nickh

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by nickh 12y ago
Which other article(s) do you feel are more accurate and paint a more complete/clear picture?
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by nickh 12y ago
Thirded for part 3. I'm looking forward to it.
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by nickh 12y ago
== Help Me Out: With growth/marketing for ShelfLife.net, a social marketplace. ShelfLife.net makes it easy for collectors of toys, action figures, video games, etc to buy, sell, and research collectibles, and track their collections. W
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by nickh 13y ago
We decided to postpone the deal because it was still quite early in ShelfLife's life and we want to grow our userbase. There's a write-up about it in the Financial Post. http://business.financialpost.com/2014/
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by nickh 13y ago
What do you collect that isn't on ShelfLife yet? There might be a curator working on it right now.
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by nickh 13y ago
More curators, collectors, and catalogs are the biggest goals right now. There's a critical mass of users that needs to be reached for the site to be useful for a majority of collectors. Collectors for adding Haves and Wants, and for b
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by nickh 13y ago
Thanks! Nearly anything can be catalogued, provided there's information available for it (E.g. manufacturer, release date, etc), and it's not something like the sweater that your grandmother knitted you.
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by nickh 13y ago
What's blocking you? A corporate firewall?
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by nickh 13y ago
ShelfLife co-founder here. We're aiming to document to every collectible ever made, and provide collectors with the best tools for buying, selling, and tracking their collections.
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Show HN: ShelfLife, a social commerce platform for collectors(shelflife.net)
15 points by nickh 13y ago|12 comments
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by nickh 13y ago
You're spot on. Paying to participate is ridiculous. It also works against Salesforce by creating a barrier to entry for people who are on the fence about participating.
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by nickh 13y ago
SoftLayer has their Catalyst Startup Program, which provides $1,000/mo of free hosting for 1 year. http://www.softlayer.com/partners/catalyst
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by nickh 13y ago
Rackspace runs their Rackspace Startup Program, which provides $1,000/mo of free services for 6 months. http://www.rackspacestartups.com
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Ask HN: Startup-friendly web hosting companies
1 points by nickh 13y ago|2 comments
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by nickh 15y ago
Plants are fantastic, by the way. They make the room feel much more natural and alive, and less institutional and synthetic. My favourite plant is Pachira Aquatica. It's more commonly known as the Money Tree. They're hearty, improve oxygen
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by nickh 15y ago
I like minimalism. If there's a lot of stuff in the room, it can become quite distracting. @blazzar's suggestion of a small couch is spot on. You'll probably feel like moving around. When I'm working at home, I stand at my desk, sit at my d
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by nickh 15y ago
Going one step further, when a user goes to your site for the first time, create an account for them behind the scenes. This will enable them to track beers immediately. Later on, you can prompt them for an email address or password. For ex
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by nickh 15y ago
See these useful posts by Daniel Tenner: http://swombat.com/2011/1/24/how-to-PR-firms-startups http://swombat.com/2011/2/4/attention-seeking-for-startups
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by nickh 15y ago
@VSerge, I think question #3 is meant to be interpreted as "Are you doing either of the following?".
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by nickh 15y ago
There're many solutions, from installable software such as Redmine[1] to hosted services such as TenderApp[2], GetSatisfaction[3], UserVoice[4], ZenDesk[5], FreshDesk[6], Groove[7], etc. It all depends on what your needs are. [1] http://ww
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by nickh 15y ago
Have you thought about contributing to one or more open-source projects? That's a great way to meet fellow hackers, hone your skills, contribute to the community, and begin making a name for yourself.
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by nickh 15y ago
That's a very good point: this planning is part of the role of the CEO.
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by nickh 15y ago
The CEO (who had the idea and wrote the business plan) has validated the idea in the market. Also, we have a direct, funded competitor now, which has also validated the idea, and one of our revenue streams. So the idea is valid and lucrativ
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by nickh 15y ago
It's pretty slow, but it hasn't been giving me any errors.
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by nickh 15y ago
Thanks for your insight, aspir. Much appreciated. Despite the CEO having worked on the business plan for the last 2 years, it's actually not out of date. This is because it's been updated as time has gone on, and a direct, funded competitor
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by nickh 15y ago
I realize that I didn't include much information, so I've added more details to the question.
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Ask HN: How much equity is a business plan worth?
5 points by nickh 15y ago|10 comments
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by nickh 15y ago
On top of that, phrases like "eat healthy", "eat healthy fats", "eat cleanly", etc are ambiguous, and not helpful. This is because each person's definition of "healthy" and "clean" is different. We need to be very specific when describing w
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Re-evaluate founders' equity?
2 points by nickh 16y ago|1 comments
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Equity: Leave some unallocated?
2 points by nickh 16y ago|0 comments

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