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by mbarlow 14y ago
I have used both. I would strongly suggest going with AWS. Reasons: Local development with Appengine is pretty bad. Good luck debugging and profiling production issues. Appengine will make you jump through many hoops that undermine or compl
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StartEngine Announces New Class, Prepares for Joint Silicon Valley Demo Day(pandodaily.com)
1 points by mbarlow 14y ago|0 comments
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Mistash: Pinterest for your product lust(thenextweb.com)
1 points by mbarlow 15y ago|0 comments
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by mbarlow 15y ago
Want, got, had is a part of the concept of Mistash, my startup. http://www.mistash.com
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by mbarlow 15y ago
IMO it would have been better to create a unique name and then use "The agile planner" as the title attribute for your homepage. Creating a unique name & domain would help you in the long run for search engines and brand recognition. Se
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by mbarlow 15y ago
I've been working on my startup fulltime for close to 6 months now. I've been able to do it because of savings.
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by mbarlow 15y ago
This was my noob submission to HN. I appreciate the helpful feedback on Mistash and have started to make some changes. I think next time I will have to post earlier in the day to HN to get more eyes. Thanks again everyone!
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by mbarlow 15y ago
For staff we are using Google Apps. MailChimp for mailing lists. App testing uses Google Apps. App production (notification emails, etc) uses Amazon SES.
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by mbarlow 15y ago
Agreed. I switched the tagline to the description from the about page.
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by mbarlow 15y ago
Does seem that way lately. However, I do think Mistash has a better focus on the social aspects than the others and is also going in the best direction for a product focused system. Plus, it's more fun :P
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by mbarlow 15y ago
My wife works in fashion, she thinks it could be a great way for models to share their wardrobe for photoshoots.
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by mbarlow 15y ago
Yup. For now, it combines a personal inventory, your wishlist , and various social features. The idea being that you can discover new products, share your tastes, and get higher quality reviews from the people you know.
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by mbarlow 15y ago
Heh, yeah. We've been struggling with a short tagline that will convey the concept clearly.
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by mbarlow 15y ago
Throwing this out there with the hopes of getting some valuable feedback. Thanks everyone!
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Show HN: 6 months of blood, sweat, tears and bootstrapping. Meet Mistash(mistash.com)
17 points by mbarlow 15y ago|14 comments