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by mjs00 15y ago
I agree - productxapp.com is probably best second choice after productx.com for an app name/domain combo, especially consumer apps. And make _sure_ that an existing productx.com service and domain are so different from yours in focus, there
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by mjs00 15y ago
>plenty in the U.S. You should first validate that assumption - 'talk' to a few U.S. agencies and find out what they are using, how much they are paying, what their problems with those systems are.
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by mjs00 15y ago
For $40 these guys have something that also includes area code, time zone and is recent data & quick download, if that matters for your project: http://zipcodedownload.com/Products/Product/Z5Commercial/Sta... Regions for states is not
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by mjs00 15y ago
Don't assume that lack of clicks is due to great / addictive gameplay. It also may be that your audience or demographic is not prone to clicking on ads; the ads contextually are not well matched to your audience; etc ... With your particula
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by mjs00 15y ago
If you weren't already intrigued about learning to program prior to this startup (and already doing something about it), the answer is 'no'. You need a technical co-founder, or a technical partner/adviser you trust that can help guide devel
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by mjs00 15y ago
A service like QuickBooks Online ( http://quickbooksonline.intuit.com/ ) combined with a part-time/hourly bookkeeper (a few hours a month) who has experience in technology startups might be your best bet, then you can focus on products and
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by mjs00 15y ago
Start by being very clear in you mind _who_ the target of your product is, or your reason for publicity. HN/TechCrunch won't help you much if you are targeting Accountants or Moms. For a startup you generally want to have a sustainable, dif
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by mjs00 15y ago
You'll probably now have to reconsider name as Apple most likely has filed a Trademark on this. So whatever " " is, any derivation of that: app, central, etc... would probably be blocked now. Best course is to probably brainstorm what di
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by mjs00 15y ago
This was pretty good on naming, the resources: http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/13/the-15-dumbest-names-for-we... I agree with the comment above on the name, I think many will simply not see the third letter mid-word in both cases. It's prob
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by mjs00 15y ago
I would pay for 'kid-safe springboard' for iPhone. Basically something that lets me quickly switch to a 'kid mode' where only apps that I want my 5 year old to play with are available, and maybe even disable Internet to those apps. Sometime
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by mjs00 15y ago
>I was hoping ... OK, I can see that now -- I think as highlighted points instead of a paragraph, this would be clearer. And "Grooovy - Create Friendships in 5 Steps" is more impactful and piques more interest (my opinion) as a headline
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by mjs00 15y ago
You 'buried the lead' in the html head title tag -- "Create friendships in 5 steps" isn't on any of the pages. You might consider a condensed version that has the 5 steps on one page, with just the headings (not all the explanation text), a
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by mjs00 15y ago
Check out lulu.com, sounds like others use them in a similar fashion.
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by mjs00 15y ago
Business owners might appreciate an opportunity to be part of a feedback loop they can generalize - say greater than 30% discount just isn't possible due to cost structure (group buy won't matter)- let them indicate that somehow for their b
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by mjs00 15y ago
There's no domain registration requirement for .com (that I'm aware of) for you to have a public web page on a domain.
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by mjs00 15y ago
Here's two suggestions (unrelated) that may help your brainstorming, with the benefit of some (potential) validation of market need: 1) (top down) check out www.crunchbase.com - there are about 75k companies there, a significant portion tha
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by mjs00 15y ago
Do remember to check uspto.gov > trademarks > (2) Search Marks to ensure something cool you've picked isn't an active/current registered trademark by another for computer / software / online use.
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by mjs00 15y ago
One rejection was for an opaque control bar partially obscuring the Google logo on a Map view. Another rejection was not testing for network availability (connection), when my application requires network connectivity to work. Also rejectio
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by mjs00 15y ago
You might consider product management or product marketing. Both require high technical aptitude, but then you specialize around what the hard core programming folks aren't doing. Product managers spend a lot of time on competitive research
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by mjs00 15y ago
First, your job is 'CEO/Founder' of 'ME Inc' manage and watch your career accordingly. Things you will need to do to advance your career, happiness, and earnings are often not in alignment with what your employer needs. They are not your Mo
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by mjs00 15y ago
Great idea - I'd be interested. Also, to consider, (maybe echoing some of the themes from other comments): setting up core deployment environment that 'works'. Often tiptoeing in, I get tripped up on some detail of config that is obvious to
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by mjs00 16y ago
Regarding the amount owed, from my lawyer when I did this two years ago: Please note that there are two methods to determine the tax – the authorized share method and the assumed par value capital method (both methods are detailed on the w