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by waleedka 19y ago
I don't know about noble! I just have this big empty space on the right side, and the layout looks unbalanced if I don't fill it. I do use text ads on internal pages, but I prefer images on the home page because they go well with the design
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by waleedka 19y ago
Update: I just received a very generous offer from Adpinion (a YC company). If your ad is selected then, in addition to the 2-to-3 week period your ad will show on my web site, you'll also get a $40 worth of free advertising on Adpinion's n
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I'm giving away free ad space for early startups(selfdebugging.com)
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by waleedka 19y ago
I do the same. Mostly as a way to quickly find where I was reading after a distraction.
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by waleedka 19y ago
You'll be surprised. As you approach "perfect", the number of details for any given task increases exponentially. That's why perfect is unattainable.
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by waleedka 19y ago
I simply attended a lot of hacker/tech networking events to meet other entrepreneurs hoping to find a co-founder. And in the process, I met a lot of other people, some of whom turned out to be investors or working for investors. I also met
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by waleedka 19y ago
I'm experimenting with a couple of ideas to see if one has potential. If so, I might consider applying in October. I've received lunch invites from a couple of investors to chat further, but I don't need the money yet. I believe that I shou
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by waleedka 19y ago
You have a major flaw in your logic for Wildfire: the fact that "we associate with people who have similar tastes" does not imply that "we associate ONLY with people who have similar tastes". I'm interested in startups, but a few of my Face
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by waleedka 19y ago
If the startup is a consumer-oriented Web site that spreads by word of mouth, then a non-hacker can add little in the early days. A dedicated, entrepreneurial hacker is all it takes. With that said, there are a lot of hackers who are super
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by waleedka 19y ago
Put an email address so that interested cofounders can reach you.
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by waleedka 19y ago
JavaScript in a browser doesn't give you enough low-level access to manipulate images. A good compromise is to build the UI in javascript, and have the image processing on the server. Then, use AJAX to give the user a nice and quick experie
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by waleedka 19y ago
You won't save on taxes because you pay where you're doing business. So, if your office is in California, or you hire people in California, then you'll have to pay CA taxes. At lease that's how it is in CA, AFAIK.
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by waleedka 19y ago
Not necessarily pictures, but a link or an email is nice to have on one's profile. Most readers don't even have that. Sometimes I'm surprised at people who declare that they're looking for co-founders and they don't even put a link or anyw
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by waleedka 19y ago
Kevin O'Conner, the founder of DoubleClick, answers your question very well in his book: "The Map of Innovation: Creating Something Out of Nothing". It's an excellent small book that you can read in an afternoon. He explains his brainstormi
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by waleedka 19y ago
That's impressive. What's your hardware?
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by waleedka 19y ago
Or from The Lunch Club. http://www.thelunchclub.com/
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by waleedka 19y ago
When are they planning to increase the capacity?!! 500MB is nothing these days.
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by waleedka 19y ago
Congratulations for the launch. I remember this project being in development some time ago. Good luck.
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by waleedka 19y ago
My first impression: it's a feature, not a product. But after a little digging, I like their concept. If they successfully build a cross-blog comments system with portable karma, they'll help Web conversations be smarter.
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by waleedka 19y ago
Good luck. You have a unique idea, and I hope you make it. Please keep us posted.
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by waleedka 19y ago
It seems to me that the concept applies whenever you're trying to get feedback from non-programmers; big corporations or not. If you're demoing to an investor, on the other hand, you should try make it look really good. You're not asking f
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by waleedka 19y ago
Are patients the right people to rate doctors? Can a patient reliably tell if the doctor is ordering the right tests or not?
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by waleedka 19y ago
Invest some and put the rest to good use to make sure you contribute to making the world a better place: research to find cures, charity to help those in need, or whatever good cause you believe in.
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by waleedka 19y ago
The only thing that can save Netflix now is if they build a great way for people to rent videos by downloading them. It can be a software or a hardware solution. They were pioneers in their field when they started, and they need to be pione
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by waleedka 19y ago
That's a big step and it takes courage. Good for you. I like most of your plan, except for one point: Why the 4-month delay? Study and a pet project!!! Doesn't seem like a high priority thing for someone who's betting his career on a start
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by waleedka 19y ago
Well said. This is something that most of us actually start to experience after finishing the development phase and starting to market our products. Sure, everyone knows that marketing is critical, but when it comes time to experience it fi
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by waleedka 19y ago
Nice thought, Jamie. It should be fun. How about preparing a little program? Maybe set an hour for 3-minute fast demos for those who like to show their work and get feedback?
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by waleedka 19y ago
Right, but they're secure enough for most people. Think about it, the chances that someone gets access to my own computer (stealing it, breaking into my home, or hacking it over the Internet) are higher than the chances of that happening to
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by waleedka 19y ago
I think it's a good idea, but already done, though. I use Carbonite to keep an online remote backup of my hard drive. They charge a fixed rate regardless of the capacity of the drive. Of course there is always space for competition, so if y
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by waleedka 19y ago
Excellent. Goes to show that even when there are great products in the market (like pcnames.com and instantdomainsearch.com), someone will come up with something better.

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