mroman

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by mroman 18y ago
As I mentioned, finding out what the users want is a worthwhile problem in and of itself. There can be no one true formula, as not all scenarios are the same.
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by mroman 18y ago
I keep trying to post a reply, and this app simply hangs and then displays a blank screen.
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by mroman 18y ago
I would like to see the following recurring problem fixed: when adding a comment, once one hits the submit button, the app just hangs, then displays a blank screen
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by mroman 18y ago
I agree. I like that story, wish there were more like it!
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by mroman 18y ago
Oh, "my way" involves solving the problem of "how to find out what users want" WITHOUT resorting to shady little tactics. I refuse to believe that there is no other way of conducting a market study other than resorting to sneaky, dastardly
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by mroman 18y ago
cheers
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by mroman 18y ago
> To succeed in love, find the one that loves you at your worst. > That's my two cents. Absolutely. Been through that BTW, so I know how that works. Doesn't the Judeo-Christian wedding ceremony include the vow (paraphrasing) that p
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by mroman 18y ago
Oh, I am sure they "changed their minds", when there is no mention of a definition being obsolete or deprecated. Edit: Stalemate?
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by mroman 18y ago
Time is a valuable resource. Wasting people's time with a marketing survey under the guise of a product offer is not my idea of ethical. I would fly off the frickin' handle if someone wasted my time for me like that, using a deceptive littl
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by mroman 18y ago
My, that's neat, wasting people's time with a marketing survey under the guise of an actual product offer.
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by mroman 18y ago
>First, innate skill is an oxymoron then because "skill" implies that >it is learned Wrong. >(see dictionary) Skill n. 2 a) an art, craft, or science, esp. one involving the use of the hands or body b) ABILITY IN SUCH AN ART, CR
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by mroman 18y ago
Innate skill and intelligence are most definitely NOT, NOT pretty much the same thing. Check an English language dictionary. salary.com? Please. I wrote "on average".
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by mroman 18y ago
I believe the person was simply reporting on the facts, and I think that pointing out that fact (that the new wife was young and pretty) was valid, as it illustrated one of the ways that the man's efforts paid off, how life rewarded his hon
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by mroman 18y ago
The numbers speak for themselves. That is obvious. You are not reading what I write. I did not mention skill, I mentioned intelligence. Those are not the same. It is quite simple. Look at all occupations. There are more non-intellectually d
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by mroman 18y ago
I think your comment was very immature and unwarranted. The man's wife was wrong to leave him. The younger and prettier woman was smart and fortunate enough to have found a worthwhile man.
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by mroman 18y ago
I referred to a combination of innate skill and experience, not one or the other. I did not say that marketing was a follow the cookbook type endeavor either. Problem with this point is that, neither one of us in this small debate has any h
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by mroman 18y ago
I think it is evil because it basically amounts to making a bet with other people's money . . . I realize that "what if" scenarios sound unrealistic at times, however . . . seriously, what if - in that particular case with Gates, for exampl
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by mroman 18y ago
Right, I remember reading something to that effect once . . . that event sort of proves both opposing opinions doesn't it? Yes, you can make money by selling vaporware, and yes, it is evil and abominable people/companies that do it (which
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by mroman 18y ago
I do see your point. I think that the objective is a market study, for which I believe there are some tried and tested methods, although it occurs to me that in this field those may not apply as so many other things, however if that is the
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by mroman 18y ago
If that person does not exist, then one needs to be hired eventually, as it would be better to wait than to have a person not adept at the task doing it wrong. I am sure that some are better than others at networking, my point was (minus my
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by mroman 18y ago
Well, I don't disagree that things can be done that way, but I do not think it is the right thing to do, for several reasons. Why learn to design/program just to pull a total suit move and sell vaporware/vaporproducts? If that is what you w
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by mroman 18y ago
I see your points, and agree. You hit it on the head when you pointed out that it seems obvious to us nerds.
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by mroman 18y ago
I agree that vaporware has been successfully marketed before, however, that is not my idea of creating value, so I agree that it depends on how one defines value, and I would not want that - marketing non-existent products - to become the m
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by mroman 18y ago
I think that courting investors and obtaining advisors is one thing, general networking is another, which is what I am referring to, and by general networking I mean building contacts/telling people about what you are doing/determining who
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by mroman 18y ago
I don't think a network is very crucial to a startup's survival. I think the value of the technology is. IMO, where value exists, everything naturally follows, including people/companies that want to network with value. I found the story to
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by mroman 18y ago
Personally, that strikes me as a bit too generic for a tech startup. The value of the startup stems from the value of the technology it produces, not the value of the network of contacts one of the founders has built. While networking can b
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by mroman 18y ago
I personally can't fathom why someone would feel the need to start networking before a working product exists. CEO? Why would you need a CEO when there isn't a company to run either on paper or in actuality?
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by mroman 18y ago
I wholeheartedly agree! I have been thinking about this issue for several months, and even posted a short rant here: http://whydoeseverythingsuck.com/2008/04/too-much-suckage.ht...
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by mroman 18y ago
http://slashdot.org/
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by mroman 18y ago
Yes, she did, and seemed to generate more situations that actually required it, apparently because she enjoyed it. Funny thing was, she NEVER applied that sense of urgency when it was payday, or when it came to performing tasks that only sh

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