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Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

#11

Why do you need investors if you have finished your app? Shouldn't you focus on trying to generate profit instead?

At first build a park, invite tons of people and then place a lemonade stand. (if you'll place it too early you will screw your viral ratio)

Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

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Why do you need investors if you have finished your app? Shouldn't you focus on trying to generate profit instead?

Most startups are too afraid to face the reality of a real business model.

"We will start making money in 6 months" is not good enough.

Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

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I find these 'sharing' apps (like FourSquare and this) fascinating because they are the complete opposite of what I want. I have no desire to tell people where I am or what I am doing. For example, I feel that a sharing app that let's people know "Ah. John's not answering the phone because he's in the middle of a meeting with Mr F Barbaz" is the wrong way to deal with others. There's no need for people to have that i…

> there's no need for me to explain to people why I am not answering. To give them an idea of how long to wait before trying again. It's consideration for the time of others.

That's why we have voicemail. If I'm not available leave me a message.

Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

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> there's no need for me to explain to people why I am not answering. To give them an idea of how long to wait before trying again. It's consideration for the time of others.

That's why we have voicemail. If I'm not available leave me a message.

I could talk for hours about the times I've been legitimately unable to take a call and had people repeatedly call my desk/mobile phone and either (A) refuse to leave a voicemail, thinking calling back repeatedly for 20 minutes would work or (B) filled my voicemail to capacity with multiple messages throughout the day.

Hours.

Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

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Moving on to the Android app seems like a mistake.

Curious, what makes you think this?

Probably better to gain traction on one platform first. If it is working out well you have found the recipe and it's likely to work on other plattforms as well. By adding other platforms you will multiply the userbase by 3 in the best case. Increasing the installed base on one plattform in an early stage will be more effective.

Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> there's no need for me to explain to people why I am not answering. To give them an idea of how long to wait before trying again. It's consideration for the time of others.

That's why we have voicemail. If I'm not available leave me a message.

How does the caller know if you're the type to use voicemail? (I never check mine, if it's urgent you would have called back) How often will you check your voicemail, if at all? Hourly? Once a day? Maybe the call is semi urgent, it can wait an hour but not a day.

Key point: knowing why you're not taking the call is valuable information to the caller.

Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

#20

I like this a lot, but just to ask, how do you plan on solving the critical mass problem? Why should I use your service if none of my friends are?

You're already starting with a full list of contacts from your smartphone address book. +Guys have prepared also some tweaks for distribution.

But, none of my other contacts will have a status unless they have your app, right?
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