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francisd

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francisd··on Advice for YC Applicants: Better Last-Minute than Late
TapZilla (S2010) applied the day of the deadline, we only knew of the application about a week or so before the deadline when Harj visited Seattle. After that, we never looked back.
francisd··on TapZilla (YC S10) Offers Daily Deals For Paid Mobile Apps
These coupon codes aren't the same as the ones from iTunes. These are generated by TapZilla and redeemed within the app itself so that it can inform us which user from our service downloaded the application.
francisd··on TapZilla (YC S10) Offers Daily Deals For Paid Mobile Apps
Not exactly: The developer pays $1 + app cost, they in turn will receive 70% of the app cost from Apple. So the effective cost per user acquisition for a $0.99 app is $1.30.

1000 apps installed per day = $1000/day

francisd··on TapZilla (YC S10) Offers Daily Deals For Paid Mobile Apps
The developer pays $1 + app cost, they in turn will receive 70% of the app cost from Apple. So the effective cost per user acquisition for a $0.99 app is $1.30.
francisd··on inDinero (YC S10) launches Mint.com for Businesses
congrats on the launch!