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by thentic 13y ago
Generally excellent, but you have to believe in what you're doing too; doesn't matter what industry you're in, you have to believe in what you're doing.
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by thentic 13y ago
Boats provide some of the cheapest rent and best views in the Bay Area. Paid less than one year's worth of rent to buy a 42' motor boat and parked it over by Oakland where my monthly liveaboard slip fee is just over $500/month. If you need
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by thentic 14y ago
Another option may be to become a 501(c)3 and get local/regional foundation support... I'd think as a for-profit the odds are stacked against you and you're dividing an already too small pie. Going non-profit flips peoples' attitudes quite
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by thentic 14y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER (SF Bay Area or Remote) I have a working mvp (Rails 2.3.8) with paying users in a large industry. I need help with developing a few requested features, like integrating streaming video, improved reporting, categories/tags
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by thentic 14y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER (and Teacher)- San Francisco Bay Area Ruby/Rails/Javascript Looking for someone interested in coaching/teaching me to implement features on an existing production code base. I've been learning for about a year and can do
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Ask HN: Which companies have the best training programs for new developers?
1 points by thentic 15y ago|0 comments
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by thentic 15y ago
Something along these lines was predicted 2 years ago. Remember the Google Maps is Scary video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyjms9W8PCc
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by thentic 15y ago
You could think of it this way: Execution helps a bad idea exist and grow by hacking on it until all you're left with is a good idea... Ideas, whether good or bad, create the drive or motivation to start.
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Ask HN: Will ICANN or the US gov apply incentives to reduce domain squatting?
1 points by thentic 15y ago|0 comments
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by thentic 15y ago
A quote from Robert Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" that may speak to your frustration(?). "The result is rather typical of modern technology, an overall dullness of appearance so depressing that it must be overlaid wit
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Ask HN: Cofounder Wishlist success?
1 points by thentic 15y ago|0 comments
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by thentic 16y ago
Suggestion: Someone should develop a site where people who want to share their insights can register their type of business, evaluate/interview prospects who want the information, and then open their data to acceptable non-competitors. Char
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by thentic 16y ago
Buy balsamiq. Create a prototype. Get it in front of prospects.
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by thentic 16y ago
Appropriate pricing strategies are key here. We were able to get 10 'charter members' who paid $500 for a lifetime membership when our idea was just notes on 2 pieces of paper. Currently we're offering a beta, which is 2 years for the price
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by thentic 16y ago
Poll - How many of you who have written comments have 1 or more employees?
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by thentic 16y ago
Good point. Spypig likely has the problem of skewed open rates due to image blocking and we chose not to use due to that issue. Tracking opens for 'cold emails' or even referral-based emails is important but can be replaced with persistence
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Ask HN: What email tools do you use to track opens?
2 points by thentic 16y ago|3 comments
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by thentic 16y ago
Would love to ask you a few questions about that in private but there's no contact info on your profile. Mind a few questions? If not, please email me: david@thentic.com
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by thentic 16y ago
Seems the Grasshopper's or Skype's of the world should sponsor something like this. Shouldn't take much to build.
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by thentic 16y ago
http://www.matteroftrust.org/programs/hairmatsinfo.html this group collects hair donations to be used for exactly that purpose.
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Another facebook/privacy article - from Wharton(knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu)
2 points by thentic 16y ago|0 comments
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by thentic 16y ago
Given that privacy policies and TOS change on most websites, is there any merit to a 'bait and switch' argument or anything like that? I remember a recent commenter suggesting there was but didn't see any follow up. Conceptually, there is n