Thanks for bringing this up. We did not anticipate users with Javascript switched off. Even though the site will not be funtional without JS, we certainly can show a message.
Like most of you here, we too are a bit of early adopters and always on a lookout for the latest products and services. So we created a platform which lets early adopters discover new startups, join them early and get exclusive rewards. And after the saying "early bird gets the worm" we named it "Get Worm"
We've hit around 400 startups and 2000 users so far, and would love to hear feedback from the HN community on how can we make this platform better. What do you think?
Hey Everyone, FEEDBACKdeck is a side project I'm working on while building my bootstrapped startup — Clustrr. I needed a tool to capture user feedback and short pop-up surveys seemed an excellent choice. I scoured the Internet for a service that would fit my needs. But most services meant shelling out $200 - $350 a year for the most basic plan (read limited plan). I feel that short survey tools can be decentralised and self-hosted. To me there appears no benefit of running them from a cloud infrastructure. This translates to huge savings.
The plugin can be used on any self-hosted WordPress site. Startups can use the plugin on their coming soon/launch pages months before the actual product launch and start gaining valuable user feedback. Blogs can benefit from gaining feedback on publications from it's readers.
I had a hard time writing the sales page copy. Would love to have your opinion on the copy, design and the product itself.
I guess this guy does not understand what sandboxing is and the benefit it brings in terms of security. Android today has 79% of malware issues and IOS is at 0.7% — thanks to policies like sandboxing.
I have not seen the movie yet. Seems like a good watch. In this video I like part at 2:56 where a lady comforts the other saying "There, there. That's not true. Google+ has fans and it's quite nice." in reaction to Hilter's comment — "If Google+ was shut down today no one would care."
I also stick to using Pocket. The best part is the tagging feature. Whenever, I add something to Pocket, I ensure to tag it. Later when I need to find something, I can simply lookup the tag instead of finding a needle in the haystack.
That's an ubercool landing page and app interface you've got there. However, I personally felt that nothing on the homepage made me trust SumAll "instantaneously". It was only when I scrolled to the footer of the page, I saw Truste, Digicert certifications mentioned in the footer in small font size.
Though you have some testimonials in there, those never help build an outright trust. I need to be able to trust the SumAll brand before I can start integrating my third party accounts. The accounts are crucial to my business. Some that even have a financial implication.
I would strongly recommend putting a prominent message on the homepage that can help me build the trust in an instant. This would also help you achieve a better conversion rate.
Unless you are hiring a developer for a critical banking software or something similar, you should never base your interviews on Math. Rather, interviews should be based on the problem solving attitude of the candidate. I'd prefer a candidate who can come up with an innovative and cheaper solution to the problem at hand than a person who is better at Math. Though that person would also need to be good at the programming skill that he/she is being hired for.
I guess for startup founders it's really all work and no play. At-least that's what happens to me. Most of my time is consumed towards work. Getting time for other stuffs is a luxury. I'd love to hear from other startup founders who are able to achieve a balance between work and play. What's their secret?
You could checkout http://appbodega.com. It's an App Store alternative and works as a standalone app that you need to install on your Mac. You can sell your apps via Bodega as a developer. Though you cannot "Buy and Sell" apps. I think most licenses for apps would normally limit resale of apps to another buyer. So something on the exact lines of flippa.com may not be possible due to license restrictions.
Though I am unable to answer your question of whether a legal and profitable SMS system can be built, I'd like to point out a hidden answer in your statement — "after sometime they shut the service down, something happens. I don't know why"
Most of these "ugly websites" are fly by night operators. They are spammers looking for in-use phone numbers to build a database. The database then could be used to send bulk spam SMSes or could be sold to tele-marketers for a profit. So essentially these websites never make any profit from actually sending the SMS but instead scam the users to share their phone numbers.
I am new to HN and this is my understanding based on modest time I have spent here. Keeping discussions to HN helps keep them centralized. Secondly, there's a community here. It's like discussing/debating a topic with your friends. People know each other and have rapport within the community. There's a trust factor when you are among friends and you know there's credibility in the advice that's given out.
Commenting directly on posts is somewhat like walking into another group. You are not part of that group. There's no trust factor.
First, I must say that this is some awesome tech. Though, I think people should not be sharing images that would require them to use a tech like this. Moreover, if this is applied to display sensitive information then the person who intends to steal it will not be dithered by something like this. They would certainly look at means to circumvent it. It's like limiting people to right click and save an image or copy some text. Those who want to do it, can always grab the source code and load images directly from their links or copy text from the source code.
I'd say you have the most accurate description of when they say "Gravity Powered". While lifting this thing, the energy gets stored and gravity is just a means by which the stored energy is released.