skarmklart

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by skarmklart 13y ago
Shameless plug: working on a book that goes into how to reach out to potential customers when you have none. http://howtofindsaasideas.com/ (Yes, I know the landing page sucks and is buggy. Working on a new one.)
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Are you using NodeJs for the cron jobs too? (I am assuming you have cron jobs running to fetch feeds periodically). Edit: I looked and it seems you are fetching the feeds on-the-fly.
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by skarmklart 13y ago
I am writing a book on how to find and test SaaS ideas. Might I interview you? :) (Didn't see an email address in your profile).
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Contact me as well, please :) info@howtofindsaasideas.com
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Want build a lifestyle SaaS? Be my guinea pig :)
7 points by skarmklart 13y ago|0 comments
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Fair enough.
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Can I do an interview with you for my book? info@howtofindsaasideas.com :)
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by skarmklart 13y ago
How do you usually go about communicating with people when validating the idea? Emails? Cold calling? Something else? To whom do you reach out? I hope to provide the reader with a good arsenal of tips and tricks on communication in my upcom
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Fair enough!
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by skarmklart 13y ago
My situation as well. There are some beautiful, and often little known, business models/ideas out there. Sometimes in industries which few have interest in. I focus on long term, sustainable, profitable business models. But they must
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Maybe post them on Firespotting.com then, clear out the gunk from your psychic RAM :)
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Have you looked at any existing find-an-idea courses like Dane Maxwell's The Foundation, Amy Hoy's 30x500, Ramit Sethi's Earn1k, etc?
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by skarmklart 13y ago
What's your financial goal? Lifestyle business?
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by skarmklart 13y ago
So you'd be interested in various tactics for testing if an idea is potentially profitable before you start developing?
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Thanks for the heads-up :) If it still doesn't work then email me at info@howtofindsaasideas.com
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by skarmklart 13y ago
What ways have you tried to find a co-founder? Not trying to be snarky, I honestly want to know.
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Why would you need a lot of funds? (Honest question, I want to know).
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Shameless plug: sign up for my book here: http://howtofindsaasideas.com/ I'll give you an additional $5 discount if you also complete my survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UAHE1ifh81JyPh
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Yes, I am :) Book link: http://howtofindsaasideas.com/
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Ask HN: is finding an idea a major bottleneck for you?
8 points by skarmklart 13y ago|35 comments
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by skarmklart 13y ago
The article is about a wealthy guy who can travel the world racing cars.. who then got pissy at coming second. Not my impression at all. I read it as quite humble and self-insightful. He's basically debugging himself and pinpointing
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Personally, GR is one of few services that I would have gladly paid $100/year for. They should at least have asked us users if we wanted to pay for the service in exchange for letting it live on.
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by skarmklart 13y ago
I know for example a Hotel booking API which for the same resources expose 3 differents API depending on their final users. Which one? (Email is fine if you consider this private info).
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Thanks for the heads up and I'll see if I can get it fixed. I'm using Launchrock.com btw.
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by skarmklart 13y ago
For me, it doesn't feel like cheating. The way I see it, the normal way to earn money (ie employment) is the inefficient/underpaid way. It's not cheating if you're merely getting your fair share :)
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Was it arbitrage or trading with some risk involved? For the former, there is this: https://github.com/maxme/bitcoin-arbitrage I've tried it, and even extended it to support a certain Swedish exchange, but it seem
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by skarmklart 13y ago
The trick is to find them and get them to talk candidly, though. Example: not everyone wants to admit they have problems in their business, so you have to approach the conversation from an indirect angle.
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Shameless plug: I'm compiling methods for finding those SaaS patterns: http://howtofindsaasideas.com/ (If you're a HNer, respond to the signup email and I'll give you an extra discount once it comes out.)
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by skarmklart 13y ago
My signup page, FWIW: http://dontkillyourcofounder.com/
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by skarmklart 13y ago
Building a startup involves a lot of "soft skills" that not all developers are familiar with: marketing, talking to customers, overcoming all sorts of psychological blockers/fears about putting yourself, your ideas, and your

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