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by maxbrown 13y ago
Just in my opinion, the manual process is a concierge service, which people may be willing to pay $30/m for if they're getting $300 of value (a real person to work with). When they switch over to the self-service version, they hav
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by maxbrown 13y ago
Reach out if you're still looking, I'd be happy to help out.
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by maxbrown 13y ago
If it's bugging you now, it'll bug you in the future. IMO you should deal with it head-on, soon. Curious - why would you not have created a new company when you started working with this person, instead of joining their legacy com
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by maxbrown 13y ago
I've walked into one of these in Chicago - not sure if it's that exact one. I recall the fee being something like 40% of the item...
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by maxbrown 13y ago
I can't think of any doctors I know who would respond to "My body hurts" with disdain, rather than "Can you tell me where, and what type of pain?". If you genuinely wanted to help someone, would the terminology rea
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by maxbrown 13y ago
Two thoughts - 1. Unfortunately, you are choosing to work somewhere where your work is "kept secret". In other companies, this might not be the case. You should consider this and how it may or may not affect your future job opport
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by maxbrown 13y ago
Hmm - sorry if this is not what you were looking for, but my feedback is that I only made it to the second step before stopping. I don't have an event in mind to try it out with, so I just put in Test Event, then you asked me for my N
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by maxbrown 13y ago
It's an interesting concept, and I'm curious what results you find. Here's my issue: You say you value a $0.99 app as throw-away, and that the more you spend, the less throw-away it feels. Sure, if you priced your app at $20.00, I agree th
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by maxbrown 13y ago
Hustle. Show that you will add value more than you will cost. Can you improve, sell or promote the product before you even join? They need a compelling reason to hire you, and by the sound of it, it won't be something on your resume (and i
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Ask HN: Will trade UX advice/services for SEO advice
1 points by maxbrown 13y ago|1 comments
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by maxbrown 13y ago
What do you mean? There IS a reward structure in place. Those rewards have real value to the people who are paying for them. I did not buy in to this campaign, and I'm guessing neither did you - because the rewards do not have the same valu
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by maxbrown 13y ago
I'll play devil's advocate to this one... you're saying "interactions" are places where ads aren't supposed to be? Isn't any interaction between a business and individuals on Twitter really marketing?
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by maxbrown 13y ago
How will the answers to these questions help you? To be honest, if you ask all of these questions, I think it may feel like you're interviewing your lunchmate. Instead, could you possibly turn this into a mentorship relationship? Maybe figu
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by maxbrown 13y ago
Interesting... what in the market makes it so that VCs can agree this is a problem but keep perpetuating it? Efficient or inefficient, there must be some market force at play here. Is it that that's where the largest amount of fund-seeking
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Ask HN: Will trade design/front-end/biz for sysadmin help
4 points by maxbrown 14y ago|1 comments
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by maxbrown 14y ago
What kind of a job are you looking for? That will make all the difference in the way you should shape your resume. Whether you want a a PhD job, a corporate developer job, or a startup developer job, I don't think it's clear from your resum
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by maxbrown 14y ago
1. Have an exciting product idea / market space 2. Have great visual design 3. Social media marketing, targeting influencers in the area
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by maxbrown 14y ago
* Is this even a good idea? We're an all-developer team and don't have much experience in the space of working directly with designers. - An intern is inherently someone who is learning, who needs coaching. If you have no experienced design
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by maxbrown 14y ago
I really like this. Why don't more companies do this? Is it better in theory than in practice? Maybe it creates too competitive of an atmosphere? Curious...
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by maxbrown 14y ago
http://givingpledge.org/ being the relevant reference here.
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'Zombie' Startups Look for Ways to Come to Life(online.wsj.com)
1 points by maxbrown 14y ago|0 comments
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by maxbrown 14y ago
How are you applying? Maybe this goes without saying, but it's not nearly enough to go on a VCs website and fill out a form. Having managed dealflow for a while at a VC before, I can tell you that they will often mostly ignore the applicat
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by maxbrown 14y ago
This looks fantastic, if it works smoothly it solves so many problems for me. Great work, great idea. Have you thought at all about price point? IMO I wouldn't try to enter the hosting space, at least not yet. That's not the value for me. I
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Amazon Rumored To Be Working On A $99 7-Inch Kindle Fire HD(techcrunch.com)
1 points by maxbrown 14y ago|0 comments
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by maxbrown 14y ago
you're welcome, hope it's helpful. FWIW, I don't think you should apply to any company for "any role." I've heard people say that a lot lately - "I'll take any job in _____". If I'm hiring, that's not what I want to hear. I don't want som
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by maxbrown 14y ago
What type of role are you looking for? There's only a few roles available at VC firms, and only the larger ones hire regularly. Be clear on what role you want (and make sure you meet the qualifications for that role). How are you going to p
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by maxbrown 14y ago
IMHO with CSS3 you can design a site that's nice enough in just HTML/CSS... if you're already a web developer I would spend your time designing in the actual HTML/CSS. Start trying to mimic good design elements. You probably won't get to th
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by maxbrown 14y ago
I think this becomes more compelling if you offer multiple price points and try to set delivery expectations at each level. I'm not sure how much can be built at $500 while maintaining reasonable $/hr rates.
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Ask HN: List of Mobile Technology Enabling Companies
1 points by maxbrown 15y ago|0 comments
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Michigan Startups Need Skilled Employees, Not Empty Promises(huffingtonpost.com)
2 points by maxbrown 15y ago|0 comments

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