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SabrinaDent

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About SabrinaDent

Startup: http://www.LifeSnapper.com @LifeSnapper

http://sabrinadent.com @SabrinaDent

Recent public activity

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    Comment #2476107

    I always make the client prove the business case before I work with them. I have zero interest in building toiletware. That said, I had a conversation today with a client who has a…

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    Comment #2472614

    This is a detail but both of your testimonials are from people in the same state. That's better than none but the fact they are both from the same place makes me suspect one is you…

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    Comment #2472579

    Actually, doesn't YC suggest you not incorporate when you partner or launch so that if you apply for and get into YC, they can help you form with their preferred structure? Someone…

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    Comment #2465346

    I'm a web designer by trade. While I think I have a good innate layout and design sense that I've been working since the days of print, I certainly do not believe it can't be learn…

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    Comment #2463908

    Are these typically equity relationships, and if so, how much? While you have good links on how it can work when they are, they don't need to be. Good people are generally nice and…

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    Comment #2460787

    If you;d like to contrast the MailChimp "shiny on the outside, shitty on the inside" experience with a direct competitor, log into Campaign Monitor. It is comparative bliss. I am a…

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    Comment #2460758

    However, I have never seen non-EU based companies do this. Why is that? iStock charges VAT based on billing residency. So does Big Fish Games. That's just where I've spent money to…

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    Comment #2460722

    Try Plendi.com - snapshot receipts with your iPhone, it goes up and is entered by an actual person. Then you throw out the reciept - it's fabulous. You or your accountant just down…

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    Comment #2457160

    You need to radically re-pitch this. What is the benefit to me? Why would I take the time to do this and why would I give you my email address? You need to make this about me, not …

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    Comment #2456654

    We have a three person startup with one programmer, one design and marketing person, and one "other." The "other" person on the team had the original idea, pays the dev bills, and …

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    Comment #2456059

    I am so delighted you like this idea! With the caveat that all business models are pie in the pixel sky until they aren't, the idea we've been building toward is this: Membership i…

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    Comment #2456037

    Thanks! "Viable business" is good to hear. Will for sure take the big signup button advice when we're ready for public beta :)

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    Comment #2455553

    I'm smoking Lights instead of Reds.

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    Comment #2455546

    Clickable links: http://www.lifesnapper.com/ Demo timeline: http://www.lifesnapper.com/CaraFitz LifeSnapper's timeline: http://www.lifesnapper.com/LifeSnapper

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    Show HN: LifeSnapper.com (Alpha)

    We've just launched the alpha of a 10-month bootstrapped project at http://www.LifeSnapper.com While I'm going to guess that HN is perhaps not our target audience, I wanted to show…

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    Comment #1891811

    Jacking the point-of-sale terminals was inspired - very elegant problem solving.

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    Comment #1887641

    Selling WP Themes and the GPL: http://www.graphics.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=vie... All PHP files (with WP code) must be distributed with a GPL license. Images, stylesheets,…

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    Comment #1875837

    Theory: The key sign that business/life coaches just want your money is that they call themselves business or life coaches.

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    Comment #1866453

    I think that's idealisitic. I design websites for startups and small businesses, pretty much all of whom are broke. I also spend a lot of time helping them with their online market…

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    Comment #1865905

    I realized I only enjoy software if I'm building what I want to build or something that interests me. You know what? It's called work because it isn't fun. Most people do a day job…

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    Comment #1865867

    PHP pinups of elephants on scantily clad women is not a great way to promote this. Really do not want.

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    Comment #1863315

    I didn't know of Luke or even of him but I am sorry to hear that your community has lost such a towering figure. I am particularly sorry for his wife; to lose your husband and thre…

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    Comment #1859019

    This is a great list but it strikes me as just a list of The Realities. The harsh bit is that you will work 80 hours a week for weeks and months for no money, that you will priorit…

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    Comment #1855308

    It sounds like you're making decisions without data. You don't seem to have a solid job description, reporting chain or salary ballpark. Were it me, I would ask for those things so…