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alphagenerator

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    Comment #8222557

    I think I'd throw more money at those initiatives where they grow meat in labs. Factory farming is a horror, and cattle do tremendous amounts of damage to land all over the world. …

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    Comment #8200007

    Thanks for the wisdom. I appreciate it.

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    Comment #8199782

    The e-mail thing is the killer. Can you make recommendations for how to network with investors when someone is coming from outside Silicon Valley? I too am in the finance space and…

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    Comment #8199259

    Bill, I enjoyed this article a great deal. Can you explain the basics behind your process for speaking to investors after demo day? Did you just compile a list of people to speak w…

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    Comment #8163959

    Just wanted to throw more weight behind this comment. This book is excellent and is super easy to follow. It's one of those rare technical books that actually does an amazing job e…

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    Comment #8123955

    The code doesn't matter. You have to want the end product. The reasons for wanting it are personal, but you have to want it.

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    Comment #8122986

    I think what you're doing is very important. Thank you for tackling this problem.

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    Comment #8102474

    Your reply makes sense. I just wanted to add that I think I see what the OP meant by "soft launch." I think the OP asked a good question, because most startup business guides say l…

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    Comment #8050662

    No, actually. I am learning the ropes like you are.

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    Comment #8050546

    Curious: Where are you buying templates?

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    Comment #8036161

    What sort of business do you operate? There are a lot of qualified developers in this town. The price is the sticking point.

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    Comment #8036125

    I called Comcast trying to sign up for their top-tier service when I was working from home. The guy on the other side kept asking me what on earth I'd need the top tier service for…

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    Comment #8005368

    Well, I've been reading the competitor's press releases mainly and reviews of their product on the internet. Since I've never done this before, I just don't know how much of their …

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    Comment #8005325

    No resistance, just trying to get some input on how to do this stage of the process properly. In particular, I've been reading a lot of feedback on competitors' products. I talk to…

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    Comment #8004889

    What if a competitor has already validated the market for me? For example, they exist and have existed for a few years, but still don't service my need. Is it valid to assume I can…

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    Comment #8004880

    What if you had used a freemium model and delivered your product as a free app with IAP or ads and such? Or was the market too small in such a case?

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    Comment #8004716

    Serious question regarding #1: What if I am the market because I am addressing a need I have that others have not addressed? Is the question then whether others have the same gener…

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    Comment #7993414

    Some more information: When I put the system at 2x and played the game, I made it as far as level 8 without a glitch. Then, all of a sudden, it kept going into a mode where it kept…

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    Comment #7992779

    Nope. Fingers are always on the fingerprint icons. Just keeps flipping into the resume screen.

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    Comment #7992695

    Well, I bought the game and I gave it a shot. I like indie-productions like this. The game is fun but I encountered a little snag where, somehow, it'd keep asking me if I wanted to…

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    Comment #7991706

    Mind posting the URL to your iOS game? I would like to try it out.

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    Comment #7980093

    I enjoyed tinkering with this and thought it was cool. I've never used a mind mapper before. What sort of customers pay for something like this? Just curious.