unohoo

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by unohoo 16y ago
The whole local coupon / flash sales aspect seems really easy to launch - not too much technical complexity involved etc. However, as established retailers try to launch their own 'flash sales' site, they realize that it is not as easy (ope
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by unohoo 16y ago
Why is there no FAQ / Help page. I was looking around to figure if the site helps to run / debug as well. After 10 minutes of searching, i was still not able to locate this information.
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by unohoo 16y ago
There is a market for this no doubt about it. Although several startups I know prefer to do this internally - for privacy reasons.
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by unohoo 16y ago
single most important tip from a geek who's been happily married for 5 years now: The wife is always right !!
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by unohoo 16y ago
$500 million revenues - is that their commission or is it the total amount they intend to bring in (including commission and sales) - there's a huge difference between the two. Assuming $500 mill is their total sales and their commission is
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by unohoo 16y ago
I have to disagree. I dont mind serendipity. Its a great way to meet new people and network. I think this is a great idea to accomplish that.
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by unohoo 16y ago
While I'm in no position to provide any useful advice, I want to upvote simply for the reason that this isnt an anonymous post.
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by unohoo 16y ago
Is it just me or is rypple systematically marketing themselves through such regular, link-baited, data-driven PR submissions to HN ?
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by unohoo 16y ago
I think there's too much text description on the main page. Try simply having bullets to convey what the site does and why it is better. Like me, there might be several folks who wouldnt have the time / patience to read through the entire
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by unohoo 16y ago
I would suggest you to do a trial run asap with a few select folks. Again - ASAP ! The reason why I stress on asap is because I used to know someone who did something similar, albeit within the Indian community only. Ultimately, he decided
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by unohoo 16y ago
look for some website templates at themeforest.com -- you can use them as a base to increase usability.
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by unohoo 16y ago
While I cant test the app since i dont have a valid .edu address, one thing you might wanna take care of is some sort of moderation. Anonymous boards can lead to the same set of issues that plagued juicycampus.
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by unohoo 16y ago
To begin with, I would suggest making a list of your target customer segments, if you havent already. Who will use this service to distribute video ? Media agencies, DIY publishers, sports publishers etc. Your service is not targeted to the
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by unohoo 16y ago
I agree with you that this can be a great channel for local businesses who want to sell online. However, I see a couple of potential issues with this approach. 1) Merchants can offer probably a 5 - 10 % discount (acquisition costs shifted t
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by unohoo 16y ago
Wont this dilute the deal a day buzz ?
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by unohoo 16y ago
This is not a small technical mistake as you put it -- especially since trust plays a crucial role in user's perception when they are using Digg. If digg is using such shady practices and cloak them as 'testing', its basically a slap in the
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Ask HN: How does your company maintain an employee directory?
1 points by unohoo 16y ago|0 comments
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by unohoo 16y ago
thanks for all the valuable points you listed out. The one thing I didnt quite understand from your comment was the following: 'give restaurant a stack of cards to include in your diner's checks or charge $10-$15 to do a custom card' -- cou
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by unohoo 16y ago
Yes. Cardpool started offering something similar, but their focus is completely different currently. Also, the thought of using foodspotting to kickstart things occurred to me as well :)
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by unohoo 16y ago
I agree - some of the things I envisioned - to collect metrics data on which dishes people are clicking on / engaging with the maximum. This can be fed back to the restaurant as well as the users can be presented with a 'most popular dishes
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Ask HN: Feedback on a couple of startup ideas
14 points by unohoo 16y ago|18 comments
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by unohoo 16y ago
omfg - your comment resonated so well, I couldnt stop laughing. These are the very same things I used to do with the cd's.
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by unohoo 16y ago
Such acquisitions often happen for talent more than the actual product -- similar to several of the recent acquisitions by FB / Goog. Also, several of Brizzly core team members are xooglers as is Tim Armstrong (AOL CEO)
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by unohoo 16y ago
Seriously ? Too much free time ?
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by unohoo 16y ago
If you look closely, I think the 'initiate flight' in this case happens via a tow from a car.
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by unohoo 16y ago
have you tried pricing variations ? You might be leaving money on the table if there's such an incredible demand.
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by unohoo 16y ago
Did you try contacting them to clarify ? If so, what was their response ?
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by unohoo 16y ago
If you setup a demo site with sandboxed transactions, it will be very useful for publishers to evaluate quickly if they'd want to use your service.
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by unohoo 16y ago
ohh yeah. i totally agree. I'm pretty sure if its an oracle issue, ibm is going to put its sales pitch for db2 in overdrive to jpmc
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by unohoo 16y ago
having worked at an enterprise software company and working with several big clients (including banks), I find it surprising (and shocking to some extent) that JPMC didnt have a more efficient disaster recovery process in place. I am not sa

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