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by starter 15y ago
Yes, well, I'll at least have enough foresight to avoid AGPL or similar code if possible. Its just a good thing to understand what I may encounter once I've invested a year and a million dollars into something which might have unwanted p
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by starter 15y ago
I see. It all comes down to morals. With all the Open Source Community has given me, I'm not interested in stepping on toes. Not sure what the future holds but thanks for making your perspective crystal clear!
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by starter 15y ago
Thanks for laying it out like that. Yes, its a detail but I think its a very important detail don't you think?
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by starter 15y ago
I'm confused. Are you saying that using private GPL software in the SaaS vertical is NOT ok?
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by starter 15y ago
Good point. I'm all about freedom and our new economy is a perfect place to support things like the GPL.
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by starter 15y ago
THAT is what I'm after! The SaaS market is the primary vertical my ventures need to dominate at the moment. Distributing software is really not on the list for the foreseeable future. I think you discovered the answer I needed. I'm now conf
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Ask HN: GPL software works but what are the cons?
4 points by starter 15y ago|18 comments
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by starter 15y ago
Its a cool place where, for a moment, ambition becomes reality. Then I actually have to build it!
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by starter 15y ago
I can do this. Are you ok with signing up for a blogging service that allows privacy control per post? Or, are you looking to use this on your own Wordpress like blog?
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by starter 15y ago
That's cool. Maybe a key idea here is not the different cards but the ability to track certain expenses by delegating categories to certain people. What would happen if any credit/debit card generated a text message when declined?
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by starter 15y ago
I want a passive "black book" more than anything. A universal contact list. Got it. I like your thoughts. You've got what you want down to a science. The summary in three sentences: Build a passive blackbook with universally accessible
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by starter 15y ago
That's cool. I'm willing to serve up ideas since I'm passionate about solving the social problem. What's your strategy? Release to the masses? How far are you into the process? Do you have a domain yet? Why don't we wait until I start codin
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by starter 15y ago
I feel sorry for you. I know I'm going to do this because I don't play by the odds. Mark Zuckerburg certainly didn't. Do your homework and a project like this really shouldn't have taken you a whole year. Sometimes you've got to just ship t
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by starter 15y ago
You really believe FB will rule the world with under 50% of the world's * current internet users? I foresee millions of "new customers" with different expectations in the next decade. FaceBook wasn't first and I don't believe they'll be l
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by starter 15y ago
Make things harder rather than easier. Got it. Social media "experts" need better ways to spend their time and starting at schools with .edu addresses will help to build concentrated user bases. So, THAT won't be a problem. Based on feedb
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by starter 15y ago
Thanks! Your outline makes what I didn't know quite clear. Maybe the question I should be asking is should I build using PHP, Perl or Python?
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Ask HN: Why LAMP for the next Social Network?
1 points by starter 15y ago|2 comments
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by starter 15y ago
I understand that but you should think about this: are you really passionate about solving the issue of "anti-social" social networking? I really don't know. I do know that "partial solutions" won't take you far. I'd find a higher purpose f
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by starter 15y ago
I really hope our generation figures out how to get out of this quagmire somehow." What is one thing we could do the reinvent the Social Network concept? I recently asked What to build into a better social network ( http://news.ycombina
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by starter 15y ago
It seems well built and is actually a pretty cool idea. Unfortunately, I'm not sold on the concept enough to actually sign up and return every day. Have your considered building this into a social network that's more focused on forming good
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by starter 15y ago
True. Love the minimalism but the "aol-esque" feel is lacking. Truth is, being socially revolutionary, not technologically revolutionary is what made FB dominant. So, I need to really rethink the social problem. Maybe I should be asking "Wh
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by starter 15y ago
These are parallel to my thoughts: All fine and dandy but what's the point? I don't want to copy FB's business model. I'm looking for a new mission. FB keeps adding features we didn't know we were missing. If what I build is better, it mean
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by starter 15y ago
Got it. First, I need to the network effect. Everything else is just icing on the cake. What I do next from the domain to the scripting language to the release locations will be focused not only on getting results but on getting the right r
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by starter 15y ago
I really do. Doesn't phase me because FB is turning into the slow moving monster that its founders once feared. What you said is what I needed to hear. Thanks. Just catching some advice before building it over the summer. I'll be back!
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by starter 15y ago
Ok, you've got my attention. I didn't think I could control the number of people on FB until I've built something people want more. Are you saying I should start building now or are you really saying that I need to solve this "number of peo
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by starter 15y ago
Thanks for grasping the point. More Privacy, more User Control and NO Apps & Games would simply be one way to solve the usability issue. Right now, social networks are like junk food for humans. You know what I mean. I would like to sol
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Ask HN: What to build into a better Social Network?
6 points by starter 15y ago|23 comments
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by starter 15y ago
What's your revenue like? Pass through taxation, the S Corp is cool for making startup accounting simple. You'll want a C Corp once over 100K in profit or basically when making more than you need to live. Only problem? S Corps do NOT allow
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by starter 15y ago
How is this app built? Open source code or closed source? What type of server capacity is required to keep it fast? How soon will you sell?
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by starter 15y ago
The internal glass panes in our offices have motivational quotes written in marker. Words like "Less is more." and "Why would you study it when you could be doing it." by M.Z.

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