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I read it as, if they want to buy anything OUTSIDE of the app, they still can and can still login and use the app without a cost to the user.

However if they want to allow in-app purchases, a convenience which Apple controls, and rightfully so, then they must match the price or make it cheaper for iOS users.

Two answers:

1. Will the future of the Internet be written in Chinese? Some, maybe majority, but certainly not all.

2. The Chinese still makes up the majority of the world population. It was bound to surpass English sites at some point and considering China's majority of Internet userbase are twenty somethings, this will continue to rapidly increase in time

In this case, Microsoft is staying classy. Mozilla, just barking to be the loudest dog on the playground. Sad...

LAMP with PHP. Not the best and everyone will have their opinions but it's what I'm most familiar with and what will get the job done the fastest. Everything else is secondary.

I agreed up until you said ideas are worthless. My stance is similar to this post which showed up here earlier this year: http://blog.assetmap.com/2011/01/social-web/lets-end-the-ide...

1. You can outsource the prototype but if you're going to get funding, you should hire in-house moving forward aka local.

1a. Ask people you know for referrals of coders they trust. Hit up local networking events. Try to find people through yourself and others you know and trust before branching out to regular hiring ways.

2. Get a corporate attorney to help set up your company and the appropriate paperwork so whoever you hire, sign the right paperwork needed. This is important.

3. Build the prototype, and haul ass. Consider talking to an IP attorney but in all seriousness, $250k isn't much. If it's going to cost you a significant amount of money, perhaps hold off on the IP registration. Don't take my word on this though, consult a few different IP attornies for better advice on that.

I can't keep count of the number of people who I talk to on a daily basis online or in person, at networking events, etc... that acts as if their idea is so revolutionary that they must keep it to themselves. This is utter bullshit.

In all the time I've been an entrepreneur (over a decade), I've built many successful businesses, sold my companies, etc.. I've never had the problem of anyone stealing my idea except on one incident. And that guy didn't even understand the nature of the business fully or where the vision ended up and gave up after a few months.

Let's be clear about a few things. Your company WILL pivot whether in a small way or big way. Your overall mission and vision WILL change. Anyone that thinks they got everything figured out from day one deserves to be called a retard. Not telling people about your idea has more negative consequences than sharing it with the world.

I can't keep track of the number of times I've received valuable insights, advice, help, connections, etc etc... telling people (including strangers) about what I'm doing. The feedback and help I received in return help me make valuable pivots as needed. Thinking you should hide your idea means you should really look closely in the mirror and reevaluate yourself.

While I believe there are some things you should keep secret, the general idea itself is not one of them.

Side note: Those who use Facebook as an example, please be realistic. Had the Winklevoss Twin and their friend continue, do you realistically believe Facebook (by any other name) would be where it is today? Most of the later innovation that kept Facebook the leader it is today is base on the current Facebook team, not some concept that the idea originated from.

Sorry, this was meant to target Chrome users specifically, but thanks

You do realize your comment is partly retarded right? While I strongly believe that stuff can happen whether its the right time/place or not, I also strongly believe positioning yourself for things to happen is important too. Yes, persistence, hard work, and vision are all important.

However your comment or rather your example is blatantly bad. For starters, they brought back Steve Jobs who had massive connections beyond any of the other CEOs who were leading Apple at the time, and definitely more than most other people out there. Most people aren't in that position and surely don't have the type of influence Steve Jobs does. He's bigger now than he was in the 90s by all measures but make no mistake, Steve Jobs was an icon even back then. To use Apple as an argument for this is just plain bad.

That's a lot of cost to eat up.

I agree on the profit and not on the revenue that matters. But that said, we're talking about Groupon clones here. Groupon itself has proven to gain traction and has made the model work. I'm sure they're profitable. They do have an army of salespeople. While I personally hate that portion of their model, I can't argue they're doing well (figuratively speaking).

It's sad how many people I encounter that are so delusional as in they're in Stage 1 and don't even know it and even after a very long period of time, they're still there. It's like they can't even register they're not as smart as they claim they are.

1. Continue what I'm doing

2. ??????

3. Profit?

Bubble or no bubble. Doesn't change a thing. I'm going to keep focusing on what I do best.

Most of those people are idiots. Even if you don't take into account everything listed in that post, considering you need enough people to tip a deal for it to work is hard enough. In the early stages of building a Groupon clone, the toughest challenge is getting enough people on board day 1 to tip a deal. If you don't get enough people and the deal doesn't tip, you already suck. Most people who aren't in the marketing world don't realize how difficult this is and I'm sure this is at the top of the list for many of the 2000+ Groupon clones as to why they fail. The ones that succeed are those lucky enough to get enough users early on to tip onto the next stage. But even then there are more challenges than merely how "simple" an idea Groupon is. And Groupon isn't the only exception. Every startup has a list of challenges people on the outside can only begin to imagine.

I'm a huge fan of Amazon EC2. They charge base on what you use and most likely where you're at now, you can fit on a small server. The cost will vary depending on usage but I presume for where you're at, it should be under $100/month although that might be more than what you're willing to pay.

You can also go with some VPS for now until you're ready to jump to AWS

How does the service work? Figure out your area and then email you coupon codes? I'm located in the Bay Area, would love to check the beta out.

No, I wouldn't pay. There are several sites designed for this out there that don't charge anything already. That said, majority of the sites I come across while great are not generally services I would normally use or consider a must have. Paying to have access to the latest and greatest startup seem to be more valuable to press if that even matters, which I presume isn't since most startups want attention and would gladly get any press they can receive.

I don't know everything involving the whole process but in regards to what you would study in college for the type of people involved in creating hardware are often mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and industrial designers.

A good source of finding out the types of positions for these things also are looking at current companies in the hardware space, such as Apple. Their job boards are very telling =]

While I can certainly understand why someone in her position would be upset, it was her grandfather's choice to leave his will and fortune to whomever he wants and rightfully so. Rather than try to fight to take whatever she can from her grandfather's success, she should figure out ways to make it on her own. To blame this on others and blatantly rely on her grandfather's image as an answer to her problems is utter bullshit.

Sad they went the way of Hollywood Video and Blockbuster rather than pivot and adapt.

1. Hear his pitch and reasoning for what he does, then objectively break any fallacy he may have that doesn't fit the norm of solid advice (which is subjective since even weird things can happen in wonderful ways). Link him to proof by people who have been successful and why his thinking might be wrong.

2. Tell him to get more involved with the startup community and in some sense, read up on things he doesn't understand. Few other cofounders sound like a bit more than necessary but since I don't know the background on this, I won't comment.

3. If he won't listen and continues doing what he wants to do, let him. He has to learn on his own. The biggest thing about any entrepreneur (the successful ones) is they must be teachable, adaptable, and constantly changing. If he is fixated in his ways, nothing you do will help.

Clickable: http://crowdpuzzle.9bplus.com/

I would honestly just do the .com

You can buy the other extensions and keep them in case you need them (forward them to the proper place) but focus on developing on just the main site for now.

As usual, stating the obvious here, it's a cheap way for them to find security holes.

I've relocated around the US many times but never outside of the US so take that however you will. I don't really think much about all the variables. I just moved. I felt the new location was always better for my growth and business and at the time I made the decision, that was all that mattered. Everything else, culture, friends, etc... would fall into place on it's own. Of course everyone is different and their situation is different. Without knowing much more than what you've provided and not knowing you personally, I can say I can personally recommend more or less to your checklist other than to have you ask yourself, do you like the idea of this move, do you feel this is good for your career, and is it something you want to experience. If the answer is more yes than no, you can always give it a try and if things don't work out, ask in advance before the move if you could ever go back.

I second on #3. There should be a quick link to log in and remove reminders.

Also very curious, what is the monetization strategy here.

Well you have two primary types of non-technical people. Those who understand tech but can't write code and those who don't understand any of it at all but have ideas. It's the ones with just ideas that rarely (although it does happen) succeed. Your relative seems to be the kind that doesn't understand.

But I think there is a bigger problem here. Even if he doesn't understand the technical stuff, he SHOULD be able to understand what it should do, how it should solve the problem, and ways he can make money. You don't need to know a lick of code or any technical stuff to know what you want out of your product. I think the problem is a bit different than just feeling out of element.

As long as he genuinely wants to solve a problem and is actually innovative and passionate about doing it, money or not as a primary motivator is not the issue. The issue is whether or not he can figure out all the things he need to figure out as the business guy.

Saw this a couple weeks ago. But you can't really blame them. The internet is probably the greatest revolution of our lifetime and it would extremely be difficult to begin describing something you haven't even used yet that would lead to such a dramatic impact. Even if you could describe it back then, I'm not sure many people would have understood.

I don't think they're all bad, but they are slow. I do have gripes with some of the VC and investments vids. Having built and sold a startup, I know first hand that some of these concepts aren't just over simplify but some are just dead wrong or severely lacking information that could have easily been included. Of course, Khan was a hedge fund manager but never actually built a scalable startup or was an investor so I can't really fault him entirely since books aren't the greatest coverage in this area.

I think a better question is what is it exactly you're trying to do. What are you passionate about. Stating you want an MBA or MS in Finance doesn't really say much. Can't provide good feedback like that.