ryankals

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by ryankals 14y ago
Really sad to hear them closing up shop! I used Loosecubes a few times to find space at TheAlley in midtown. Perhaps they had trouble monetizing? They certainly had loyal regulars such as myself posting reviews... shocking to hear they went
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by ryankals 14y ago
Hey guys - I'm sorry for the plug, but I recently built a website called Qiirk.com which is a tech job board. If you'd like, you can post your job for free using the promo HACKERNEWS. Let me know if you have any problems!
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by ryankals 14y ago
It's an interesting concept and I like where you're headed w/ the design. This could be interesting if you could build it out in a highly concentrated area such as NYC. Can you add Google Maps and make it location based? Another thing you c
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by ryankals 14y ago
Not a big fan for the design here. You might want to spend a few hundred bucks to make the homepage modern. Building collages is an interesting idea, but you need to put in the time, effort and resources to make people want to use it. Try 9
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by ryankals 14y ago
Marketing - by far the most difficult phase to tackle if you don't have experience with it. Breaking through the noise is a major factor to success.
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by ryankals 14y ago
I'd try explaining what you do in a clear and concise sentence which should headline your landing page. A good indicator is whether or not a young child can understand it. Basically if users are confused, they won't stay and obviously won't
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by ryankals 14y ago
Yes I've been thinking of partnerships I could propose. I agree that the design is so-so. There's still much I want to fix/add/subtract. Thx for the feedback Dylan!!
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Initial Traction
1 points by ryankals 14y ago|2 comments
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Rate my job board
1 points by ryankals 14y ago|1 comments
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by ryankals 15y ago
Thx for the feedback. Yeah I really don't want people's Driver's Licenses - I just wanted to be able to let people access the site without having a corporate or student email address. If I just open it up to all email accounts, it'll be jus
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by ryankals 15y ago
I think it looks pretty good. The best landing pages are the ones that simply explain the idea. Perhaps you could create a short video to let us know how it works once you launch.
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by ryankals 15y ago
I really like the idea that you want to consolidate all these categories into a central hub. Like others said earlier, the landing page info is a bit too much. Perhaps you could try using shorter sentences and keep it to 1-2 paragraphs (1 b
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Review my NYC startup
1 points by ryankals 15y ago|3 comments
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by ryankals 15y ago
Spam probably isn't a HUGE concern for Twitter. I have an account without any "real" followers. They're all spam bots. But it looks good to have 73 followers even if you don't know them - makes people look/feel important. Kevin Rose touched
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by ryankals 15y ago
Very interesting story. I went to a ruby meetup event and they told me the best way to build a team is to post what I have so far on GitHub. Just another thought for others looking for technical co-founders.
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by ryankals 15y ago
sure. send to ryan.kalscheuer@gmail.com. look forward to hearing from you.
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by ryankals 15y ago
What is your understanding of PHP/Java? I live in Brooklyn and am looking for a a freelance programmer for a site I'm working on.