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makalumhenders

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About makalumhenders

Product guy at Makalu http://makaluinc.com. Blogger at Dafacto http://dafacto.com. Author of http://moneyforsomethingbook.com. Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.

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    For those interested in learning the fundamentals behind that calculator, I wrote a book that can be read in an hour, and received praise from Derek Sivers, David Heinemeier Hansso…

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    Comment #9534552

    I guess you didn't read the part of the article about over-the-LAN syncing.

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    Comment #5428949

    Thanks rafski, yep that was exactly why we created the app -- the appeal of something Gowalla-like, but without the social part.

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    Comment #5428530

    Thanks for the tips, soneca

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    Comment #5428519

    Thanks everybody. Our first reaction was, "Oh what a disaster!" but then we thought, "Nothing we can do now, and it is pretty funny so let's just roll with it!" BTW, Rego is really…

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    Comment #5427956

    What Richard said is why I didn't mention the meaning in the title; it'd be a spoiler! Anyway, Gizmodo in Brazil covered the app in an article entitled, "This is not a HANDS-ON rev…

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    Rego went viral in Brazil (or, the difficulty of naming products)

    So our new product Rego, an iPhone app, went viral in Brazil. I found out why through a Gizmodo Brazil blog, responded with a video to my own blog, and here's their response.

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    Announcing Rego — Selectively social location bookmarking

    Hey folks, just wanted to let you know about Rego, an iPhone app we just launched for bookmarking locations. It's private first, or what some people are calling, "selectively socia…

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    Comment #5303895

    The question I still don't see answered is — are you proposing to charge based on the value you might deliver, or the value you actually deliver? If Apple ask you to bid on creatin…

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    Comment #5299526

    Tam, it's not easy to determine value. Are you going to charge for the value you might deliver, or the value you actually deliver? How will you determine the value you actually del…

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    Comment #5299332

    Philip, if you can raise your rates, then how is there a maximum income? We raised our rates until supply balanced demand.

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    Money for Something

    Hey everybody, just wanted to let you know about a new ebook I've published. In a very short format, it teaches the fundamentals of investing. Although there are many investing boo…

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    Comment #4157374

    I guess it would depend on the type of client services you do. We do specialized product design and development, and that's not something you can easily outsource.

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    Comment #4157351

    We don't have a problem saying no to new clients. Our problem tends to be dealing with expanding needs from existing clients.