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wiseleo
13y ago
Check out the caption I got for this article from USPTO ;) http://prntscr.com/1h0c3u It says "Resolution"
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wiseleo
14y ago
When people ask me "So what technology are you using for transcription and sound editing?" I answer "Humans. The end product is to be used for marketing. Computer technology is not good enough today. That is also why my price per transactio
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15y ago
I limit use of my product to a certain number of transactions. You can unlock more transactions through social media or with a credit card. :) As my product is transactional, limiting it on number of days did not make sense.
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16y ago
This goes to "instead of giving a 'confirm' option, give me an undo button" mentality. P.S. The transaction was likely not batched until much later in the day, from what I remember with credit card processing. Thus, undoing it would be triv
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16y ago
Interesting. He creates a new government entity, wins right for eminent domain, and can issue tax-free bonds. That article could be a part of any book on world domination.
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16y ago
Mine. I am working on something particularly clever. We'll start with HackerDojo and SemanticSeed. :) I'll announce it here when the "unpretty" version starts to work.
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16y ago
The questions they ask you after that are quite YC'ish. :) They also respond very quickly.
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16y ago
I applied and got to final stage last year. I think they got scared by what my product was about to do (self-healing computer networks, which would undermine their nascent IT industry). It's sitting on the backburner for now while I am work
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Apple does not activate nitro for web apps saved to home screen
(theregister.co.uk)
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16y ago
Oh this is good :)
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16y ago
I compete fairly by writing 100% of code at the event, but I also have a product that I wrote and implemented as an API. It is a powerful API similar in scope to what Tungle likely has (I don't have access to a competitor's API). When I dem
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16y ago
I pull this data from the user's PayPal account. Zero fields :) is what I absolutely strive for in my UX. Other than that, I also have logic in place to auto-insert your city and state. That's just a waste of time for the user and I honestl
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16y ago
I generate my resume from LinkedIn. Among other things, that lets me show my track record on my phone while I am talking to a person I just met. One thing that is interesting is endorsements on your LinkedIn profile. Mine is fully public. I
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16y ago
Very nice. Love point #10. Needs to be approached with localization in mind.
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16y ago
Yep. Very excited for the platform. Microsoft is finally succeeding in its quest to dominate the living room. Remember the pre-launch buzz of Project Natal? With this controller, they made all consoles of this generation obsolete. With futu
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16y ago
We are a bizspark company. It is a great way to get noticed by Microsoft. If you do not already have lots of contacts at high level, this will help. All you can eat software really helps. I develop in C# because my visual studio ultimate ed
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How to Charm a VC Into Mentoring You
(gigaom.com)
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16y ago
Original Quora threads: https://www.quora.com/Ramit-Sethi/A-B-Testing/answers
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16y ago
No matter what you do, I recommend you have a clear grandfathering policy in place. I am particularly generous in that department "Should you decide to return, we will reactivate your account at last billing tier even if that tier is no lon
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16y ago
Make a T-shirt talking about your product. "Ask me for a demo, right now (yep, at this Starbucks)". See how many people take you up on your offer. :) Haven't tested this, but I will soon. :)
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16y ago
I sent it in to TechCrunch.
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16y ago
We are working on that even though it initially slowed down the development process. It changed my answers when talking to potential partners from "You can embed our widget" to "You can make an API call and either display our widget or mani
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16y ago
I converted the lean startup worksheet into a Freemind mindmap. For new ideas, I simply open this mindmap template, fill it out, and store it in my main SVN repository under ideas. It makes documenting a new idea and running a quick feasibi
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Perhaps you can mitigate the "mobile" aspect somewhat. The model and the controller can be written by any competent developer without requiring the mobile skills. Then you can have a mobile specialist developer concentrate solely on the vie
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16y ago
There is still unprecedented independent developer parity. I'd build on iOS if I were into making games. I am more interested in enterprise software, however. :)
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16y ago
Remaining at IQ while working on your market research would have been my preferred option. Fastest way for that, by the way, is to visit the expo of your target industry. I am visiting an expo for beauty products in the near future, for exa
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16y ago
I got fed up trying to hire team members quickly. It got me to the point that I am working on a solution to that problem. It is too early to talk about it, but it will kill the spam of irrelevant applications common to normal freelance site
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16y ago
Not sure I agree with the point on page 69 about not spending time on developing strategic relationships. Those things take forever to build and it's really a good idea to start working on them early just to start the clock. Part of our dis
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16y ago
It wouldn't be that bad. A yahoo ID can be used as OpenID.
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16y ago
Over 1000+ retweets by now
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