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It's likely that they were already in the process of closing the round (i.e. had signed some term sheets) prior to having the acquisition conversation with facebook. At that point they probably were legally bound to close the round prior to the acquisition (and is likely a reason the company went for such a high price... the investors wanted to at least double their money).

I built http://www.iosuserfeedback.com

Lets you get feedback on your iTunes landing page vs a competitor

Thanks! Also I like your idea of being able to control what is being tested more.. will have to think about that.

To your point about much of it being outside of your control... this is true; however the little bit you do control (that tiny description) can make a big impact. I see the service as a way to test the limited copy of your app page.

As a side note... I ran a test with one of my own older (a quotes app) and over 50% of the respondents said they wouldn't pick my app because it was simply randomized quotes instead of categories (competitor) so I did get some insight as to what my potential user values more from a feature perspective as well.

The landing page is certainly a weekend project. And the mockup design isn't what it will look like in app I coded it more out of fun than anything (its a working chat room on the page).

If you want something more meaty I have a working SDK for in-app forms http://www.twothreeform.com and an app in the app store with a working in-app forum (search inspirational quotes, author matt sencenbaugh)

Apple has pretty extensive support for monthly subscriptions via in-app purchases at this point and have already invented most of the wheel for you. Take a peek at those docs and see if it fits your model.

Another great resource to get an MVP up and running is http://themeforest.net

I'm building out a more "serious" startup but got antsy mid way through august and spent a weekend launching an MVP. It's a "1000memories for pets".

http://www.thepetmemoir.com

There are demos on the pricing page... although I should probably put them on the home page also now that you mention it.

Thanks. Any thoughts or feedback about the site?

Thanks for the feedback. Good insights on both pricing and pictures

Hey guys. I'm building a more serious startup also... but got tired of not launching something so decided to take a week long detour and actually launch something. There are a few bugs, its definitely an MVP... but it is something! Let me know what you think please :)

Oh and p.s. if you are viewing http://carlypet.thepetmemoir.com/ and don't see the slideshow up top refresh your page. There is a bug with s3 and the jquery slider I'm using.. still digging into that one.

I don't think they need to worry too much about abuse.

I think part of the value prop here from mojofiends perspective is that they are providing coffeeshops potential new customers. The coffeeshops that are offering them a $5 coffee don't care if the incoming customer has spent only $1.40 on coffee before today much the same as they don't care whether they bought a new tv yesterday. They just want access to potential new customers.

Groupon has proved how much businesses want potential new customers, I think this is an interesting twist and will perhaps generate better leads for coffeeshops than a groupon would.

Sure

http://www.sencedev.com/onlineresume/index.html

Hi HN,

I originally did this weekend project to try to start brushing up on my design skills. Anyways it got rejected from ThemeForest so I thought I would open source it for anyone to use if they want / contribute to making it better. Let me know any feedback you have :)

Thank you

Hmm.. still no beans.

If any members are willing here is my application: Edit: Thank you guys.. got an invite :)

I got an error saying my account wasn't old enough or there weren't enough active repositories.

I'll admit I don't have many active repositories but I have had a github account for development on a private repository for over a year and a half.

What's the number of active repositories you need to be able to skip the invite step?

"Am I the only one that cannot stomach the idea ( doctrine ) that one should sell his product as pricier as he can get away with or so that one maximizes revenue?"

There is a fine line here. In my mind a product should be priced relative to the value it creates for people. If this price point provides more money than one needs to sustain daily life then I think its a perk. Besides that if I make a product that is making more money than I need, that gives me more of an opportunity to do a lot of things. Anything from building better more awesome products to donating my time or money to charity.

There is a small code snippet that has to be inserted into apps that registers downloads on the site.

sent :)

I would love to!

Sadly < 2k left in savings isn't nearly enough to allow me to quit school. If you or any other angel investor wants to cut me a small check I would differ out of Stanford and work on the startup for the next 7 months at least :)

I would like to recoup about half the costs I have spent on the company (~3k) although that may be a bigger number than I can get on flippa.

Do you have any suggestions on other places to sell?

Operating in Cali. As far as I know it doesn't matter where incorporation happens if you operate out of Cali you still have to pay the 800

See comment above..

Thanks for the input though I think that might be the best option at this point.

I'm ok with taxes on money earned. I can't afford the $800 annual tax that is due on 4/15 for businesses running out of california. I already payed the $800 for the annual tax 3 months after the llc was formed (back in september).

Do you mean to sell websites on the side or the company?

I would be open to selling the company as its fully functional but haven't received any offers yet since it's low in traffic / not a huge amount of traction (~600 people have registered).

Thanks for the input. Do you have any input on how much these types of consultants charge? Is it hourly, by project, by performance, or some combination?

Currently only iPhone specific sadly. I hope to expand horizontally eventually but want to move the needle in one market before I do that.

For the users or app developers?

For users you get a minimum of 10 cents for an app and for paid apps the minimum payout is the price of the app itself.

The idea is to solve for one side of the equation "the chicken" before focusing on the egg problem, but yes I will need more "eggs" as well.

Currently you don't have to provide feedback in order to get apps for free on the service but I am currently exploring a service that provides usability/feedback for a fee from app developers. We will see how it works out and if there is a market for this soon.