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Or something along those lines.
Pictures:
1. Alcohol and food store
2. No store
3. No store
4. Alcohol store
5. Eel restaurant
6. No store
7. Egg vending store (direct from farmer)
8. Rice polishing vending machine (turns brown rice in to white)
9. No store
10. Sightseeing ferry office/shop
11. Apple store (actually name of company but they import brand name products)
12. No store
That's obviously only a small sample but as someone who lives in Japan I can tell you that usually where there are alcohol stores, there are vending machines. Of course there are other places they are too, but in my experience, it's rare to find one without vending machines.
You are right in that I am a more practical, pragmatic programmer. I do have experience building enterprise applications and project management which is great, but I am lacking in the algorithm side. This is part of the reason why I am pursuing the degree.
Ultimately, I would ultimately like to do something with robotics/machine learning. I have a real passion for automation. I would love to work at a place like Amazon and help build the future of automated distribution. The algorithm side of things would tie all my skills together.
I will talk to the university about their statistics side of things of this course. I will see if I can get a full course outline and go from there. Would be more of a challenge, but worth it in the end.
Thank you again for your reply.
1. The clickable area around the number needs to be a little bigger. I am using a HTC One M7 and it often wouldn't register the clicks.
2. After this first game, a full screen ad popped up and that really annoyed me. I don't mind the banner ads at the bottom, but full screen ads are VERY, VERY annoying.
Amazon Japan Kit Kat search: http://www.amazon.co.jp/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?__mk_ja_JP=%E3%82...
Long answer: Blogging. Seriously. Write about interesting topics related to your startup. Start to pique people's interest in your product. That's where the best (and free) traffic comes from.
One thing that caught my eye though was in the comments. The user claims that the article could be put another way " why hiring right team is crucial for startups". I don't agree with that at all. Someone may look good on paper and interview great, but they may not be a good fit for the company. It may be anything from conflicts with other staff to consistent lateness. You can't find these out in an interview. You also can't find out by checking references as many employers will give glowing references to staff they want to get rid of but can't.
The free version was acceptable in the beginning. They show ads in return for it being free. I get that. I am fine with that. Then, it got to the stage where they were FORCING ads down your throat after every turn. It became unplayable, so I just removed it from my phone.