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I built NewsMap, a mobile app that aggregates SF/Bay Area news and displays stories on an interactive map at precise locations. I always wanted this to exist and finally used AI to…

Wondering if anyone else has had an experience like this with Tesla related to SolarRoof? And if this is standard operating procedure for Tesla? It feels disingenuous at best, and …

An abbreviated version of this story is included in this great post on how 22 now-successful companies got their first users/customers https://www.referralcandy.com/blog/how-to-get…

I'm doing something similar for local news/events, called SeeAround.me, where people can see/submit local news stories and their locations. But I could see sort of a cross between …

Project: SeeAround.me - an app to see and share hyperlocal news by location (like Waze for what's happening nearby). All content is user generated, with most of it in San Francisco…

In the U.S. we force children to sit still through hours of classes, wonder why they get distracted, and then medicate them. In other countries kids get more breaks to expend energ…

Some of his stories leave me that way, too. Others, even very short ones, have stayed with me every since I read them. Here are two of my favorites that are both very short: "The H…

I saw the interstitial example. It looks slick. I think Bre.ad was for influencers, too. Do you know what didn't work for them and what you are doing differently? Are people able t…

Awesome, thanks for taking a look and sharing feedback!

A few people have been using it in the bay area, mainly in Oakland and Barkeley and a few in SF. Note that in other locations you can still use it, but there isn't much content to …

Interesting. I like the idea, but isn't this pretty similar to "bre.ad"? -- as far as I know, they weren't able to turn it into a viable business and the Yahoo! acquisition was an …

That's an interesting thought. My initial reaction is that people wouldn't use that until this was more established, which leads to sort of a catch-22 situation, but I like the ide…

At first I thought I could just try to pull in geo-tagged feeds from Instagram, Twitter, and other sources. The trouble is, most of that content is not actually about the location.…

You mean there was an issue with Facebook login..? It should only try to open a file from your computer if you're submitting a story and try to attach an image. Re mobile: It's too…

The problem: hyperlocal news is fragmented - on news sites, blogs, newsletters, events pages, etc. I built this so the local community can see, submit, curate, and discuss local ne…

The developer helping me with my own side project built this. Seems like a good idea and it's cheaper than the alternatives. He's looking for feedback, but his English is not that …

The only good approach I see for most non-technical people serious about starting something even semi-complex. I know too many just waiting around for the right technical cofounder…

There's also Twist

"I wish I could offer some link examples of the things I thought EveryBlock did well" I'm working on a related side project and I'd definitely be interested in hearing those though…

For anyone curious about craigslist marketshare and competitors, this is the best resource I've seen on the topic: http://www.quora.com/Craigslist/Why-hasnt-another-product-di... I…

This is easily applied to software but not necessarily services, which cannot scale the same way. Unless you mean to say that no services company could ever count as a startup. I t…