vikramhaer

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Gravity Light - Alternative form of lighting to replace Kerosene(indiegogo.com)
166 points by vikramhaer 14y ago|98 comments
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by vikramhaer 14y ago
Tried using it on a Nexus 7, some frustrating issues with UI because it aligns off to the right instead of taking up the full screen, and some elements are off the page so not clickable. Might want to try it on different tablets? Looks real
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by vikramhaer 14y ago
That makes a lot more sense. I realized my mistake after going back to the site and noticing that guests are charged a fee as well. It's still pretty crazy on a rev multiple basis but the company's growth is ridiculous as well. Thanks for t
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by vikramhaer 14y ago
but it's not really earnings is it? that's 20x revenue, so even with really good margins that would be at least double. You're right that amazon's P/E is insanely high, but on a revenue basis they trade at 1.5-2.0x. I guess with the kind of
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by vikramhaer 14y ago
yeah, was confused by that part a bit, since their website mentions 3%. perhaps that's just the listing fee vs. how much they make for each night someone stays at a listing...
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by vikramhaer 14y ago
Can I ask what the $4 in profit and 30M nights/ year to justify $2B valuation are based on? Just wondering if maybe my math/ view on it is wrong... Looks like they charge a 3% fee meaning a night @ $100 would bring in $3 of revenue (not pro
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by vikramhaer 14y ago
Are you planning on keeping this mac-only? Any reason for not making it browser-based? looks great, would love to try it
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by vikramhaer 15y ago
Just a quick question about the A/B test you ran: It looks like the structure of the signup page changed as well as the background. Don't you feel taht could've affected your results? I have little experience with A/B testing myself but hav
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by vikramhaer 15y ago
I see them less as an equivalent to yelp and more as a way of providing instant feedback to business owners. It seems more a feedback system than a review site. I haven't had the chance to try it out though so this is based purely on what I
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by vikramhaer 16y ago
Very insightful and inspiring look at the process of smaller scale design and manufacturing. Looking forward to a similar write-up for the Cosmonaut, another project they have up on kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danprovo
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by vikramhaer 16y ago
A couple of friends and I decided to build it over the past couple of weeks, working on it off and on during nights and weekends. It was primarily to go through the process of setting something like this up and to play around with the idea
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Show HN: A fun side project, GetFrankd(getfrankd.com)
1 points by vikramhaer 16y ago|1 comments
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by vikramhaer 16y ago
Do you have experience with S3 as well? Any advice on why you might choose one over the other?
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Ask HN: Image hosting for user uploads
4 points by vikramhaer 16y ago|6 comments
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by vikramhaer 16y ago
I was disappointed by that as well. They mention in their other video that it retains the optimal temperature for twice the amount of time. It would have been great to see them show that in the video. Hopefully they'll do so in a follow-up.
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by vikramhaer 16y ago
I was able to find one through their website ( http://www.joulies.com/videos ) Direct link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRpfYAaMRIE
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by vikramhaer 16y ago
I used to love playing Blockles on OMGPOP. I doubt the name is the only factor in Tetris choosing to shut it down though since Blockles didn't use Tetris anywhere.
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by vikramhaer 16y ago
It's frustrating to see comments being made about the quality of conversation by people who haven't read the article they're commenting on. The points mentioned refer to the program, not hacker news.
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by vikramhaer 16y ago
Could you elaborate on this?
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by vikramhaer 16y ago
So... How many signups before we get access? Looking forward to playing around with this...
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by vikramhaer 16y ago
Hmm, interesting. I called in and they asked me to confirm the address but never repeated the actual listed address. Guess it depends on who's on the other end.
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by vikramhaer 16y ago
I don't think they say the address right away when you ask for it. Fairly certain they ask you to confirm your name and the address that's meant to be on the package and mention if it is the same or not. Regardless, this certainly raises a
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by vikramhaer 16y ago
You should try and make it more obvious, I'm sure the additional revenue from itunes/amazon referrals would help!