Great code is not required to make money and does not neccessarily help increase revenue. Customers cares more about issues being addressed now than how well it is designed underneath.
The question is more of is it required. I want to see weather there are many companies that have created hard to maintain code, but were able to become successful because of just producing a product that people wanted.
I originally showed HN my website http://chatoften.com and got some great feedback. I've moved the application to the IPhone. If any of you have an Iphone please tell me what you think of the experience.
This is an app that lets you chat with another authenticated facebook user. You'll both see each other's faces and names.
I hacked this together to see whether there is a group of people that prefer not to chat in anonymity. I tried out a few anonymous chat sites and most conversations involved male genitalia or some perverse comment. I hope people can start a better conversation when they reveal their name and picture.
I would suggest you read "Joel on Software". It can teach you how to better communicate with your technical founder and programmers and to understand the general technical challenges in undertaking a project.
Thank you agent86. Your feedback is appreciated.
1. The (null) is a bug and I will fix that in the next release.
2. If you don't turn off notifications, you will always be notified on the day of the birthday. The notify days before is an additional notification that you can receive. I will try to clarify this on the settings page.
3. The anniversary support sounds like a good idea. I'll try to add that to the next release.
In addition, I was thinking of adding notes to track birthday gifts to give a person. Do you think notes would be useful to you?
I would recommend companies with a low P/E ratio, low debt, and a history of earning a profit. Here are a few.
ARO,CSCO,MSFT,WDC,RSH,GES,APPL
You should then research each company and understand how they are making money and try to determine whether they will continue to make a decent profit.
I am not a professional. Take this advice at your own risk.