tyohn

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by tyohn 17y ago
The early worm gets eaten by the bird! First is great if you're first in the mind of the consumer but if you're not the first to gain traction (in the web world = users) in enough people's minds - there's no advantage to being first. It's
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by tyohn 17y ago
Mobile Devices - not just the iPhone but think "What would software/hardware be like if you could carry your desktop machine everywhere - inside your pocket"
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by tyohn 17y ago
WordPress is awesome! It's very simple for inexperienced users learn and simple for geeks like me to dig into the code and make it do all sorts of things that if I had to create from scratch would have taken me weeks. I've used Drupal and i
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by tyohn 17y ago
On the ocean? I was really hoping for under the ocean :(
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by tyohn 17y ago
I'd suggest creating your own startup - and work on it in the evenings, weekends or whenever you might have a few hours. Then just deal with the crap until your startup gets rolling - and maybe by then your stock will come through too :)
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by tyohn 17y ago
Gas Buddy is missing too.
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by tyohn 17y ago
If Apple would put a webcam on the iTouch then they'd have the device I'm looking for...a video phone (using Skype)
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by tyohn 17y ago
What's your unique differential/competitive advantage - say against Amazon? In other words - why should I (or anyone) buy from you? Maybe you could offer free online chat setup or hacker discounts like you mentioned above... If you can est
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by tyohn 17y ago
How quick this was answered/people helped is remarkable. Kudos to the HN community! Maybe there's a startup idea here - or maybe it already exists. Typically I spend hours searching for answers online to programming/tech questions or I end
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by tyohn 17y ago
As I was looking over the site I was thinking - I know you're just getting started but there is a real lack of plants. And then I got to thinking why can't I sell my plants on DoLeaf? Just my two cents - but what about making a "sell your
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by tyohn 17y ago
When I read your comment - I was thinking Flash is the like the dumb blond of the internet looks great, a lot of fun but... I agree with a lot of what you are saying from a programmers point of view. But from a typical users point of view i
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by tyohn 17y ago
Why does everyone here hate Flash so much? I agree that Flash has weaknesses...but the combination of animation tools and concepts - combined with software controlled interactivity is a direction I wish the entire web would embrace. Flash i
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by tyohn 17y ago
Its not that hard to do cold calls - if you really believe in the product. Here's a little about how I started if you're interested - http://troyyohn.com/?q=node/31 :)
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by tyohn 17y ago
If I had to venture a guess - you don't seem to understand your marketplace. I don't mean you don't understand online sales - I mean you don't understand small growers (specialty nurseries). I grew up around small growers (Near Lancaster,
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by tyohn 17y ago
Sorry if my comment came across as attacking you. I was trying to state that your "attack" on Heinz and it's CEO.. is unwarranted. I'd don't work for the company but I am a fan. You are absolutely correct about bureaucratic crap getting in
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by tyohn 17y ago
"CEO, or the design director, or someone with a huge amount of power at Heinz should personally use every one of its products for some arbitrary amount of time before it is approved to be sold." Do you really think the CEO doesn't use Heinz
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by tyohn 17y ago
I'm a little disappointed by the reception this news item is getting here on HN, isn't this a great opportunity for developers? I know HN is heavily Apple orientated site and filled with Flash haters - but Nokia has millions of phones out
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by tyohn 17y ago
"Every school Iʼve visited was participating in the systematic suppression of creative genius" - Gordon MacKenzie
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by tyohn 18y ago
Cool, now when I go for an interview I can quote my DMN (data mining number).
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by tyohn 18y ago
"3) My time is very, very expensive -- I shoot for $100 an hour." - Aren't sales the life blood of your business? Is there anything else more important? Do other sales channels cost you less time and produce a higher return on investment?
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by tyohn 18y ago
Would Geico hire him?
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by tyohn 18y ago
Thanks for the input. Great idea about "An entire auction in an ad box" - I like it. And the banners are being re-designed by professionals they should be done very soon :)
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by tyohn 18y ago
If you read the satisfaction guarantee you'll see it says "If you see the Satisfaction Guarantee link on an item". We control which items have the satisfaction guarantee - so we will reserve the satisfaction guarantee for sellers that have
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by tyohn 18y ago
That's a valid point but I don't agree that the interactive part isn't a plus. I agree and realize that some people will be afraid to use our banners because of phishing - but some won't... I hope :)
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by tyohn 18y ago
You're right I didn't know eBay had interactive ad banners that you can place bids from... Could you point me to the link - thanks.
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by tyohn 18y ago
I'm sure there are more errors. I've been working on finding them - but you are right I am the writer, coder and proof reader - and I'm not great at writing - won't mention my dyslexia :)
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by tyohn 18y ago
I'll up date that! I guess I need to practice math. Thanks for catching that...
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by tyohn 18y ago
I'm glad you like it. Thank you for the idea! We already have a few site using our banners but its going to be a challenge getting products, affiliates and bidders :)
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by tyohn 18y ago
We are just getting ready to launch so I'm not sure what the "effective CPM" will be vs other ad networks but I hope it will be high:) That's a good point about shipping. thanx
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