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   by ronyeh 13y ago

   Both of my apps, Tiny Piano & Tiny Guitar, use the same business model. Free + Ads, then IAP to remove ads and unlock more content. It works great for indie developers because I don't have a big marketing budget to convince a user
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   by ronyeh 13y ago

   Pretty good. Making a free app with ads means that you need to increase engagement (i.e., make the app more fun). That sort of aligns your interests with the user's interests, since the user wants more content, and you want more eyebal
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   by ronyeh 13y ago

   Ads, primarily. I use iAd and AdMob.
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   by ronyeh 13y ago

   Thanks for the feedback. I am not trying to feign ignorance, and I would like to find a way to properly license the content and compensate the rights holders. However, I've looked into it and I don't currently think there is a lic
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   by ronyeh 13y ago

   In short, I do not, since I could not find an appropriate type of license through HFA or similar outlets. Specifically, the app does not contain any samples from the MP3s. It also does not include song lyrics or any printed sheet music. It
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   by ronyeh 13y ago

   Clickable Links: Tiny Guitar: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id504720445 Tiny Guitar Weekly Actives: http://i.imgur.com/Z4Zha73.png Tiny Piano: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id4770142
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   Show HN: Tiny Guitar reaches 1 million downloads

   9 points by ronyeh 13y ago|11 comments
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   by ronyeh 13y ago

   When you say "learn Flash" I interpret it as "learn how to make animations in Adobe Flash Professional, the product with the timelines and keyframes." If your bro wants to make fun animated cartoons, I think it's a
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   by ronyeh 13y ago

   For any wedding photographer that reads this: If YOU were getting married tomorrow and needed to hire someone to be YOUR wedding photographer, would you accept 2.5MP JPEGs as the final product? Or would you demand full resolution JPEGs, alo
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    by ronyeh 13y ago

    You need to find another wedding photographer. This is YOUR wedding day, and you need to have it your way, not HIS way. Do a broader search for wedding photographers, and ask them to give you quotes that include: * >= 12 MP JPEGs from th
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    by ronyeh 13y ago

    I've also read Ferriss. Interesting ideas but I'm not sure how applicable it'd be. I like the idea of work hard for 10 yrs and take "off" a year or two better. :-) If you ever want to meet up and chat, feel free to ping me. I've been doing
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    by ronyeh 13y ago

    Here's a dude who took a year "off" with his family and cranked out an iPhone app. http://www.npr.org/2013/05/20/183910777/seeing-the-northern-...
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    by ronyeh 13y ago

    Do it. Get feedback (or compare your own work vs. other nice works you find). Improve it. Rinse & Repeat. I'm an engineer by training. Probably about 9 years ago, I started learning Flash, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Early projects were
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    by ronyeh 13y ago

    While shipping is a great feeling, your job is not yet complete. Now you'll need to market your app, and improve it based on customer feedback. Add more quotes. Add more themes. Polish, polish, polish! Optimize your conversions and distribu
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    by ronyeh 13y ago

    Congrats on the launch! I know how hard it is to get something out the door... and 5 months isn't so bad at all, especially since you started from scratch. Micro-suggestion regarding capitalization: Did you consider Quotestagram vs. QuoteSt
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    by ronyeh 13y ago

    Hi! Search for "Big O notation" on Google. In this case, the O refers to roughly how complex an algorithm is, or how much time it takes to compute the answer. n is the size of the input to the problem. For example, if we are searching for a
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    by ronyeh 13y ago

    Hi there, Here's how I would describe this to a non-techie. Since you have a tech background, I hope you can use this as a starting point for diving into this interesting, but very deep, question. ================== Is P equal to NP? We bui
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    by ronyeh 13y ago

    Congrats on the success! Can you share a link to your app? Also, do you think the only way to get discovered (for indie devs) is to pick app ideas that will match nicely to keywords that users search for? If you don't have a marketing budge
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    by ronyeh 14y ago

    So then... is Kickstarter the only true way to validate a startup idea? You throw up a cool pitch with some videos and vague promises, and watch the cash roll in. If the cash does indeed roll in, then it's a good idea! Then you get to work,
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    by ronyeh 14y ago

    Yup, I think this would be the second step, once the beginner is used to the bare letters on the staff. This introduces extra visual noise, but begins to teach the player what standard notation looks like. With software, the view can adapt
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    by ronyeh 14y ago

    And the most natural notation would simply be "piano roll notation" which when oriented vertically looks like this: http://synthesiagame.com/ The drawback is that this notation is less compact. But, it's the best notation for teaching b
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    by ronyeh 14y ago

    Yup. If I was teaching a 6 year old to play piano, I wouldn't start by teaching them how to read standard notation. The key is to make it fun and easy in the beginning, so that piano players don't give up! Then, make it harder once they are
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    by ronyeh 14y ago

    Here, I propose yet another take on music notation: http://www.essential-music-theory.com/images/grand-staff-spa... Instead of difficult to read/write symbols which map to letters, which map to pitches, why not just use the letters themse
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    "Corporate Business Filings" scam for corporations in CA.(plus.google.com)

    1 points by ronyeh 14y ago|0 comments
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    by ronyeh 14y ago

    Thanks! Still in the (very early) planning stages. I was thinking a board game. I like the art styles and color palettes of games like Kingdom Rush and Hero Academy.
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    by ronyeh 14y ago

    Cool. I definitely agree that having a cofounder is the way to go, especially since the best examples we have were rockstar duos: Apple, Google, Microsoft.
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    by ronyeh 14y ago

    And of course, Drew from Dropbox: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27532820/app.html But he notes that he had a team already working with him, even though technically he was a "solo founder."
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    by ronyeh 14y ago

    Hi all, I'm the developer of Tiny Piano ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5289684 ). Now I'm trying to capitalize on the success of the piano app and seeing if a similar model will work with guitar. Of course, if these apps both do wel
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    Show HN: Tiny Guitar - Free on iOS App Store(itunes.apple.com)

    1 points by ronyeh 14y ago|1 comments
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    by ronyeh 14y ago

    Thanks! Awesome site.