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by tomgallard 14y ago
I'm a bit confused about this. I distinctly remember the news about the earnings warning (due to difficulty of monetizing mobile users) coming out before the IPO. So there can be no complaint there. The article suggests that the problem is
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by tomgallard 14y ago
PayPal without a doubt. You hear horror stories about both (for Google e.g. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2483609 , http://ask.metafilter.com/178634/How-to-get-Google-Checkout-... ) . Granted- more about PayPal, but they handle a l
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by tomgallard 14y ago
So if the bankers started wearing hoodies they'll become Meritocratic? Portraying 'not wearing a suit' as challenging the status quo is a bit of an exaggeration. Maybe Gandhi challenged the status quo with his choice of outfit, but a billio
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by tomgallard 14y ago
I'm going to stick my neck out here and say that I think he's being rude and arrogant. Yes, he's in a position of power, and could turn up to his meetings wearing only a cunningly positioned silk scarf, and it would have no effect on the ba
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by tomgallard 14y ago
I think this issue with mobile users (harder to monetize) ties into the big problem for Facebook over the next 5-10 years. To turn into a profitable company, valued at (say) a hundred billion dollars, they need to start making more money. N
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by tomgallard 14y ago
Hi, I've done exactly this (although my full time job is great, and I love it). I think it is a really great way of dipping your toes in the water while keeping your risk low. Time management: I get up at 6, allowing me an hour and a half's
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by tomgallard 14y ago
From what I understand, bubbles bursting in the past (e.g. Tulips, Dotcom) have been triggered by a specific event rather than a new, more exciting outlet for money. In the Tulip bubble it was a failed auction in Haarlan, in the DotCom bubb
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by tomgallard 14y ago
True- but in this case the classes looked relatively simple (i.e. they were carrying data, but not operating on it) Taking the interface approach further, your classes that operate on your data would take in objects by interface e.g.: publi
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by tomgallard 14y ago
If I were solving this problem in C# I'd probably lean towards defining specific properties of objects in interfaces, rather than just through a type hierarchy. So we might have the interface ISecurityWithIsin , IOption etc. This has the ad
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by tomgallard 14y ago
In the UK if you get caught speeding/running a red light by a camera, the ticket gets sent to the registered owner of the car. You can either take the ticket, or tell them who was driving. You cannot say 'it wasn't me, but I won't tell you
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by tomgallard 14y ago
Really? Are you talking gross or net profit? I would be surprised to find many software products where the gross profit margin would be less than 50%.
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Ask HN: Website live chat- worth it, and who to use?
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Show HN: Pwinty- A Photo/Poster Printing API(pwinty.com)
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by tomgallard 14y ago
Yes, I agree-its a good first step, but it isn't sufficient on its own. Also not applicable to some products/services.
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by tomgallard 14y ago
This is exactly what I do. Knock up a landing page, and stick up an Adwords campaign. Its a great way to find and engage some initial customers, who will be able to help you shape your product as it develops. Also gives you a great idea on
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by tomgallard 14y ago
I disagree. It is not possible to build a valuable business without achieving profitability. Over a long-enough time period, the value of a non-profitable business will revert to zero. If a business is valuable, it is because the market (or
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by tomgallard 14y ago
after all funding is just a way of saying 'we persuaded some people to lend us some money'. (I know- equity finance is different in some respects) Is 'the Bank just lent us $ million' as impressive as 'we reached profitability? It certainly
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by tomgallard 14y ago
Before going 'legal' (especially as you seem to have nothing specific in writing), why not talk to your manager, or the most appropriate person about it. Explain, why you're worried ("We agreed there would be options grants, and I know you'
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by tomgallard 15y ago
Looks good, a few comments Some of the English doesn't quite feel right. For example under FAQ: We understand that we are in serious business I'd expect to read "We understand that we are in a serious business". Really minor, but these
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by tomgallard 15y ago
I understand you get a better feeling off it, but I'd love to hear from people who have noticed something using real-time analytics they wouldn't have seen from plain old analytics. I'm not sceptical, just curious as I think it can easily t
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by tomgallard 15y ago
I sometimes wonder about the value of real-time analytics. I use Google Analytics real-time, and it can be extremely addictive watching visitors arriving, navigating, hoping you'll get a conversion, looking at how they found you. But does i
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by tomgallard 15y ago
Go to Home on the top tab, and you should see real time options on the left hand menu
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by tomgallard 15y ago
Great idea- I've signed up. The most challenging aspect is how to make these things accessible, enjoyable and educational all at the same time, while still doing some proper 'coding'
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by tomgallard 15y ago
At the moment we only take rasters, not PDFs. We're not looking at handling the payments directly at the moment, as that could complicate things quite a bit (we have to store custom pricing for each merchant and each order etc). It might be
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by tomgallard 15y ago
PS- the app looks cool. I can really imagine some of my design type friends having fun with the concept, and producing some really cool posters!
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by tomgallard 15y ago
Hello, I think we're ( http://www.pwinty.com ) exactly what you're looking for. We're an API for printing photos and posters. You call our API, we do the printing and shipping. All the billing, invoicing and checkout- you deal with. Not doi
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SEIS- the most exciting thing ever to happen to UK startup culture(blog.crispyfriedsoftware.com)
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by tomgallard 15y ago
In the UK at least there's a decent market for 2nd hand books via 2nd hand bookshops and charity shops (not on the scale of the used game market though I think). We always try to buy furniture 2nd hand- for the price of a chipboard IKEA war
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by tomgallard 15y ago
The author makes the point that consumers purchasing used games deprives the studios of revenues that can be put towards future titles. But the same could be said of used books, used furniture, used anything! The only difference is that, wi
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by tomgallard 15y ago
I know- it was absolutely ridiculous. Made me really depressed about the state of the media, and the level of political discussion in this country.

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