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jlogic77

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About jlogic77

Eating and Drinking: What's in the fridge and coffee

Founder: http://www.ubernote.com

Recent public activity

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    Comment #2124290

    I was part of LaunchBox Digital class of 2009 in DC. We entered the program as http://www.ubernote.com ended up presenting "KeepFu" and ultimately are back to UberNote. In the prog…

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    Comment #1832979

    That's what happens when you depend on solely on a user community for everything. You can't control it and the sooner digg realizes that and deals with it, the better off they will…

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    Comment #1728597

    Aside from the items you've mentioned you should also consider these items: Proving your market - Attracting and registering large numbers of people prove it's something people wan…

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    Comment #1709531

    It's a good idea. I like the idea that this can get around the high transaction costs per transaction, but the points system is a little confusing. The one line of code thing is co…

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    Tell HN: Quickbooks is practically free only today (12/22/08)

    Thought I'd pass this along to the startup community. Intuit is running a promotion with Staples that gives Quickbooks pro away practically for free. http://www.staples.com/office/…

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    Comment #301809

    I run 3 monitors. 1. Open Laptop 2. 22" Widescreen LCD connected to laptop 3. 17" LCD to a desktop computer Desktop and Laptop share a keyboard and mouse using Synergy. http://syne…

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    Comment #301035

    Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't think the business / enterprise world works that way with updates about what people are doing and all. Maybe some companies will "claim" th…

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    Ask: HN Experience with GoGrid.com

    I was looking into Gogrid.com and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with them. Advantages - Use of the F5 loadbalancer at no additional cost - Flexibility in only payi…

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    Comment #299852

    That's what I thought too, the startups they chose should not require them to have $18,500 to be in. As much as I don't think too much of their picks, they still don't have to pay …

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    Comment #299191

    I really talking more about expense accounts and other fringe benefits that don't necessarily benefit the business.

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    Comment #299161

    CEO pay is a very good indicator. You should also pay attention to perks. Not all compensation is in terms of pay. A CEO to taking a lower compensation says to me they are taking t…

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    Comment #298527

    Haha.. At least he's honest with both TC50 and DEMO. You could say the same about a lot of sites out there that launch, but knowing your site is going to get this much publicity an…

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    Comment #298511

    To have the top 50 companies seems does more of a disservice to the people named in the top. 50 is just too many! After that it just seems like you lose the attention, impact and i…

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    Comment #296628

    We are in baltimore http://www.ubernote.com . We are also attending the twintech event. Also just saw this and was thinking of attending. http://bootcamp.umd.edu/index.html

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    Comment #281081

    I've used Camstudio and really liked it. Works brilliantly on a dual monitor setup. Have your script and outline on one monitor, and drive the screencasts on the other.

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    Comment #281076

    Growth is tough in general. A team getting larger forces a leader or leaders to emerge. Not everyone can lead or manage. Not everyone takes direction well. All separate skills from…

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    Comment #280644

    When trying to figure out pricing another thing I have done in the past is preserve your premium pricing. It somewhat adds on to #8 and how "Everyone Loves a Bargain". You can use …

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    Comment #280338

    I understand that they do have to charge money to attend the event and for the "demo" pit. The obvious reason is the money to cover expenses and profit, but another reason is to in…

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    Comment #279290

    Is it going to be better than just putting the code in a search engine like google or something. Most of the codes I come across are unique enough that I get a direct match pretty …

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    Comment #276189

    That's a tough one that I'm looking at too. My thoughts on advertising is you need A LOT of traffic to make it worth your while. Or extremely good targeting. Which makes the ad mod…

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    Comment #276185

    I like the idea of having client meetings in one day. I never feel like I accomplished as much when a day is broken up by client meetings. Most of my work I do remotely, so in simi…