un)fortunately, my business is beginning to grow rapidly, forcing me to make decisions I doubt I'm able to make. We shared the business, unofficially, but decisions we're mutually made... and now I'm maki
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Ask HN: My lifetime mentor died. How to move on?
76 points by mattblalock 16y ago|39 comments
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by mattblalock 16y ago
WOW! Thank you so much! I've never considered a single of these things, thank you so much for the time and ideas. I've just added all of these things to my to-do list for AB testing!
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by mattblalock 16y ago
Just a couple notes I picked up: I don't see any security mentions anywhere. No SSL banner, no BBB, nothing. You could really use some sort of symbol, even a CC symbol would gain some trust. You have a little press, get those mentions up to
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by mattblalock 16y ago
PS. I'm always embarrassed by the code I wrote ages ago as well... seriously, what I was I thinking?
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by mattblalock 16y ago
See this is based on the assumption that "you did it for the project" or "to learn and grow", but failure (for me) is based on goals and one's inability to meet them. If your goal was to "create a project", you have succeeded even in the fa
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by mattblalock 16y ago
I find it difficult to avoid a bit of embarrassment... yes, I did learn from it... The goal isn't to learn, failure is failure. I try to find comfort in the things that went right and aim to not let it happen again, but it is nonetheless em
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by mattblalock 16y ago
I co-founded http://www.myticklespot.com - we use Magento and have a ton of cart abandonment... our conversion rate is 1.34% and won't budge. Where do you see room for improvement? Thank you so much for this offer!
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by mattblalock 16y ago
Thank you so much! I was about to post a Request HN for this, I have a proven process with return customers and am ready to grow it. Email sent!
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by mattblalock 16y ago
Definitely!
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by mattblalock 16y ago
I really like that. I do general consulting from time to time and would love a great tool for lead generation for small web based businesses. Could really work well for connecting consultants with new clients they would otherwise never find
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by mattblalock 16y ago
There are many companies in the US that offer this service. They're generally called print shops, or printers, versus a manufacturer. http://startups.com/questions/23253/which-online-photo-print... I've personally worked with SmugMug befo
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by mattblalock 16y ago
PS. Feel free to contact me, we're really eager to develop relationships with other industry startups - I'm sure we could work together.
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by mattblalock 16y ago
As an "adult space" startup, I say go for it. The only folks that really frown at me are banks and public institutions (schools, small government, etc.). It's fun, almost always very professional, and very progressive. Go for it! Have fun
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by mattblalock 16y ago
We spent about 5 months away from sourcing adult products and attempting to carry high end bath and body products. The problem was always that the manufacturers didn't want to be sold next to adult products... Completely absurd, considering
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by mattblalock 16y ago
Customer base is about 2,000, about 10%-20% repeat customers.
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by mattblalock 16y ago
A question I'm wondering is how this works with credit cards... do they offer a credit card payment option? From the article: "...Frierdich tried to hand him $12 in cash, but he directed her to put it in the donation jar." Seems like an opp
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by mattblalock 16y ago
What would make you buy from me instead of from a trusted/bigger brand?
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by mattblalock 16y ago
Most do suck. Most of our competitors have dismal websites filled with naked women and men. They have a no-returns policy, offer no support at all, and many (maybe 80% of those we've evaluated) don't even publish an address or phone number
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by mattblalock 16y ago
I wish I would have made them earn the gift card... We do have an affiliate program but I'm not very familiar with operating one. It's been a pretty solid flop... maybe one sale in the past 3 months through it... I've made a lot of effort t

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