Do coffee shops really want this? We all use them from time to time to meet clients, or sneak in some work but I highly doubt most shops would want you building your business (by advertising your availability) around them.
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#32$5 for a sticker... Someone said profit margins?
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#33If you are working, do you necessarily want to be bothered?
If you don't want to be bothered, why would you be working on a coffee shop? Libraries (or pretty much anywhere else) offer more privacy for real work.
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#34This just looks like another generic meaningless sticker that people stick all over their laptops. If you really want people in coffeeshops to approach you try something more personal and direct. "I'm xxxx. I build websites/applications, feel free to say hi,let's chat!" or whatever.
I've got a Github sticker on my laptop. It's sort of a "Hey, I'm a developer" flag, maybe it'll lead to some good conversation one day.
Me too! I've had a few 'why's there a weird cat sticker on your laptop' comments but it's also generated a handful of double takes / knowing smiles at University, and has sparked several interesting conversations on trains between Manchester and London, in one of which I was offered a job.
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#35I'd buy that for a dollar; but five? Not so much.
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#36What has been your conversion rate so far using it? Since this is a marketing/sales practice, I'd love to know what the funnel looks like for this.
Re: Show HN: we like to work from coffee shops, so we made this
#37Do coffee shops really want this? We all use them from time to time to meet clients, or sneak in some work but I highly doubt most shops would want you building your business (by advertising your availability) around them.
They probably won't care unless you are making an online version of starbucks.
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#38$5 for a sticker... Someone said profit margins?
well, intergalactic shipping costs more than you'd think...
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#39I'd be very curious about the viability of clients who approach you in a coffee shop. Seems like you'd get an awful lot of, "So hey, I have this idea that's like Facebook and Youtube combined and I think it could be the next big thing". That's not to say you won't ever find a good client in a coffee shop, but I suspect it has a lower viability rate than a Craigslist ad, and at least on Craigslist I don't have to spen…
You forgot the part about the idea being worth one hundred billion dollars!
Aimed at all the people in China! Think of the money!
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Velcro would work.
Now that's a neat Idea, you could be a billboard when the time is right and take it down at other times... You might even get more creative and hook up your smartphone or tablet as a display on the other side with whatever wording you want. Maybe a scrolling marquee app. Heck, you could advertise whatever you want on your display at that point. If it then becomes a trend, one could pay people small amounts of money f…
I think you're on to something