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by tst 16y ago
A few ideas: * build a easy and very powerful ETL tool for data cleansing * take genetic data (e.g. from 23andme) and offer people information on work related characteristics (like leadership ability) * offer a service which predicts traffi
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by tst 16y ago
Articlesbase is a leading articles directory that receives over 15 million monthly unique visitors to our over 25 different verticals. We offer premium placement for 300x250 display ads targeted to a vertical / geography or ROS. - Source
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by tst 16y ago
I probably wouldn't pay because there is a free backup tool ( http://www.tumblr.com/goodies ). Though for non-tech folk it could be cool to get automatically updates and restores if such a fatal error occurred.
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by tst 16y ago
Start a company and create jobs Edit: Even if you can't hire poor people, you probably will need services from them, like cleaning for your buildings, construction of them, etc. It is more about the implying effects than the direct effects.
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by tst 16y ago
I think it depends on your product/company. If you have a product like tumblr or twitter, it is OK if you just use .com. Otherwise if your domain name is a company like Microsoft or Ford, I would recommend to go with country-specific TLDs.
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by tst 16y ago
Maybe you could bill your clients to a fixed date. I could imagine that a lot of people spend more than just one dollar
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by tst 16y ago
This form sends data to https://secure.tumblr.com/pay/
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by tst 16y ago
Yep, mcrittenden recommended a tag system ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2176517 ) in the first thread. I'll just quote him: I'd like the hardcoded areas of expertise removed in favor of an autocomplete freeform box, much like Stack
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by tst 16y ago
(ii) I can think of oil companies owning gas stations. (iii) You have to add value to the main experience, I think. If you offer mints their experience of eating in a restaurant is improved because they don't have bad breath. If you offer b
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by tst 16y ago
Maybe you also want to go on http://hackerbuddy.com . It's a site where hackers can help other (future) hackers
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by tst 16y ago
Nonetheless, many people steal data from their former employer: http://www.cio.com/article/481883/More_Than_Half_of_Fired_Em... [...] employees on the day they were laid off all tried to grab corporate information about high-worth indivi
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by tst 16y ago
Probably just read the threads first :) http://www.google.com/search?q=site:news.ycombinator.com+int...
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by tst 16y ago
There are some threads on learn how to code: http://www.google.com/search?q=site:news.ycombinator.com+int... In general, learning how to program will take its time. It's a craft that has to be learned. ( http://norvig.com/21-days.html ) A
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by tst 16y ago
I would take a semi technical path, maybe as a BI consultant. You work with people, take leadership roles but also work with new technology.
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by tst 16y ago
Here's the 404 ;) https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_home-x&...
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by tst 16y ago
Being too egocentric. E.g, if your prospects don't like your product you should change it and don't insist that it is great and they are too stupid to use it. It's not about you, it's about them!
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by tst 16y ago
This would be actually interesting
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by tst 16y ago
Depends on your background. What's your job at the moment?
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by tst 16y ago
Clickable: http://blekko.com
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by tst 16y ago
Observe people at work. What could be improved? What sucks? What is great?
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by tst 16y ago
1. Google is the easy and fast way. If you don't find anything on Google look for industry associations or industry publications. The hard way is to actually go out and conduct a survey. 2. If there are other businesses, it is actually a go
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by tst 16y ago
About two years ago there was this idea of a "HN book club": http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=407067 I didn't know if it was realized probably not. But I would be delighted if we could start one! This year I started a book challenge fo
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by tst 16y ago
Interesting market, I like it. Do you already have your first customers? If so, how did you acquire them?
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by tst 16y ago
A browser addon would also be awesome!
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by tst 16y ago
Depends how tech-savvy are you customers and how big rewards are for referring. * You could try flash cookies if enough prospectives have flash enabled * Require a minimum of activity before earning rewards (e.g. 20 posts)
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by tst 16y ago
* You should definitely label these input fields. * Why do I have to type in this example by myself? Link it
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by tst 16y ago
In my experience it was relatively easy. * Make friends with people who are interested in programming/security/whatever. * Start making small parties (e.g. code small projects, create hack competitions, etc.). * After a while you can increa
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by tst 16y ago
Imho, your product are these generate pictures. Don't save on them. Deliver these picture on high quality!
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by tst 16y ago
Totally, that is one sad thing about a lot of European startups. They take one idea but don't innovate it.
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by tst 16y ago
Check out http://www.thomasnet.com

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