mindotus

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   by mindotus 15y ago

   Thanks. We're still in the early stages of Minus but our focus will always be on creating a simple and universal experience for our users. Part of that is also to make sharing more interactive and that's something we'll be exploring next :)
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   by mindotus 15y ago

   =)
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   by mindotus 15y ago

   we originally had Min.us ~ the concept was to have a focus on simplicity and minimalism, that less is more, and the name is very suitable for that.
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   by mindotus 15y ago

   Great question ~ There are many direct and indirect competitors out there but our vision is to create a unifying experience that is a simple and universal sharing platform.
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   by mindotus 15y ago

   Thanks for the link and yes imgur is definitely a great success story. I'm sure it is doing well these days :)
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   by mindotus 15y ago

   We have not solidified the direction to go yet but we have few ideas in mind, both traditional/proven business models in the space and some creative ones that may be bit risky.
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   by mindotus 15y ago

   Agreed. We'll see how things go over the next few years :)
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   by mindotus 15y ago

   Thanks for the comment and your concerns are very valid. We're fully confident in keeping the service up/free and are currently deployed in Amazon's EC2/S3 with many optimizations for cost saving. We're also seed-funded and that gives us ro
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   by mindotus 15y ago

   We are still brainstorming. Would love to hear some ideas !
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    Yes, the signed out homepage needs some polishing :)
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    Thank you very much and very helpful, we definitely have lot a long way to go and have many improvements to make :)
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    We just deployed earlier and had some sprite issues. This will be fixed shortly ! :)
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    We are deployed on Amazon EC2 + S3 so the backup infrastructure cost is saved. In terms of profit, it definitely works out depending on how you go about doing it :) We will add options to earn more free storage soon, but I would love to see
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    This is temporary, we may increase it in the near future. However being on S3 the largest we can go is 5 GB actually :)
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    Yes, http://minus.com/pages/api However we have API v2 coming out soon, over next few days.
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    Thanks, the .com definitely helps lessen the confusion, as the name Min.us was getting misspelled especially when our users try to share/tell their friends about it.
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    Great, be sure to stay subscribed to http://blog.minus.com We'll push a fix for it soon.
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    Thanks, we have tweaked that a bit. Will be re-doing the entire about, faq/help page soon =) Haven't had a chance yet.
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    It was a huge amount for us and we went through a broker for the process :) Still love our old http://min.us
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    Thanks ^_^ Yes we're focusing more on File Sharing !
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    Thanks :) There is no catch and it's free to use. We have monetization strategies that we will implement in the future. Cheers!
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    Hi Thanks for the feedback and I can understand your concerns. We created Minus to create a universal sharing platform that focuses on simplicity and minimalism and the name Minus itself reflected that, and our original name was http://Min
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    Full changelog to the latest version here: http://blog.minus.com ^^
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    Get 10 GB of space on the new Minus.com(minus.com)

    77 points by mindotus 15y ago|72 comments
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    HN Jobs: NYC startup Minus.com is hiring mobile developers

    1 points by mindotus 15y ago|0 comments
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    Minus is hiring in NYC or seeking freelancers in New York area. Please check out http://minus.com/pages/jobs for more info. Cheers
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    A Very Big Day at Minus (blog.minus.com)

    2 points by mindotus 15y ago|0 comments
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    “Minus” Lets You Share Photos, Music & Files From Anywhere (mashable.com)

    1 points by mindotus 15y ago|0 comments
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    by mindotus 15y ago

    New York City Minus is looking for frontend, backend and mobile devs in our midtown office. More details on http://Min.us/pages/jobs ! :) Email me john@minus.com with any questions. Cheers
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    Social File Sharing Start-Up Minus Raises a Mini-Round(allthingsd.com)

    1 points by mindotus 15y ago|0 comments