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Big in Japan: Why it's Worth Entering the World’s #3 Market(mygengo.com)
46 points by robert_mygengo 16y ago|14 comments
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Above error has been fixed. Designer's error, not the author of the post :)
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
The table in the article was designed to be clearer and simpler than the above explanation for most users, and also not to represent that Simplified Chinese is suitable for all customers, which would be a misrepresentation.
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
I don't think this is the point. You may wish to offer both Simplified and Traditional Chinese, but that's a choice — and the article is clearing up the confusion that most non-Chinese have about which relates to which nations.
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Chinese: Simplified, Traditional, Mandarin or Cantonese (The Simple Answer)(mygengo.com)
28 points by robert_mygengo 16y ago|22 comments
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
I think this is a nice point: >> 2) I like to periodically update my dashboards to a) combat trend blindness Totally happens all the time
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Server Power-ups That Worked For Our Startup: Handling 10x Traffic(mygengo.com)
34 points by robert_mygengo 16y ago|15 comments
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Yeah I am pretty happy about the fact that I got an acronym
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Oh: we have Tim, our resident blog editor, review the posts and tidy them up, then schedule them for during the week. We share the posts so we can all have a look before they go up. Image problems in Japan? Not yet... we're not super carefu
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Power Blogging Hour (and Why You Should Have One Too)(mygengo.com)
42 points by robert_mygengo 16y ago|15 comments
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Film Distribution for iPad: MoPix (Beta Launch Today)(getmopix.com)
2 points by robert_mygengo 16y ago|0 comments
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Programming talent: The yen is super strong right now, so what looked cheap a year ago ain't so cheap now. But even if you take this into account, Japan dev salaries are lower than the Bay Area. Healthcare/insurance costs are also much low
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
I have to credit Steve Blank with that one — and I recommend his book The Four Steps to the Epiphany unreservedly.
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How to Create A Startup in Japan (In 10 Easy Steps)(blog.500startups.com)
42 points by robert_mygengo 16y ago|13 comments
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Interesting. I think most of this stuff is not a core competency for a startup. I guess my responses are: 1. Zendesk We needed a good system , not really outsourcing of support. So, we do our support in-house but we use the Zendesk SaaS sy
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Finally, some love for the Gleec.
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Should be OK now. 600 concurrent users is big for us.
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Sure, I think it's a valid point. No beef there.
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Seems like SendGrid caused the vast majority of comments so far. I feel like Xero, Apigee and RightSignature should get more love. What do you guys think?
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
>>> "You don't magically get higher deliverability only because your mail is passing through them. They don't have mythical "whitelist" slots at the ESPs. They're not even on the radar of the ESPs." That's absolutely right, you
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
LOL. I guess we make shovels too though. So no biggie.
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
I don't think you're wrong — I just think that for $80, we get a lot of peace of mind once we were sending thousands of mails per day. Particularly because we're sending job notifications to translators too — so if they don't see them, they
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Web Services Our Startup Relies On Every Day(mygengo.com)
198 points by robert_mygengo 16y ago|66 comments
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Throw up as in (puke)? Makes me sound like a hard-ass manager... :(
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
This is pretty cool... Basically the bundle works with your yaml file and allows you to order translation, either by machine, or using myGengo's human translation service. The guy who created the bundle has pretty much thought of everything
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Thanks for the comments! The context problem is a continual issue with translation - but most of the time our customers handle it by adding comments to jobs. We do allow you to attach comments to the job call - so you can add context there
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Our focus is on Asian<>European language pairs. The next to appear will be Korean<>English, Korean<>Japanese, Chinese<>Japanese. But other European languages like Portuguese are coming soon too. A full roadma
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
We're considering options, but actually optimizing the interface for translators seems to be less controversial (some translators HATE machine pre-translation) and potentially better for performance and quality. But not ruling it out.
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
(Disclosure: I'm CEO of myGengo) I'd say the distinction we have over other services is that we offer a completely transparent solution - all our translators are tested and rated to ensure they meet a consistent quality standard, so you don
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by robert_mygengo 16y ago
Small but we work damn hard :) And fewer distractions unless you count gyoza.

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