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by zhyder 18y ago
Freemium. The premium version will have more business-friendly features.
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by zhyder 18y ago
Thanks! I'll also enjoy responding to customer emails whenever I want to (=immediately), and actually being able to make sales calls.
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by zhyder 18y ago
The thing is: the Dabbleboard (vector-based) interface is not optimized for that kind of drawing, which bitmap-based tools (like MS Paint) handle better. Biggest feature "hole" would be the lack of a bitmap eraser.
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by zhyder 18y ago
Yep, both on the product-development side as well as the other (dark) side.
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by zhyder 18y ago
To be honest, it's not as firm as on the previous vine, but falling (together with the rush of worrying about it) can be lotsa fun too :).
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Tell HN: I'm freee
54 points by zhyder 18y ago|30 comments
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by zhyder 18y ago
Why the installed plugin? Tokbox has a great Flash-based solution (which Dabbleboard also uses). Maybe the plugin does P2P.
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by zhyder 18y ago
Some good tips. I learned early on that sticking to a script doesn't work for me though. If I memorize it too well and then make even a 1-word error -> I think "oh crap..." and get more nervous -> more mistakes -> positive-feedb
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by zhyder 18y ago
IMO chrome is overall ahead as long as it's the only browser with a separate process per tab. (Its memory management is a nice bonus too.)
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by zhyder 18y ago
They're just buzzwords that can mean whatever you want them to mean. When in doubt choose the one with the positive connotation.
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by zhyder 18y ago
Technology doesn't evolve independently of a market for it. While "make something people want" is true in any economy, the problem is that what people want changes with the state of the economy. So startup founders need to reassess the mark
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by zhyder 18y ago
IMO abandon ship == near-$0 valuation. Although I didn't know about the 1/3 odds of a mediocre return (defined as 1x?) for VCs. The main point of my (admittedly still simplistic) graph was that the VC probability distribution is bi-modal.
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by zhyder 18y ago
Even if the peak for non-VC was raised, it would still be too simplistic. This is probably more like what the probability distribution looks like: http://www.dabbleboard.com/main/public?created=dummy8&my... VC is characterized by larg
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by zhyder 18y ago
Cofounders exert a lot of peer pressure. I'd be surprised if being in physical proximity to other startuppy friends generally matters much, considering we do some of that interaction online (HN/Facebook/email/etc.) anyway.
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by zhyder 18y ago
If you don't need investors or cofounders/employees, there is no advantage to a startup hub. You could live anywhere with an Internet connection and a (VoIP) phone. In fact in such a situation it makes sense to live in an area with lower co
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by zhyder 18y ago
One trick is to completely turn off the backlight (can be done on MBPs), and treat the display as a reflective screen. It isn't perfect: looks almost as washed out as with max brightness on the backlight, but without the battery drain. Defi
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by zhyder 18y ago
In a small startup, everyone needs to take a lot of initiative. But in a BDC (big dumb corp), there are several roles where initiative doesn't matter much. In fact it's challenging to both encourage initiative as well as control chaos at a
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by zhyder 18y ago
All except the look-and-feel bit. Mac users want apps to have the Mac look-and-feel, though perhaps Windows and Linux users aren't as adamant about it, so maybe a Mac-ish look-and-feel can be the common denominator. Also many users wouldn't
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by zhyder 18y ago
What bothers you abt the MBP, size or weight?
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by zhyder 18y ago
I'm waiting for a 14/15" notebook with a Netbook-class processor. It would be light, have great battery life, and be cool. If they can put those processors in desktops ("Nettops"), they should be able to put them in standard-sized notebooks
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by zhyder 18y ago
Design looks great in general. I clicked on Xbox360. Suggestions: 1. Don't show an item in the results if there are no sellers. Or at least say "None available" on the results page. 2. For items that have multiple sellers, indicate the pric
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by zhyder 18y ago
Please don't apologize. You were right: the title of the post should be the same as the blog post's, and any (minimal) editorialization should be in the interest of HN readers. I completely violated that in my excitement; won't happen again
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by zhyder 18y ago
You're right, it's nice (if at all) from the point of view of anyone else. But I find it amazing that someone did this with our service . I guess I got too excited, and I apologize if this seemed like link bait or spam, and I wasted anyo
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Amazing Dabbleboard video made by independent blogger(todaysbesttools.com)
6 points by zhyder 18y ago|4 comments
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by zhyder 18y ago
I'm assuming more money would be needed only for further development, but the product can launch now (or days from now). If some features are not ready for prime-time, turn them off and launch with what works well.
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by zhyder 18y ago
If he's close to launching, he should just launch. If it clicks with even a few people, that'll be the source of motivation. Though he should probably get rid of the non-committed cofounder (hoping the equity is properly vested): great cofo
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by zhyder 18y ago
How well does MySQL Cluster work; anyone have experience? Are there any other free (as in beer as well as freedom) in-memory databases?
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by zhyder 18y ago
You can draw curves without holding anything. Just has to be curvy enough for it to detect it's a curve and not a straight line.
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by zhyder 18y ago
Thanks ph0rque! I'll send you an email about your request :)
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by zhyder 18y ago
We're finally Lifehackered! Funny how we finally updated our video last night. And it already has as many views as the previous one, which was 3 months old. Edit: since it looks like this isn't dropping off the HN home page yet, check out o

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