I don't understand what's wrong with this. Of course it is crude and the creator comments are offensive. But the creator does not sugar-coat the product in any way. He clearly says its a dating app to bribe woman. He's calling a spade, a spade. And I am sure there will be enough men who want to use this to get dates. If you don't like the idea, don't use it. Why bash the creator. Let the idea die because of lack of attention.
I honestly don't know how this works. I mean it's really very difficult to get someone to work remotely with the same dedication and passion. I find collaboration extremely difficult. I mean if there are 5 rockstars working on a project, then sure, remote working will do fine. But if we talk about a decent workforce, there is a lot of handholding required. I don't know how it's possible remotely.
I honestly feel it's too late for BBM to enter the market. It would have still been fine if they released the app when they had originally planned. I think they delayed it by over a month and I have no faith in them.
The advantage I found with self-hosted software is that its one-time. I pay for it and I don't have to worry about a monthly billing. Similar software in SaaS model would cost me about $70-$100 per month. Eventually these costs start adding up. In one-time, I know that my investment is around $500-$800 or so. But that's all then. I can use the software for years without an issue.
I was actually replying to my other comment regarding the summary. Accidentally it got posted as a separate comment and then got downvoted like hell. I wish there was a delete option in HN (alteast like a delete within 5 minutes).
As far as I know, the Indian govenrment gave an ultimatum to BlackBerry to place servers in India and provide a mechanism to read messages or to leave the country. BlackBerry caved in and was forced to do so. So even BBM isn't as secure. Anytime you trust a third party with your data, there is always that element of risk involved.
Wow that's a lot of data. I found it a little too complicated to understand. Would it be possible for someone to write a small summary? Did microdosing work for the author?
It's funny to see how there is so much Apple scrutiny. We get similar or probably lower security with other apps like Whatsapp, SnapChat etc. If you don't self host your architecture, it is always possible that a third-party can access it. I think that should be an accepted risk. Even BBM (Blackberry messaging service) which was considered to be extremely secure was forced to give access to the Indian government.
If someone can afford a $549 phone, they most probably can afford a $649 phone. At this price range, it's not really a rational decision. It's how desirable the product is (which Apple is very good at projecting). So the customer might as well go all the way and get the top of the line phone. Well I would. Imagine spending $549 and then your friends saying "Oh, but its not 5S".
It's great that you'll have more funds. But you are associating yourself with a very negative company. I'll give you a simple example why I hate GoDaddy. About a year ago, some affiliate of our product sent an email to a potential client who reported it as SPAM. Since our domain was bought on GoDaddy, GD sent us a threatening letter saying we have to pay $X upfront to continue to use their services or $Y (about $200) to move to another host. This was no short of blackmail. We tried to explain but it was of no use. We Googled further and found hundreds of other victims.
As a mobile platform company, it is important that your website has a mobile (responsive) site. Also, it does not say if I can build an app and host it on my own.
It's really wrong to have these options opt-out. They should be opt-in. I know so many people who use Google services on a daily basis and are not techno-savvy. They will never know about it.
The self-starter package is pretty much useless as it is the same as what they have already. The portfolio package seems excellent. I understand they want the cream of the crop, but I wish there was an option to submit your startup for a case-by-case review. We are burning about $1k/mo on AWS and it would be great if we could get some of this funding. It would go a real long way.
A little unrelated, but for cold emailing, should I be using my Google business email or another generic email? I do not want to get banned if someone reports it as spam. Would you recommend any webhost which I can use for this safely?
Suppose I customize and email 1000s of potential clients. Is that considered as spam? Would you recommend any nice template/examples to use? Should I send these emails from a generic email box or from my personal email? If I include an "unsubscribe" option, won't the receiver think "hey, I never subscribed to this, let me mark it as spam".
On a side note, I used to contact potential clients years ago and then GoDaddy marked my domain as spam and made me cough up $199. The email wasn't even sent from the same domain (google godaddy spam scam). I moved off to NetworkSolutions. Anyone sending cold emails, please beware of this.
I've used Firefox all my life because of Firebug. Then after a while it just got so slow that it was unusable and the experience became terrible. And then I switched to Chrome. I'm not fond of their developer tools as much. Not as good as Firebug. I guess I'll give FF another shot.
I honestly don't mind being tracked. I don't know if it's just me but I prefer targeted advertising than just generic one. It's always more relevant and I do end up purchasing. Without tracking, there would be no targeted advertising.
This is a great idea. I've been thinking of developing something similar. But you cannot sell it as SaaS. It needs to be a one-time self hosted project so that startups and download, install and be ready in minutes. At the same time there are no security/privacy issues that most users here are worried about.