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Show HN: My weekend project, Startup Tees

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Re: Show HN: My weekend project, Startup Tees

#31

Sorry, but why would I wear a DropBox t-shirt? If I'm an employee there or something, it might make sense. It also makes sense if you identify yourself with a particular large company's ethos like Apple / Google, but I just can't see myself wearing any of these ...

Why do people wear band t-shirts? This might not be your thing, but lots of people will buy/wear shirts to promote or support an organization they like.

I don't agree a person wearing a Metallica t-shirt is actually promoting them. It's more of a case of saying, "Hey world, I'm cool because I like Metallica!". It's a case of showing off your interests to the world, not an altruistic promotion of a particular interest.

"I'm cool because I use a relatively obscure software tool to backup my data" - doesn't sound right.

EDIT1: Also I'd rather have startup quotes presented in an artsy way than just logos like this - http://startupquote.com/

EDIT2: Other cool ideas instead: @adrianwaj and @bomatson

Re: Show HN: My weekend project, Startup Tees

#32

Is this a weekend project, or a larger project? It seems a bit bigger in scope than something put together in a weekend. Either way, awesome idea. Acting as a distribution/sales channel for startups to spread their merch is a great idea. I can't imagine Dropbox wants to spend a lot of time dealing with selling shirts - outsourcing that to you guys makes a lot of sense. Good luck!

I built the site out this weekend. The past couple weeks we've been receiving the shirts.

Appreciate the support :)

Re: Show HN: My weekend project, Startup Tees

#33

Please get a domain and a product name, using a folder under your own personal domain doesn't instil confidence. (Also I love t-shirts, I have 75 in my cupboard and ~15 currently being shipped to me, if you have good shirts I'll be purchasing lots :D)

Appreciate the advice. We just moved to startuptees.com (thanks to Roddy)

Re: Show HN: My weekend project, Startup Tees

#34

Why does every side project need to be done in a weekend?

It doesn't. My "side" project took years. I finally finished a couple weeks ago, but since it was a "side" project, I was never too motivated to finish it. My motivation was when I got extra time after graduating in May. http://www.hipsterorhomeless.com is that project.

Re: Show HN: My weekend project, Startup Tees

#38
I'm not clear how this is better than a given startup using Printfection (or similar company) to offer print-on-demand tshirts that are fulfilled and shipped directly to the buyer. Looks like prices on Printfection would be same or even slightly cheaper than this service.

It would seem that these guys have had to print up a ton of shirts, deal with inventory, fulfillment, etc. There are companies that will do this for you the same costs.

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