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by matthewer 18y ago
I really do want to see what I am getting involved with. A visual example that walks me through the process.
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What are good user growth rates for your startup?
2 points by matthewer 18y ago|2 comments
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by matthewer 18y ago
Keep the company flat!! I think most of it depends on the org structure of the company.
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by matthewer 18y ago
Why are we banning any sources? You never know where any good news/information is going to come from. It just seems pretty silly to me.
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by matthewer 18y ago
my bad...was debating the two terms. It was meant to be tongue in cheek.
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Marketing your startup: dorks vs everyone else
1 points by matthewer 18y ago|6 comments
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by matthewer 18y ago
I am from Texas, but now live in NYC. From what I hear, the money is drying up in Dallas. People are having a hard time fundraising; which, doesn't mean anything other than companies are going to move to where the money is. The Angels I hav
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by matthewer 19y ago
Try and go friends and family. Do what it takes to get the money. Build something compelling, and find the right people to spread the buzz. You just find the trail as you go.
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by matthewer 19y ago
My cofounder did. I will let him answer the second question.
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by matthewer 19y ago
Good point. We have been debating if we should limit the number of trends a user can be in on. We were thinking 15 at once. What do you think?
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by matthewer 19y ago
Makes sense. I will put that on our list of things to do. Thanks
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by matthewer 19y ago
This is great feedback. We just redid the homepage, but I totally agree. It is not coming across like I had hoped. Thanks for your comment. Truly appreciated. Can you make any suggestions for what you would like to see on the homepage.
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by matthewer 19y ago
Let me try and explain: Users launch a trend that they think is going to be big or is something they are into (saving the environment, american apparel, ect.) We then track how many users on our site like it (and where they are from, age, a
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by matthewer 19y ago
Wow, great feedback. Thanks! Let me try and address some of your points. "I think if you place social suggestions at the heart of the service it just becomes another social news site." I agree. We focused on this first because having user i
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by matthewer 19y ago
This article is right on. The thrill of creating something new quickly wears off when business gets in the way, but those who push through get the reward.
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by matthewer 19y ago
Quick background: we are just two guys (24,25) who left our jobs and started this site. We have been working on it for months, and would love some constructive feedback. Thanks!
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My Startup: tracking real world trends - thoughts? suggestions?(edopter.com)
10 points by matthewer 19y ago|19 comments
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by matthewer 19y ago
http://www.launchboxdigital.com/ - based out of DC. Pretty new. Saw them present @ tech meetup in NYC.
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by matthewer 19y ago
We went with an S-corp and I recommend that as well. We had an attorney work with us. While it was expensive, in the end it was worth it. Good contracts do nothing but protect you and make sure you have an investable company. I think it is
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by matthewer 19y ago
Thanks man. Just make sure you are on top of your business documents (contracts/tax information ect.) My least favorite thing to deal with, but ultimately very important.
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by matthewer 19y ago
Any idea the direction you want to head? Or what are you into? Want to stay with Image design or storage systems?
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by matthewer 19y ago
Hi. I left a job at Yahoo and my co-founder left a job at live-nation to start our company. I left about a month earlier and got our paper work together (business documents and the like.) I was also able to raise a little money from friend