taigeair

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   by taigeair 7y ago

   I'm actually working on a startup where my business interested on aligned with users. We are monetizing mostly through trips, so we can't have fake users and send fake messages. Those won't result in real trips. This aligns o
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   by taigeair 7y ago

   I'm actually working on a new type of dating app that addresses this conflict of interest. Most dating apps want you to be addicted (single and swiping) to their screens so that they can keep earning billions of dollars from subscripti
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   Rethinking the Online Dating Business Model Together

   1 points by taigeair 7y ago|0 comments
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   Should You Include an Unsubscribe Link in Your Transactional Email Messages?(sendgrid.com)

   2 points by taigeair 7y ago|0 comments
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   Hacking “Time Out” and Forcing Myself to Take a Break(spin.atomicobject.com)

   1 points by taigeair 7y ago|0 comments
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   Fairytrail – Match With Single People On Airbnb Experiences(fairytrail.app)

   1 points by taigeair 7y ago|0 comments
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   What I Learned Co-Founding Dribbble(medium.com)

   60 points by taigeair 7y ago|16 comments
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   by taigeair 7y ago

   Great point! We could do a population radius for 1 hour driving. r= 1 hour driving range @ 60 miles per hour (no red lights!) area = 3.14* r^2 = 11,304 sq mile US density = 92 people per sq mile area * population density => 11,304 m2 * 9
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   by taigeair 7y ago

   The idea is people are hyper mobile now due to the changing landscape of work. I shared some data here: https://blog.fairytrail.app/2019/08/why-i-made-fairytrail.ht... I re-did the calculation with a focus on intr
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    by taigeair 7y ago

    Thanks for the comments! 1. I got a rough 40% from these sources [1][2][3]. I know for [1] it's not directly saying 40% of single adults use online dating but a decent proxy. I don't really trust Statista as I was doing research o
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    Calculation on dating pool if we were to date outside our cities

    10 points by taigeair 7y ago|6 comments
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    by taigeair 7y ago

    Pretty well designed machines
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    Egg Boiling Machine (Automatic Egg Peeling)(youtube.com)

    8 points by taigeair 7y ago|3 comments
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    by taigeair 7y ago

    Thanks!
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    Ask HN: Karma Points Stuck at 1619

    1 points by taigeair 7y ago|2 comments
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    Why I Made Fairytrail - A Remote Dating App(blog.fairytrail.app)

    2 points by taigeair 7y ago|0 comments
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    Natural Selection Simulation(flowingdata.com)

    1 points by taigeair 7y ago|0 comments
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    by taigeair 7y ago

    Thanks! Working on Google login at the moment. Should be ready in a week :)
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    by taigeair 7y ago

    I think side projects and businesses are a great way to learn and have an interesting life, so I am usually doing something outside of work. My friends write plays and do standup which sometimes pays. I used to teach swimming after work bec
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    by taigeair 8y ago

    Fairytrail lets people match on a group tour by Airbnb or TripAdvisor. It's a fun, safe, and economical way for people passionate about exploration to date. Having lived and worked in 4 countries (also traveling frequently), I figured
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    Show HN: Fairytrail, Matchmaking for Adventures and Relationships(fairytrail.app)

    2 points by taigeair 8y ago|2 comments
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    by taigeair 8y ago

    Google Play Music and Apple Music also do this. I don't think I'm able to move any of my playlists off their services.
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    Evidence That Online Dating Is Changing the Nature of Society (2017)(technologyreview.com)

    3 points by taigeair 8y ago|0 comments
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    The math’s not pretty on digital advertising’s future revenues? (2017)(medium.com)

    172 points by taigeair 8y ago|166 comments
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    by taigeair 8y ago

    Thanks for the link!
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    by taigeair 8y ago

    Rome2rio did a new version for 2016 in the same style, which is juxtaposed to the 1914 version to show how travel times have changed. It was big on Reddit a couple years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful&#x2
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    The Dating App for People Who Travel(fairytrail.app)

    8 points by taigeair 8y ago|1 comments
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    Caught Dead(theringer.com)

    1 points by taigeair 8y ago|0 comments
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    by taigeair 8y ago

    I did that too! Blue Arrow? Interesting to hear your story. I'm having flashbacks.
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    by taigeair 8y ago

    Interesting fact - "Lobster was also commonly served in prisons, much to the displeasure of inmates. American lobster was initially deemed worthy only of being used as fertilizer or fish bait, and until well into the 20th century, it w