tstegart

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by tstegart 18y ago
You'd think that, but to sell it you'd have to phrase it that way in your marketing so people know what to expect. Thats what marketing is sort of about most of the time, managing people's expectations. There a difference between saying "ou
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by tstegart 18y ago
You have to be careful with marketing to get this to work, but I think lots of people would love it. One, it's very attractive to only pay if your laptop is stolen, so if you take care of it, you get the peace of mind of the service without
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by tstegart 18y ago
You should put a few how-to docs up there about finding an ISP, etc. Explain it might not always work, that sort of thing. I'm always in favor of more explaining, especially if you want to attract users who aren't technologically savvy, but
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by tstegart 18y ago
It looks good. I would charge for it though. It almost seems strange/shady if you don't charge for it, especially if the recovery data is hosted by you. I suggest not using what a lot of other companies use, which is charging per month. For
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by tstegart 18y ago
Is it free? If it is, you should explain that as part of your marketing somewhere, at least on the register page. I can see myself wanting to write notes when I bookmark an image, but that might go against your plan, since you think your co
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by tstegart 18y ago
A few things: Marketing to existing customers. Is there a new product your existing customers also wish you made? Is there anything else they would pay good money for you to add on? Look for competitors that do what you do and see what else
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by tstegart 18y ago
How do you know people won't want it unless it's built? I understand not doing it if you're offered equity and you think the idea sucks, but if you're just being paid to develop a site, even if its a bad idea, why do people refuse that? Thi
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by tstegart 18y ago
Wait, I thought the hard part was execution? Weren't they just trying to get their ideas executed? Why does it matter if it wasn't unique or first? Ya'll need to make up your mind, is it 90% ideas, or 90% execution? :)
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by tstegart 18y ago
It really helps people get motivated when they're struggling on their apps.
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IPhone developers get first monthly sales reports(macrumors.com)
7 points by tstegart 18y ago|2 comments
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by tstegart 18y ago
An LLC can have regular employees. But you're right that it might pose problems if you wanted to give regular employees equity.
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by tstegart 18y ago
What problem is there with that?
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by tstegart 18y ago
I should clarify that you and the client should talk about this beforehand and it really matters what you're hired to do. If you're building someone an e-commerce site and you decide to work on your iPhone puzzle game at home, its doubtful
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by tstegart 18y ago
If its on your own time and unrelated to what you're doing, its yours. I think that second sentence merely protects the client if the first sentence fails to do so, its not saying "everything you do is ours." There is no rationale for the c
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by tstegart 18y ago
I don't find myself paying any attention to who the poster is though. Do you? If the story is interesting or the question important, I upvote it, otherwise not.
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by tstegart 18y ago
I'm not sure there is a good one. Generally, other people's photographs are their property, so scraping them would raise a whole bunch of problems if you have another person's photograph that they don't want you to have. Sounds silly, since
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by tstegart 18y ago
They're not higher, they're lower. Developing might be free, but replicating the advantages of the App Store will cost you money. How much? I don't know, but I know getting your app in front of that many customers in the way Apple does and
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by tstegart 18y ago
Its not. Its a reflection of the hype that's currently in place. How much would a Blackberry developer have to pay to get the same exposure? (supposedly 850K TechCrunch RSS subscribers). You just don't see that sort of free promotion direct
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by tstegart 18y ago
Probably not very hard, but if they had done it, they would have all the hype now wouldn't they? RIM has been in the business for years, so why didn't they start an App Store this well marketed a long time ago? This is a simple case of a st
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by tstegart 18y ago
A bigger market share and more capable API doesn't matter if you don't have the capital to make a business out of it. Sure, you can build a Blackberry app, but how would you sell it and get it in front of people without a lot of money spent
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by tstegart 18y ago
Um, or they can just ask if you knew. Not putting it in writing only counts if you're going to back it up with lies in court. Otherwise, if you knew, you knew.
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by tstegart 18y ago
Look through back issues of Inc. They do articles on this sort of thing a lot, and it will give your friend a good idea how other people grow their companies. It sounds like he needs a strategy more than a coach.
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by tstegart 18y ago
how can you tell they clicked through to the iTunes Store from this site (or any other site besides yours)?
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by tstegart 18y ago
Wouldn't the guilty be you? :)
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by tstegart 18y ago
I'd start hanging out with some coder folks. You can also write up your plan and pitch it here and look for founders. Also, network around, see who the people you know know. If you have access to Angels, you can probably get access to peopl
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by tstegart 18y ago
I thought everyone could downmod comments?
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by tstegart 18y ago
You've had someone reply to you, but they seem mistaken about how your product works. Its like a marketing gold mine you've got here. I assume you can use the native app without connecting to the web? Is the web just an added bonus?
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by tstegart 18y ago
That's very well done. I see room for improvement, but you didn't make any huge mistakes. I can think of a few things that might increase the response rate, but I don't see anything getting a negative response, so you really did a good job
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by tstegart 18y ago
Hurting? We're gonna critique you on it :) Ok, I won't be too harsh. But its really a great test case for you. People are asking each other what works the best, and people are explaining, sometimes fighting over their different needs and re
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by tstegart 18y ago
Sorry, I can't turn the volume up at work or wear headphones. Is there a transcript?

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