christonog

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by christonog 14y ago
So what about credit cards and bank accounts that have no annual fees (essentially free to use)? I suppose your money is the product being sold (in terms of interest) in this case.
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by christonog 14y ago
This is great. Can I quote you?
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by christonog 15y ago
Thanks for the explanation. This is a great resource. My only regret is that I wasn't there to listen in!
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by christonog 15y ago
If the majority of your revenue was from the small & medium accounts, why not just create a single plan, remove the lower plans entirely? Why continue with the personal plan if that resulted in higher turnover and less desirable custome
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by christonog 15y ago
If you really wanted to follow your favorite service provider, wouldn't you just friend them on facebook or follow them on twitter? The relationship is already there, so wouldn't reviews be unnecessary?
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by christonog 15y ago
Was all/most of that 5K used on the brand identity?
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by christonog 15y ago
I wouldn't say it was a total failure. You learned something, and you can always reuse code (such as the 700 lines for credit card payments) for other projects.
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by christonog 15y ago
You could go the Google Chrome Web Store route.
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by christonog 15y ago
This works if you need to give friends or family access, but what about taking it one step further by using a finger print scan + security PIN? Trying to fiddle with your phone from your pocket and opening an app or sending a text message c
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by christonog 15y ago
Great story. How has the TweetingMachine affiliate program worked for you?
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by christonog 15y ago
I think what he meant was that you have to consider a hefty tax burden come April 15 because, as a contractor, you don't get taxes taken out of your paycheck. This is where having a good accountant and knowing what expenses you can deduct c
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by christonog 15y ago
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." -Abraham Lincoln
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Ask HN: Ideas on how to monetize Firefox or Chrome Extensions?
2 points by christonog 16y ago|1 comments
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by christonog 16y ago
Honest question, can you possibly expound on how you got that message? Does it mean web apps are necessarily better than developing for browsers via extensions?
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by christonog 16y ago
Well, I'm mainly referring to the very early prototype stage, where you spend as little as you can. If you have some early funding (either self funding or family) then you can use VWO instead of a free A/B testing framework (A/Bingo for exa
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by christonog 16y ago
The problem with this is what other value can you bring to a prototype stage project if you aren't doing do any of the coding? You do need some coding knowledge to make a/b testing optimization, SEO, or other marketing strategies of value.
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by christonog 16y ago
Yes. You can look really good on pads, but when it's time to get in the ring, your technique and endurance goes to shit.
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by christonog 16y ago
It'd be nice if your app had a video, demo, more than one screenshot I could play around with prior to signing up. jmockups had something to mess around in to see the value beforehand.
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by christonog 16y ago
I've said it before and I'll say it again. As a non-technical person trying to become technical (as an intellectual exercise as well as work on my own stuff), the simplest, yet hardest, thing to understand is "something easy" really isn't.
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by christonog 16y ago
I could see this being a sort of shopping list companion for the iphone as well. You make a set list of recipes that you want to make for a week per say. You use the iphone to find the ingredients at the grocery store, and as you check them
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by christonog 16y ago
I think their vision goes beyond parties/concerts/events. It's like a mobile Q&A for a specific area. What if you were at a brick and mortar store such as Bestbuy and had a question of opinion that both the other customers there and emp
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by christonog 16y ago
Just out of curiosity, to what extent do you do design? Is it just interface design, making that interface look good through Photoshop, or going as far as coding up the HTML and CSS? Additionally, what would you say are requirements for bec
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by christonog 16y ago
I enjoyed the mental thought process and geek speak of Zuckerberg when he tried to hack into harvard's network and hire the first intern. A lot of people in the theatre around me were visibly confused, while I was actually able to follow al
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Ask HN: So, what did you think of the Social Network?
47 points by christonog 16y ago|69 comments
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by christonog 16y ago
Coding up www.getsetapp.com and possibly entertaining the idea of bringing on a more technically skilled co-founder. Contact info in profile.
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by christonog 16y ago
Yeah, but it's a case of "shoulda, woulda, coulda." In retrospect, it was an easy decision. But, if it were your startup, would you have tied yourself to a single, almost bankrupt, vendor? I don't think I would have. Though it is better to
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by christonog 16y ago
You could have the initial text all highlighted, so after reading the user can literally start typing.
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by christonog 16y ago
That is indeed ironic. I've never heard of Filipinos complementing on how tan someone is, though there is a certain shade of tan called "kayumangi" that sort of exemplifies "Filipino Beauty." Filipino views on the various shades of skin col
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by christonog 16y ago
Yes, I'm Filipino and light skinned, and the first thing people notice about me when I'm there is how light skinned I look. They associate this with beauty. People over there have this obsession with being white, with all the heart throb ce
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by christonog 16y ago
Well, aside from being an avid traveler, I'm currently working on a side project that helps people find the cheapest method of travel (air, bus, car) to a given location. Getting more information on how consumers travel and their interactio

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