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by ian_cyw 10y ago
http://bbc.in/2cDfN82 Video of the 12 hour assembly here.
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by ian_cyw 13y ago
Brief background: Locket provides advertising on your Android lockscreen. User gets a penny for every time he sees an ad on the lockscreen. My question: Why should Locket pivot due to people trying to "scam the system"? It's
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Are startups pivoting too early?(blog.getlocket.com)
1 points by ian_cyw 13y ago|1 comments
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by ian_cyw 13y ago
P.S. but even before this update, with 250+ ratings visible, there wasn't really a noticeable difference in installs.
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by ian_cyw 13y ago
Hey Paul, thanks for the feedback! Yeah, agree on the deal-maker. Maybe we can tweak the app copy to see if that improves the downloads. Also, we have a lot of reviews (250+), but since we just updated the app, the ratings don't carry
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by ian_cyw 13y ago
Thanks! Why though would people click on the ad which is clearly about stocks, if they don't want a stocks app? It's difficult for me to understand this.
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1668 Adwords clicks, 5 app installs. Is Adwords broken?
1 points by ian_cyw 13y ago|5 comments
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by ian_cyw 13y ago
Yes, we are. We might have to move to a proper paid service like BATS when this gets bigger. http://www.quora.com/Stocks-financial/Where-do-sites-such-as...
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by ian_cyw 13y ago
We're thinking of an up-sell strategy. Our team has a lot of financial experience (ex-wall street), and there are many advanced products such as portfolio analytics, diversification metrics and risk ratios etc. that we could sell. A ba
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by ian_cyw 13y ago
Thank you! That's a really good point. We'll be adding a Commodities watchlist in the near future! Are there any particular tickers that you use? With oil, there's spot and futures. The ones on yahoo are mostly futures dated
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Show HN: Stocks+ a 1-for-1 replacement for the Apple Stocks app
8 points by ian_cyw 13y ago|8 comments
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by ian_cyw 13y ago
Not necessarily, there are cheap $1 brokers like Interactive Brokers. I've used them, they get the job done. http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/?f=commission
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Startup CEO produces 54 page Spring Report
1 points by ian_cyw 14y ago|0 comments
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by ian_cyw 14y ago
How about http://99designs.com/ ? You could choose the one you like best, and approach the designer for additional work.
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by ian_cyw 14y ago
Update: We just got a call from Apple developer relations explaining that all apps which makes use of animation on the lockscreen are not allowed. Well, at least a definite no saves us development time in trying to iterate further on this.
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by ian_cyw 14y ago
We've tried this too. But beyond the standard "We'll contact you shortly", nothing has happened after weeks (3-4 weeks).
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by ian_cyw 14y ago
Thank you for your comments and suggestion. I'm aware that Apple doesn't like this too, and am only asking for help because of 6 rejections in 2.5 months. It's hard when all you get is a cryptic message that hasn't changed in 3 rejections r
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by ian_cyw 14y ago
And there's a terrible copy of our app (that doesn't even work), that's sitting at number 2 in paid entertainment! Argh. http://appshopper.com/entertainment/live-wallpaper-your-devi...
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by ian_cyw 14y ago
Yes, we've put in detailed information, including a demo video. More on the background of the app. When we submitted our first update, we had no background music, and Apple's comment was true. We then made the change to incorporate backgrou
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Apple's Review team cuts and pastes useless canned responses.What do I do?
8 points by ian_cyw 14y ago|10 comments
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by ian_cyw 15y ago
Hey David, that's really inspiring. What do you think differentiated you from the rest of them when you first started?
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by ian_cyw 15y ago
It's impossible to do anything if you have to look for a completely novel idea. I like the lean startup concept. Keep the costs low and just forge ahead. Once you've started on the idea, you'll learn a lot more about the field, and be able
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by ian_cyw 15y ago
Your post is missing the main gripe of many developers so far. Which is that there's far more money in iOS land than there is in Android. It's hard for an average game to make more than $100 a week.
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How do I take my iOS app from $1.5k/mth currently to $10k/mth?
2 points by ian_cyw 15y ago|4 comments
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by ian_cyw 15y ago
I left my job back in 2009 at the dumps of the financial crisis. Take a 2 months break, do something you've always wanted to do. I went to Hong Kong and partied for 2 months, recharging, before preparing for my current startup. No need to h