ryanchan001

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by ryanchan001 5y ago
Embedded integrations is such a big problem to solve. Congrats on the launch Brandon and team!
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by ryanchan001 6y ago
We should chat Steve!! Sounds like a lot of interesting potential and congrats on the launch! - Ryan from UpKeep (www.onupkeep.com)
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by ryanchan001 9y ago
Los Angeles, CA | Frontend Web Developer | Backend Web Developer | Marketing | Product Manager Visit us on the web at https://onupkeep.com/ UpKeep is a mobile first group collaboration and productivity application for main
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
The github page for floydhub has a lot of open source projects. What parts of floyd is not open sourced?
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Hey guys! Your site looks awesome! Sorry for my noobness, but what is a serverless CDN, who is it for, and why do I need it?
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Yeah of course!!! It's been a crazy journey and it's just getting started!
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
So full disclosure: I just started YC and we are only about 3 weeks into the program out of 12 weeks. So.... What I am about to say is without the full picture, but here's what I can say so far. It's not too different than before
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Yeah.... I get that it sounds a little bit gimmicky. But the main point is to really give people a quick 5 word summary so people have a good idea of what it is we do!
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Thanks lol! I grew up in LA so maybe I heard it there hah
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Thanks and don't worry 1 bit! I love this conversation and the insightful questions you are asking. 1 - Email blast! And it depends on the type of company. If you are a property management company with lots of employees you're rig
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Sure! So here's the most common use case Employee A notices that there's a broken piece of equipment and wants to submit a work request. This is typically someone who is not involved in the day to day maintenance of the facility.
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Awesome Q. Believe it or not, this is a pretty crowded industry with a lot of legacy solutions that have massive marketing budgets. I knew that I couldn't compete with them on a dollar per dollar basis trying to buy clicks through adwo
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Yeah I think the most important thing I am hearing from everyone on HN (and it is very much appreciated) is that we need to do better on our pricing page. I love the feedback though! I always feel like I want to keep adding details to try t
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
I totally get you. It's kind of embarrassing because that actually is our second most visited web page and we've got a few bugs on it. I really really appreciate your feedback though! I think all of this is super helpful for us to
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
That's awesome. I am always skeptical of putting big brand names up there because I feel like it really takes away from our product. I get that we need some market validation, but I've always had this thing where I just really wan
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Haha okay yeah maybe I didn't make that up in my head!
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
I actually only applied once and got in. I still had a full time job when I applied, I had no connections to the YC community prior to applying... and I don't know if the YC partners know this, but I actually did the entire application
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Thanks! Being a solo founder definitely has its positives and negatives. I think everyone's situation is different and we always make the most out of it regardless if you're a 1 person operation or part of a big big team.
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
This is an awesome comment. Maximo is pretty much the gold standard for asset management in enterprise. I don't see Maximo as a direct competitor today, but we'll get there! Watch out IBM :) While I've never personally used M
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
A+. Thanks for pointing that out. Pretty embarrassing on our end, but yeah we still have some work to do :)
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Thanks!! I always think there's still so much room for improvement, but I think it's one of those things that if you look at anything for too long, it'll start looking funky. It's really cool/nice to get positive
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Yeah so maybe that's not a very common term..... Or maybe I might've just made it up in my head hah. Just trying to explain our pricing and give you some additional information
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Dang. Okay yeah we need to fix that... All of that! In respect to what differentiates the two users.... Not too much (except my grammar). Sorry for the confusion. These are all awesome points. Would love to hear people's thoughts on th
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Okay yeah, send me an email at ryanchan@onupkeep.com and I'll forward you her contact info! She's actually my high school friend's girlfriend so we are really close and she is always looking for new gigs!
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Basically the story behind that was that I used to work as a process development engineer at a manufacturing company. I always wanted to start my own thing and learn how to code, so I took a community college class about iOS after work from
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Regarding how do I stay motivated... Won't lie, there's been some dark days. Especially in the beginning with zero users, negative $$$ (basically supporting UpKeep with my paycheck), and working alone in mom's garage. But w
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Okay yeah, anything you like that you think was designed really well I attribute that all to my friend Irene. Definitely not my strong suit! I am always astounded by the designs that she creates and I'll let her know!
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Our plans basically start at $25 per technician/admin user per month. We go up from there, but most small businesses can get away with our "starter plan". It sometimes seems expensive for a lot of small businesses, but then v
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Thanks!!! So I basically did v1.0 of the design myself and it was.... VERY different hahaha Let me try to dig up a screenshot: http://cdn.appcrawlr.com/imageService/aHR0cDovL2E0Lm16c3RhdG... This is what I designed. Af
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by ryanchan001 10y ago
Thanks! If you are who I think you are, it's been a while! :)

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