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I can only share our experience: Friends and family were concerned about hurting our feelings and/or encourage us blindly. The tech community was almost evenly split between go for…

My technical co-founder is also remote. I'm not sure if I got really lucky or if it is our maturity but we have had a brilliant year of working together. (Cincinnati - Philly) I th…

1. We incorporated 11 mos ago 2. Went live in Nov and have spent a total about $3300 so far (over half on SU impressions) 3. Not profitable - still playing around with trying to fi…

Mike, thanks for spending so much time on the site looking around. I agree that perhaps it was a problem to fit it in because it would be a problem to fit it in!! (Staring us in th…

Hi Mike, As always, thanks for the offer again! My question is this: We have had a ton of great feedback suggesting that we redesign the creating new acct UI, which is in process. …

Just want to add that we received some really valuable feedback from Helen in Dec and it helped us take our site to the next level! Her comments were not only helpful but on target…

Sure, the question is still valid. How much have you spent, or are you willing to spend to get you to the point that an investor will be interested in talking to you? (assuming tha…

I just wanted to add (I know you didn't ask) but I agree that the white text in the bright yellow is hard to read. I think the suggestion to make that bigger and more prominent wil…

Nalidxic: I really like the simplicity and design of your site - it is really inviting! How have you advertised this?

Thanks. I did mean above and beyond living costs; expenses such as hosting, legal, advertising, etc. Next question - how much money AFTER launch will you be committing to your star…

Startup community: I am wondering how much of a budget is considered 'bootstrapped'? And, I am curious to know how much personal capital (or debt) it took to generate something pro…

I will encourage you to think about your day-to-day needs over time; Do you need predictability in your life? Do you need a lot of structure? Do you need lots of guidance? Do you n…

Just want to say how awesome it is that so many people reached out here with offers of personal contact!! If you still need additional support I am also offering. I am an educated …

I think one of the most difficult aspects of being a founder is attempting to find balance with your life. There is a fine line between driving passion for an idea and 'living' lif…

I got the idea for uencounter.me last March while talking with a good friend... "wouldn't it be neat if ...", I asked a few more friends and we all tried to find something that did…

I love hearing from people that want to 'offer' their talent to the HN community because they have free time in an effort to just give back or build 'real life' karma yet I've seen…

I really have to agree! I am the non-tech partner (although the original idea was mine). In any case, I have definitely worked as many hours and as hard as my tech co-founder in ve…

That has been my experience as well... very few conversions but... I'm wrestling with the idea that it is similar to impressions of an ad ... maybe a 'bad' ad?

I'm really curious to know if any of you use SU for marketing and have these questions: 1. What conversion rate would be considered average? 2. Did you experiment with budget/targe…

We use .me - first because it makes sense for our name and because it was available. At the time, the .com version was held by a broker but fortunately for us, he let it expire and…

You need to follow me in order for me to message you on Twitter! I will take you up on your offer to comment on my project ... http://www.uencounter.me smile

So, I am not a programmer or a designer but have spent several years as a manager needing to hire talent so my two cents is from that perspective. I see your site like a self-serve…

Ok, so I'm in the 0.05% - I think one of the biggest tricks is staying there ... plod & push, etc. My biggest frustration is impatience!! Daily reminder is that a year ago, my site…

Which marketing strategy provide you with the best results? If you have launched a couple of different types of products (blog vs. app; mobile vs. web) what was the difference in y…

December was a good month for us!! 2nd full month post launch and we doubled our user database, got exposure from a BBC Travel Blog had more Spanish translations than anything, lol…