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stern

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About stern

co-founder of http://cherrypeel.com

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    Comment #598604

    I should be uniques. I've changed it. Thanks for spotting it!

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    Comment #598598

    We don't have the time to dedicate to it. If someone has the ability to attract traffic to the site, I believe there is lots of potential to scale. I am sure I'll be setting a rese…

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    Comment #598508

    Thoughts on eBay vs Sitepoint?

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    Comment #598460

    On AWS it costs less than $200 a month to run. Cherrypeel’s revenue was planned to come from a variety of sources; -Selling music through iTunes, -A for fee service to help bands g…

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    Comment #598313

    Whatever someone is willing to pay.

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    Comment #598311

    I know. Should I take it out or leave it in for full disclosure?

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    Comment #598217

    I'd be happy to hear if there are further suggestions on how to create an audience for an auction.

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    Comment #484710

    I think the purpose of these plans are to raise awareness in the mainstream media. This article is a good example of this tactic working. It doesn't matter if the decidion makers k…

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    Comment #481163

    >The advantage of the download (desktop version) is that users can run in a borderless window with six color schemes and the ability to close the side palette. Is this really an ad…

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    Comment #481156

    I suspect some users might prefer a paid advanced version online instead of having to download a desktop app. You could either try a monthly subscription of $1 or a one time fee th…

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    Comment #473488

    I run http://cherrypeel.com and we are redesigning to solve a lot of the problems we had with people not understanding the site. You need to have a tag line right at the top saying…

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    Comment #470143

    Thanks for the tip. Does anyone have good designs that stray from the general HN look?

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    Comment #469980

    I think Cherrypeel (my startup) is well positioned to help bands and fans connect. I wrote a response to this post here: http://cherrypeel.com/#p=/b/blog

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    Comment #452669

    A few important questions that weren't asked: Would your friends also pay for those services? - If your friends are no longer on FaceBook, what value does it have for you? While th…

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    Comment #450996

    Where does the music come from? Are they pulling from other music services, hosting it themselves without permission of the rights holder or do they have deals with these bands/lab…

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    Comment #450601

    At first I had that problem, people stopping by in the middle of the day because they thought 'working from home'/'self employed' was a pseudonym for early retirement. I have since…

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    Comment #375745

    I checked that out about a year ago. How come you moved on?

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    Comment #375612

    it seems like a lot of that music is pirated.

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