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kevbam··on Ask HN: How to start a startup that helps combat global warming?
Thanks for the feedback.

Don't they both go hand in hand? How can it be an effective organization if it is not revenue generating?

In a capitalist world it is not often you see effective organizations that are non profits.

Maybe I am being a little naive here.

kevbam··on Ask HN: How to start a startup that helps combat global warming?
I am not sure as well, difficult times and there doesn't seem to be a clear path forward.

I am not sure if we can create an app to fix this one...

Maybe generative AI can help, or some sort of social movement.

kevbam··on Ask HN: How to start a startup that helps combat global warming?
Thanks for the above feedback, I greatly appreciate it. I agree on your comment regarding a shared route as opposed to individual pick ups.

The idea of a "zero waste diversion quota" sounds interesting as well.

A lot of food for thought....

Thanks for the appropedia link as well.

kevbam··on Show HN: Download Hi-Res Public Domain Art, Posters and Illustrations
I have a store that sells vintage propaganda posters primarily, we have expanded into vintage travel and health over the last few years.

https://propagandaposterstore.com/

kevbam··on Ask HN: Cheap places to stay in the Bay Area?
Thanks, I will definitely have a look at these options. Especially the airport one!
kevbam··on Ask HN: Cheap places to stay in the Bay Area?
I had forgotten about couchsurfing,not sure my profile still works. I will give it a try. Thanks.
kevbam··on Ask HN: Cheap places to stay in the Bay Area?
I have been looking on airbnb and there seems to be some good options, however a lot of them are very expensive. There are some nice hacker houses. I messaged them and I am waiting to hear back from them.
kevbam··on Ask HN: Idea Sunday
Yes, data entry is the gap. I have been thinking about that and it seems like there are a number of solutions that would allow you to read the text from a photo, vivino.com is an example of an app that does this very well with wine labels. I wonder if you could take a high quality photo of the receipt and the app would add the contents of the receipt to the db based on this? I know its not going to be seamless and may take a bit of manual work at the beginning. Partnering with a grocery store or multiple when the solution picks up traction could also simplify things significantly.
kevbam··on Ask HN: Idea Sunday
Food inventory for the ordinary home. A synced cross platform app that allows a normal home to monitor: 1)What food has been bought? 2)What the expiration date is? Warnings when food is going out of date. 3)What meals can be made based on the food “in stock”?

I hate throwing away food and often buy food I already have or that my girlfriend has bought. I have been trying to think of ways to monitor what food is at home and to reduce the amount of food wastage in our home.

I think an app that allows you to scan shopping receipts, the contents of which are automatically loaded into a database and synced across multiple apps would be very useful.

It could be monetized using the freemium model, e.g. more complex functionality the more you pay and also by integrating with online shopping engines such as instacart.

Any feedback on this greatly appreciated.

kevbam··on Who Will Prosper in the New World
Ya, was thinking the same. He doesn't present an argument as to why they are losers?
kevbam··on Lob (YC S13) Debuts a Cloud Printing and Shipping Service for Developers
I have been watching this since launch, I think it is a great concept. Really looking forward to seeing it develop.
kevbam··on The road to my first sale
Thanks Joey, I appreciate the comment. I hope this can be of use to you in the future.
kevbam··on Show HN: My first online store
Thank you very much for your comments and for taking the time to look at my site.
kevbam··on Show HN: My first online store
Thanks, this is great advice.
kevbam··on Show HN: My first online store
Thank you for the feedback,will add a cache plugin.
kevbam··on Show HN: My first online store
Thanks for the feedback. I am currently working on the branding, this is definitely something which needs to be done. Good point about the photo of the poster from an angle. Will take the above on board. Thanks again!
kevbam··on 11 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My First Startup
Disclaimer : This is not my site. I only got one pop-up. Apologies for the inconvenience.
kevbam··on 11 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My First Startup
Disclaimer : This is not my site. I only got one pop-up. Apologies for the annoyance.
kevbam··on Ask HN: Is e-commerce the easiest way to make money online?
Thank you very much for this.

I have been reading ecommercefuel.com and Andrew(webmaster) says you can get around the low margin by choosing a niche that requires a lot of additional information,e.g something technical and then pricing yourself higher than competitors. He argues customers will pay for the additional information and good customer service. E.g. help installing etc.

As someone who has been there and done that, would you agree with this?

kevbam··on Ask HN: Key mobile metrics I should monitor?
Thank you very much for this, very helpful. I will get reading.
kevbam··on Ask HN: Key mobile metrics I should monitor?
Will have a look into this,thanks.
kevbam··on Ask HN: Key mobile metrics I should monitor?
Thanks for your comment Greg,I will check those links out.
kevbam··on Ask HN: Is e-commerce the easiest way to make money online?
Thanks Dylan, will look into this. Do you have any good blogs you can recommend for getting started?
kevbam··on Ask HN: Is e-commerce the easiest way to make money online?
Thanks for your comment. That is an interesting story and something to think about. What is the loophole at the moment? Not that I want to get involved in anything shady. A lot of the time with start-ups there is a lot of risk with the possibility of massive rewards, however there has to be safer options(medium risk) without getting a corporate job or being a contractor.
kevbam··on Ask HN: Is e-commerce the easiest way to make money online?
Is the web not saturated with ebooks about how to train your dog etc. Are there other information products to sell?
kevbam··on Ask HN: Is e-commerce the easiest way to make money online?
Thanks for your reply. I understand that building a business is never going to be easy and that there will always be challenges. However, I guess the question I am asking is whether or not e-commerce is a faster route to sure profitability? For example, if I was to devote my time to building a social network it could potentially be very very lucrative. However, the likelihood of it being lucrative or ever even making money for that matter is a lot smaller than if I devote my time to ecommerce. This makes me think ecommmerce is a "surer" way of working(less risk).
kevbam··on "I’m starting another content company, and I plan to make a fortune"
Anyone here making money from a content website? I have often thought of starting one, but I am unsure whether or not they could be profitable?
kevbam··on Stripe launches beta in the UK
Finally!!!!!!
kevbam··on Ask HN: How to sell my startup?
Thank you for that. I hadn't seen the high end section. Any ideas how much Dingadeal would be worth?
kevbam··on Ask HN: How to sell my startup?
I have tried approaching one of the above mentioned. Chasing the other 2 is definitely on my to do list. if you know of any other similar sites please let me know.
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