Hi I have to ask because this is the third startup I've seen recently like this - what do you do for the startup? What value do you add? I'm not meaning to be impolite but you hire a designer to design, a developer to develop, someone else is funding it... So you bring the idea, management and evangelising?
The Story of My Startup.
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#32Hi I have to ask because this is the third startup I've seen recently like this - what do you do for the startup? What value do you add? I'm not meaning to be impolite but you hire a designer to design, a developer to develop, someone else is funding it... So you bring the idea, management and evangelising?
Also, I like the earlier designs, especially the first a lot - they are clean and to the point.
Your app went from the concept of 'save a photo of yourself every day' to "Not only that, get your own gorgeous widgets and fleet of social features - free."
The complexity you have added has not only faded your differentiation but now you start to come across as a "me-too Facebook clone". If this was ever going to be part of your app it should have been something you integrated as you actually got a social network using your system - new users don't care about the social features and widgets.
Finally, change your blog so your links are more search engine friendly, not ?p=7 etc.
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#33the date on your site is 13th February 2009+1900
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#34Hi I have to ask because this is the third startup I've seen recently like this - what do you do for the startup? What value do you add? I'm not meaning to be impolite but you hire a designer to design, a developer to develop, someone else is funding it... So you bring the idea, management and evangelising?
Without his initiative would the sight have ever launched? It looked like he was the driver of the whole thing. Sometimes software developers can be the drivers, sometimes they go off to tour Europe with their band instead. Neither is a bad choice, but if you want your product launched in this lifetime, someone has got to be the manager and evangelist.
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#35Where's the business model?
Good question. I have a few ideas that I'm going to be pursuing. - Setup a deal with flipclips.com (or someone similar) and let people purchase a branded flickbook of a period of their lives. - Maybe potential for some kind of picwing.com affiliate deal / application. - Some kind of "pro" account with more features (more picture widget output options etc). - Display advertising (yeah, know). They're a few ideas I'm t…
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#36I like it. One thing: I can't find a way to delete my account in the settings panel.
Why would you want to delete your account if you like it?
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#38Hi I have to ask because this is the third startup I've seen recently like this - what do you do for the startup? What value do you add? I'm not meaning to be impolite but you hire a designer to design, a developer to develop, someone else is funding it... So you bring the idea, management and evangelising?
Thats what Product Managers and Project Managers do ..
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#39Hi I have to ask because this is the third startup I've seen recently like this - what do you do for the startup? What value do you add? I'm not meaning to be impolite but you hire a designer to design, a developer to develop, someone else is funding it... So you bring the idea, management and evangelising?
Thats what Product Managers and Project Managers do ..
Yeah, like I thought, middle management in a startup.
I like the post, and sure I guess it's great to have someone pull it together but if that person could also be adding some value to the actual building as well that would be even better.
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Thats what Product Managers and Project Managers do ..
Yeah, like I thought, middle management in a startup. I like the post, and sure I guess it's great to have someone pull it together but if that person could also be adding some value to the actual building as well that would be even better.
So let me get this straight: to be valued in a startup you have to actually do the coding or design? There's a lot to be said for the value of vision and passion. They are probably the only two things you can't hire.