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timmm
15y ago
I think it's funny how people consider Kevin Rose a seasoned entrepreneur... what a joke. Their process is throw it against the wall and see what sticks because they apparently have no idea what actually constitutes a good idea. These guys
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Why must your first business idea be some sexy grandiose social network that requires perhaps millions of users to reach the critical mass required for it to generate one iota of value? When did you wake up and say "oh I NEED a social netwo
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I also think some of the most successful iphone app companies are founded by non-technical people who outsource their software development.
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Reddit's founder Alexis Ohanian was not technical at all, he just took care of PR/marketing. Incidentally I graduated from the same high school as Dennis Crowley, from what I've gathered he was pseudo technical - he had the domain knowledge
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http://www.androidlicenser.com/
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http://www.matchandkerosene.com/
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15y ago
Love the subtle weed reference on your splash...
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15y ago
First off this isn't luck and it's going to be harmful to view it as such. You made something people want so be proud. BUT, as of now it seems your working and possibly letting people use your servers with no compensation. If your getting 1
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15y ago
He's actually right; dopamine is our primary pleasure reward system. In addition to interacting with GABA alcohol triggers dopamine in the same way caffeine, amphetamines, and even ecstasy do. And please don't tell me you think Opiates have
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If you haven't picked up on it yet the advertisement revenue model is a fail. Charge a price for your app and start making real money.
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I am a senior in a business school. Once I decided I wanted to work with web apps I taught myself programming and started building. Almost a year later, I now run a profitable company which sells web apps and mobile apps. My advice// - Code
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15y ago
Blackberry's have a simple feature that shows when a text has been opened/viewed by the recipient. Genius - I would love to see this in email.
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Wufoo (YC W06) Aquired by Survey Monkey
(techcrunch.com)
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15y ago
1. killerstartups.com 2. mashable.com/bizspark 3. Huffington Post 4. Springwise 5. CrunchBase 6. www.mo.com 7. GotoWeb2.0. 8. StartupMeme 9. SimpleSpark. 10. VentureBeat Profiles 11. FeedMyApp (3/31) 12. BigStartups 13. GreatWebApp
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15y ago
Cool idea in that it's more efficient than the status quo.
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"My idea has cash flow built in. My idea provides value even with a very small user base, but is highly scalable. My idea is social by nature, and can piggyback buzz on social capital from FB and Twitter networks. My idea appeals to one of
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16y ago
Your clearly a good programmer I just don't see the goal of your apps. In addition they all seem to be slight variations of the same core idea. Trying to arbitrarily come up with an idea that you think is going to instantly gain traction an
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16y ago
Try and solve a problem.
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16y ago
Love the creative ambigram logo
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16y ago
Better organization possibly, ... design not so much.
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Anyone know of any user-generated content sites with quality design?
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Hey man, I am in a similar boat and am balancing an 18hr/wk job, school full-time at Umass (business major), and just launched a health related startup. My overbearing passion is health - more specifically neuroscience so I thought I'd chim
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Why do people latch onto the superficial aspects of other startups?
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What's the best way to update a site after going live?
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16y ago
Tryptomine does not exist. Tryptamine is a psychadelic class of compounds. Tryptophan is not a drug but rather an amino acid... found in protein. Tryptophan makes you tired because it gets converted into serotonin which in turn gets convert