Yeah, I've looked at this one before. Forgot the name though, so thanks for the link! Not a huge fan of NYC, but I think it's one of the better options out there.
Side Note: I've been teaching myself Python on Codeacademy, but am still pretty early in the coursework. I've noticed most of these programs focus on Ruby. Without getting into the ruby vs. python fight that is so easy to find online, does anyone know why these classes focus so much on ruby and not another language? Am I going down the wrong path?
Hey everyone! For a while, I've just been lurking and posting interesting articles without contributing much of my own content. I've decided for the new year that this has to change. This is my first post on a personal blog and I hope to continue it ad infinitum. Please let me know what you think!
I think that's his point. If a large newspaper such as the New York Times isn't able to sustainably charge for content, even with readers that largely depend on it for their livelihoods, then how is a smaller newspaper going to get away with similar practices without losing much of their consumer base.
Let them. Let them start charging for links. Let them miss out on the free SEO and let them fall off the face of the search engines. Let them lose their readership because nobody can find them and let them go bankrupt because no one is looking at their ads. This is how the internet works. If they can't figure that out, then its no ones loss but their own. A less greedy company will be happy to have sites link back to them and will eventually take their place.
Thanks for the quick response. Lets say for the sake of simplicity (and a short weekend project) that I want to have a <div> on my site that anyone can copy a code <script type="text/javascript" src="//www.mycrummysite/mydiv.js"></script> and put on their website so that it shows the my div. Every time i change the contents of the div, it also changes on their site. That seems like a good way to start. Is there a quick way to learn how to do this?
I agree. Without the description, I would have thought it was a site to book cheap flights/travel. That being said, as a grad student myself and having paid thousands out of pocket over the course of my educational career for books, this looks like it will be a great resource. Come to UConn! BTW, your layout looks great; don't worry about it!
What does the site actually do? That's my biggest question! Nobody likes signing up for a service without knowing what they will get and how much it will cost. I would add two more pages: 1 that shows screenshots and describes the benefits to potential users, and another with pricing charts. I would also replace the video with some descriptors. I, personally can't watch video at work and if this is the main source of information, your cutting anyone without sound out of your potential user base.
I'm working full time, 60hrs a week, taking two MBA courses a semester and still finding time to work on my startup. I know there's going to be a lot of people who disagree with this, but as much as I would like to drop everything and get hack-crazy, I don't for three reasons:
1.)I have expenses that need to be paid. My current savings could get me through maybe 5 months? and then what?
2.) I like knowing I have a backup plan. I think its what, 5% of business launched that succeed? Despite working my way through the other 95% of fails already, having an incredibly solid business plan, and (for the first-time)a passion for the product; its still nice to know I can provide for myself and my family.
3.) This is the big one... I need money for my business!. II can hire faster, advertise easier. How's a little guy to compete with the big boys without a hefty budget applied to smart marketing!
With all that said, I have considered dropping my hours, or my job entirely, but why take the risk? there's nobody in my space. There's no rush! Why take a risk of losing everything, when there's no risk of losing your idea to someone else.
Site looks good, but you might want to hold off "launching" until you've got a few more themes up there. As is, I'm assuming the HN audience is your desired customer base? First impressions are big, and if everyone sees a barren wasteland of a themes market, you're probably not going to be first on their mind when they're looking to spend money. My suggestion is to find as many bootstrap developers as you can, let them know about your site and it's payout split. Try relaunching with 20+ themes. Keep up the good work!
Looks like it could be entertaining! The video was well produced, but I would suggest shortening it and showing some actual gameplay on the homepage. 30-45 seconds tops. The rest of it looks like cutscenes from throughout the game and doesn't really tell you what you get if you download it. Good Luck!
Just thought it was a cool idea. We've seen a lot of augmented reality used in advertisements and smartphone games, but not really to this effect. With the CTO of Pixar as its founder, i think they might be able to do some pretty interesting things - think games & movies with, and stories told by your favorite toys.
P.S. - I tried to downplay the title when posting to be a little more realistic re: the mindblowing, but it got changed back on me.