michael_c

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   by michael_c 15y ago

   Introduce yourself to folks at startups you admire via LinkedIn before you go. Have coffee, visit offices, whatever. Most important? Realize almost nobody is that amazingly more intelligent / driven / insightful / etc that you can't achieve
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   by michael_c 16y ago

   If that is all you are after, Magento is not worth the tradeoff - it is supremely robust but its code and database schema is just too complex to let you do simple things easily. You could try Open Cart, it's quite a modern PHP cart with pay
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   Ask HN: what level is "traction"?

   5 points by michael_c 16y ago|2 comments
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   by michael_c 16y ago

   Nice interview - at around the 16:30 mark for those interested.
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   by michael_c 17y ago

   (For what it's worth, I used to interact a lot with similar businesses when I was working for eBay plus I am currently running my own similar business). Here are some tips: 1. Keep your costs very low while you are figuring out if there is
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   by michael_c 17y ago

   Scott, thanks for the story and I sympathize that things did not work out as well as you would have hoped. BUT having re-read your post a few times, and obviously not being involved at all, I am not sure that Tanner is the malicious con man
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   by michael_c 17y ago

   Sounds like you want an affiliate network rather than setting it up inhouse. These networks handle all the tracking, invoicing, etc and just send you a bill (well usually they ask for a deposit up front). CJ mentioned above is the biggest b