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Ask HN: Review my startup: Cashier Live(cashierlive.com)
40 points by tbgvi 17y ago|49 comments
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by tbgvi 17y ago
PCI is a half-baked "solution" to protecting cardholders, and in the end it's just an excuse to charge merchants more fees. The card brands (Visa, Mastercard, etc..) work closely with acquiring banks, merchant service providers, security ve
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by tbgvi 17y ago
I 100% agree with this, if you want to be seen as an authority (or even just a respectable person) you should take care with the trust people have in you. Some people subscribe to the theory that any press is good press, but there's definit
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by tbgvi 17y ago
Agreed, advanced search is your friend when looking for solid research. In addition to looking for pdf's I often get better results filtering by .edu sites as well.
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by tbgvi 17y ago
You'll be interested in the JazzMutant Lemur - a touchscreen MIDI controller for live DJ performances. Some well known DJ's like Deadmau5 use it - that's how I first heard about it. Check it out at http://www.jazzmutant.com A video of it
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by tbgvi 17y ago
I don't doubt your a real reader, but your 3 friends with no karma seem a tad suspicious Maybe its a coincidence...
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by tbgvi 17y ago
Looks like you're already getting some great practice in preparation to review-spam the app store!
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by tbgvi 17y ago
Agree for the most part - direct mailers were doing A/B testing before the internet existed to maximize their ROI. There's definitely some carry over between what works in print and on the internet. That being said, its important to know w
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by tbgvi 17y ago
You'd be surprised how common that is. The same thing has happened to me and I didn't know until after the project was over. In the end, as long as your happy with the design it shouldn't matter who worked on it. That being said, stopping t
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by tbgvi 17y ago
I don't use LinkedIn much so maybe I'm missing something, but what exactly would people use credits for? Virtual currency has been very successful for games, but LinkedIn doesn't have any games. If their developer program is successful and
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by tbgvi 17y ago
Seems like a large valuation for a pre-launch startup.... What do you think?
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Square Worth $40 Million Before Launch(techcrunch.com)
6 points by tbgvi 17y ago|2 comments
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by tbgvi 17y ago
I thought about that too. Someone has to have a merchant account, so it's possible all of the payments go through Square and they act as a clearing house where they redirect payment to the correct merchant. I could see that leaving them vul
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by tbgvi 17y ago
Could be :) Something like this could get merchants who don't traditionally accept credit to start
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by tbgvi 17y ago
Interesting idea, I really like the hardware piece. Not sure how large of a market there is for this. Mom + Pop stores use CC terminals (cheaper than an iPhone), so that leaves this open to mostly people who accept payment outdoors at farme
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by tbgvi 17y ago
A while back my consulting co. had a call with her last business about working with them to comply with a regulation we have expertise in. They basically tried to pump us for information so they could do it on their own, presumably with fre
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by tbgvi 17y ago
I remember some of Wordnik's PR was an article about their PR - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/business/05pr.html?pagewan... It is interesting though, definitely an upgrade from dictionary.com or merriam webster.
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by tbgvi 17y ago
E-mail is passive and can get skipped over if you don't already have a relationship. Try making some phone calls instead, and ask for the person responsible for that reporting. Try using Jigsaw to target a few companies in your market. Once
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by tbgvi 17y ago
I actually thought Microsoft would be interested in Milo for Bing. They are a decision engine after all. Milo would be a good feature for either Bing or Google
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by tbgvi 17y ago
Take a look at Crunch Base, should give you most of what you're looking for. http://www.crunchbase.com