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by paulsingh 15y ago
Actually, I don't see them as competitors at all. If you really want flexibility/configurability, go with them. I just wanted this to provide a baseline and put some of McClure's stuff into an actual tool that anyone could use. Someday, I i
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by paulsingh 15y ago
Yep, Google's benchmarking is cool but doesn't help much when you're trying to figure out how you're doing as compared to other startups in your space. I'd like to fix that with this.
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Show HN: See how your startup stacks up against others in your space
13 points by paulsingh 15y ago|11 comments
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by paulsingh 16y ago
best. comment. ever. :) seriously, thanks!
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by paulsingh 16y ago
We're still figuring all that out -- for now, we just wanted to focus on making something that people want (ie, use). Beyond that, we've got a couple of ideas that we'll be testing out -- maybe selling a brandable widget-based version to bu
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by paulsingh 16y ago
This definitely sounds like a cool idea -- I'm adding it to my "have to do this sometime" list right now. :)
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by paulsingh 16y ago
Thanks for the heads up. Apple won't let me edit the keywords until we submit an update (which, actually, is coming soon)... I'll definitely get this fixed on the next release.
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by paulsingh 16y ago
Ah, sorry about that - I'm working on cleaning things up as we speak. We hammered out the MVP pretty quickly and have been hustling to make the service more reliable, scaleable, etc. Polish coming soon, promise! :)
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by paulsingh 16y ago
So, there's definitely the possibility that you might pick up and hear nothing (maybe the operator hung up, we got a bad connection, etc)... but we've got a bunch of stuff working in the background to "gracefully" recover from that scenario
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by paulsingh 16y ago
On a somewhat unrelated note, is there any publicly available information on how the split might have been structured (cap table, etc) ? (I'm right in the middle of splitting off a new startup from an existing company...)
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by paulsingh 16y ago
I realize that both of these companies are private, but is there a way to learn more about how company "splits" like this are structured? The article implies that Hammerbacher left Facebook before starting Cloudera... is that actually true?
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by paulsingh 16y ago
I've been using brandstack.com for ny side projects.
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by paulsingh 16y ago
I'm using MailChimp's API for my app, though I'm anxiously waiting for Aweber's API (it's read-only right now) -- they allow you to segment lists in a much more sophisticated way.
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Is it Wordpress or not?(wpornot.com)
3 points by paulsingh 16y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: How to parse emails like TripIt?
8 points by paulsingh 16y ago|2 comments
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by paulsingh 16y ago
You'd be surprised. :) I'll post a note term sheet that I raised money on last year once I find it but notice the prepayment clause here: http://startuplawyer.com/convertible-notes/convertible-note-... When you're raising on a convertible
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by paulsingh 16y ago
Yes, in theory, you could pay the angel back upon note maturity (which would probably be principal + interest). However, most angels may not be too happy if that was your plan all along. They're putting money in on the hopes that your suc
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by paulsingh 16y ago
Yeah, it's not too bad -- just need to be really careful before you bite the bullet. I wrote about the steps I took here: http://www.resultsjunkies.com/blog/how-to-buy-a-small-busine...
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by paulsingh 16y ago
Part cash, part financed (bank + previous owner). More than 1. I'd love to talk to your friend. :)
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by paulsingh 16y ago
I run gas stations. My underhanded motive for buying it earlier this year was to learn how the processes work and then develop products for this particular niche. It's profitable and, on most days, pretty fun. :)
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by paulsingh 16y ago
I'd come too.
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On building awesome business applications(resultsjunkies.com)
23 points by paulsingh 16y ago|0 comments
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by paulsingh 16y ago
I'm going to take a counter position to some of the other advice on this thread. Consider taking this gig. As an internship, I suspect that it's going to last 3-6 months. Yes, the commute sucks but I suspect you'll learn something far more
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by paulsingh 16y ago
Clickable: http://ilubut.com
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Ask HN: how would you build this user community?
1 points by paulsingh 16y ago|1 comments
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by paulsingh 16y ago
Abso-f*cking-lutely. :) CRM: who's buying from me, what are they buying and what should I market to them so that I can make more money. Inventory Management: what's in stock, what do I need to re-order, are my employees stealing from me? I
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by paulsingh 16y ago
Happy to share... I think I'll write an entire blog post on this. MailFinch: Cold calls and asking for referrals. NotaryCRM: lots of SEO (notice the "find a notary" directory and the theme of almost all of the blog posts) For both, there wa
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by paulsingh 16y ago
Yeah, it can get tedious and time consuming. Though, at this stage, I've got a pretty cool process hacked together (think temps, cronjobs and sweat) so I've gotten a lot of my own time back to work on other things.
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by paulsingh 16y ago
Not sure if you're bring sarcastic, but I'll bite. Yes, but you need to peel off a specific problem within a given vertical. I bootstrapped both of these ideas and, because of the limitations that come with bootstrapping, I targeted them
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by paulsingh 16y ago
Yep, this is definitely the post I was referring to. FWIW, I fundamentally believe that smart people tackling brick-and-mortar-businesses-using-spreadsheets will make obscene amounts of money over the long term. (Not only are my products ex

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