mahipal

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   How many pets do you have?(sive.rs)

   2 points by mahipal 5y ago|0 comments
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   "Reality is what makes the past immutable." - Linus(reddit.com)

   1 points by mahipal 14y ago|0 comments
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   YC Facelift: Pebble(kyrobeshay.com)

   116 points by mahipal 14y ago|46 comments
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   by mahipal 14y ago

   He also had a much simpler take on it... I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics. - Richard Feynman
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   Liquid Robotics' Wave Gliders Begin Historic Swim Across Pacific(spectrum.ieee.org)

   49 points by mahipal 15y ago|9 comments
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   by mahipal 15y ago

   Thanks! Yes, I've been talking with some college professors, and it looks like the software would work well there too. There may need to be some customization of the analytics to handle their larger classes, which we're open to -- we've bas
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   by mahipal 15y ago

   Good feedback -- thanks. For #2, do you have any suggestions of other things that would work well on the home page? And for #3, I went into detail on use cases/specific problems that we solve here: https://www.classpager.com/more -- Are y
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   by mahipal 15y ago

   Hmm, thanks. We'll have to work on the front page copy. Do her students never reply to the text messages she sends out? That's the core of the value-add -- whether inside or outside of class, students can reply to ClassPager and we show it
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   by mahipal 15y ago

   Thanks! Yeah, we hate those clickers too.
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Thanks for catching that.
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Thanks! If she or other teachers have any questions, they're welcome to email me: m [at] classpager.com.
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    We've been piloting with teachers, so we're starting by marketing to teachers directly. The goal is to have a product that's both useful at the free level and affordable at the premium level, given teachers' budgets. We've started talking t
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Thanks Thomas! I love your designs (and http://www.weekendhacker.net too :)
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Yes, that's very true. It's going to take a while to convince schools to change all these entrenched behaviors and policies. But, as you're getting at, it's also obvious that technology should be -- and will be -- an integral part of the cl
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Thanks! We spent a fair amount of time polishing little UI details. I really appreciate you forwarding it to your teacher friends. If they have any questions at all, or just need a walkthrough, they're welcome to email me: m [at] classpager
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Yes, there are many different angles. To be clear, the technique of messaging in a special code to a number to "subscribe" to a service has been around for many, many years before edtech companies started using it recently. But it's a good
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Thanks! And I love that line about the "personal connection" without breaching privacy -- I'll have to use that. One of the things we've been exploring is ways to integrate over existing LMS software, and it's been pretty disappointing to h
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Yes, we have classrooms using the service. I'd love to talk to them, if you think they'd be interested in a conversation. We're headed in a bit of a different direction (message analytics and eventually generating questions), though I agree
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Thank you! I really appreciate you forwarding it to them. If they have any questions at all, or just need a walkthrough, they're welcome to email me: m [at] classpager.com.
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    Show HN: ClassPager lets teachers send reminders and run live Q&A over SMS.(classpager.com)

    70 points by mahipal 15y ago|38 comments
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    How I Survived on $250 For An Entire Summer in Silicon Valley(ben-lang.tumblr.com)

    4 points by mahipal 15y ago|1 comments
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Well, it's definitely an iterative process. Over time, you'll converge on a "management style" that works for you and for your contractors. Here is a good starting point, though -- Derek Sivers has a really good blog post that outlines a co
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    If you're on the east-side, don't forget about http://pasadenaangels.com Feel free to drop me a line -- there is a scene, and there are investors, although of course it doesn't compare to SV.
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    Crash Course in Web Typography(slideshare.net)

    2 points by mahipal 15y ago|0 comments
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    The HD audio stream is a cool idea. I've been using YouTube as my main source of music lately, so I'm willing to call it a related feature. ;) What do you mean it doesn't support your habits? Can you describe your video-watching habits?
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Cool. I've discovered several other apps like this in the past week or two. Is yours still up?
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Glad to hear it. Feel free to email or post any more thoughts. Good critique is always valuable. It will work with embedded videos very soon. We're tracking down some errors in a JS DOM parsing library that the web app uses.
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Good points on the UX. Thanks. I'll make sure that gets fixed.
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    That's a very good point. I'm going to move fbConnect way up the list. Thanks for the tip.
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    by mahipal 15y ago

    Good to know. It was my first such experiment, and it does boil down to a few core principles I wanted to apply. I'll write something up once things calm down a little bit.