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Ask HN: Which startups will let me sell for them on a commission basis?
4 points by djsamson 13y ago|4 comments
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Review My Startup Idea for Biz Competition
1 points by djsamson 13y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: Where would I go to learn about automatic printing?
1 points by djsamson 14y ago|1 comments
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by djsamson 14y ago
Question Based Selling is a great intro book on how good salespeople approach sales. It has good detail in it as well. Tested Advertising Methods is a must read for learning how people respond to copy (can be applied to ppc ads, direct emai
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by djsamson 14y ago
I plan on moving to SV and working for a startup, then launching my own venture one day. I feel like this is an easier transition and I'll be able to accumulate some more experience and assets before I develop something on my own.
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Ask HN: What are some ways of proving yourself to a startup?
7 points by djsamson 14y ago|6 comments
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by djsamson 14y ago
Thank you for all the comments. I love checking in with the HN community before doing customer dev interviews. This has saved me alot of time.
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Ask HN: Review my startup idea
6 points by djsamson 14y ago|5 comments
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by djsamson 14y ago
This is a good preliminary test, but more customer development needs to be done. You need to have problem and then solution interviews. Don't just show them your solution and ask "Will this help?" Of course it will to some extent. You want
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by djsamson 14y ago
Motivation to workout. I'm not obese or anything, and I realize the importance of exercise but I still can't seem to find the time to do it more than once a week.
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Tell HN: I will sell your product/service for free
1 points by djsamson 14y ago|0 comments
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by djsamson 14y ago
Carwoo sounds interesting and it is similar to what I was thinking. But I think I might be imagining something more aggressive, where the startup sends an e-mail/fax/phone call to dealerships on the customers behalf. Acting as their "agent"
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Ask HN: Shouldn't there be a better way to buy a car?
9 points by djsamson 14y ago|13 comments
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Ask HN: How did you find interesting startups to apply to?
2 points by djsamson 14y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: Remote Biz Dev/Sales Work?
1 points by djsamson 14y ago|1 comments
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by djsamson 14y ago
A co-founder. I can really only offer equity not cash.
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Ask HN: A non-traditional thread for biz guy looking for tech cofounder
1 points by djsamson 14y ago|2 comments
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Ask HN: Can I have a 'fake' business name for customer credit report?
1 points by djsamson 14y ago|0 comments
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by djsamson 14y ago
None of these are targeting what I'm trying to do however
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Show HN: Check Out My Landing Page
2 points by djsamson 14y ago|3 comments
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by djsamson 14y ago
Did you get my e-mail? If not, contact me: dj [at] darrensamson [dot] com
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by djsamson 14y ago
Keep in mind I am not a programmer so stick with me: For this idea I would obviously need a decent landing page and a few pages with information and then a call to action for payment. But how complicated would a backend be if all I needed w
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by djsamson 14y ago
I was thinking about possibly offering two packages. A basic package, let's just ballpark somewhere around $25-$50 where I would ship out strictly wholesale products each month, not really based on preferences. And then a more advanced opti
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Ask HN: Review this startup idea
4 points by djsamson 14y ago|11 comments
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by djsamson 14y ago
I'm not sure which programming language would be used to create this but this is basically what I need for my MVP: A decent looking landing/about page. After a customer (an employer) purchases a monthly account they receive a log in. Once l
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Ask HN: How do I find a small (inexpensive) design/programming firm?
9 points by djsamson 14y ago|15 comments
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Ask HN: How can I differentiate this product/get it created?
2 points by djsamson 14y ago|2 comments
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Ask HN: Moving to Silicon Valley in one year
1 points by djsamson 14y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: Review my business idea/model
6 points by djsamson 14y ago|6 comments
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Ask HN: What should I check out in NYC
1 points by djsamson 14y ago|0 comments

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