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There is no specific order. I believe that it is randomized.

> But by and large the problem is that the anchor price for the browser and browser extensions is $0.

Great point. This was my thought initially which is why I suggested my friend to try a donation/pay-what-you-want model [1] before even trying to charge money for it outright. This might give an indication of whether the app solves a pain point enough to make people pay for it.

[1] https://www.emailthis.me/pages/support-email-this-donation

Are you using the Premium version of Pocket? Asking because extensions are a big part of their entire product offering.

My understanding is that an extension can be monetized in conjunction with a web/mobile app. Given the amount of free/open-source extensions, even I haven't been able to think of an extension that I would pay for.

Random Agent Spoofer seems like a good one. Trying it out on FF now.

I believe that this extracts useful content from the article and only sends text + images (like Readability).

Excited to see Vue doing so well on this list. I have been using it for the last few months at my day job, and I have been pleasantly surprised by it. I have tinkered with React & Angular in the past and I can second that the fact that compared to the other frameworks, getting started with Vue is a lot easier.

The ecosystem around it also quite mature - VueRouter & Vuex are well-tested solutions in case you have a use for it.

Another advantage that it has is its documentation & guides. It is quite exhaustive and easy to follow. My only gripe was that it doesn't go into the details of building a complete "single-page-app" that uses the accompanying tools (vue-cli, vuerouter, vuex etc).

Based on my learnings over the past few months, I have started writing a small ebook that goes over the process of building a full-fledged app.

I have created a small subscription form - http://eepurl.com/cvUk5D. You can add your email here to get notified when I launch this book and also get access to the early release.

Thanks. It is custom designed.

We (team of 2) are learning Elixir/Phoenix and building an app[1] as we learn.

It has been a rewarding experience.

[1] https://www.metriculator.com

Elixir.

We are using it to build our newly minted startup, Metriculator - https://www.metriculator.com

This is the first functional language we are using (long time Ruby/Rails devs). We are also using the Phoenix framework.

Reasons why we chose Elixir/Phoenix -

- Immutability of data makes it easier to reason with and figure out exactly what is changed where.

- Lots of asynchronous work involved. Elixir is built for this.

- Real-time data push (Phoenix channels scale well in this respect)

- Syntax, stability and a vibrant, helpful community.

SEEKING WORK - Remote

I am a designer & full-stack developer who specializes in rapidly prototyping ideas from scratch.

Skillset:

- UI Design

- HTML/CSS/JavaScript (ES6)

- Vue.js

- React.js

- Build tools - Gulp, Webpack

- Ruby on Rails

- Elixir/Phoenix

Email: ben.silva.1@protonmail.com

If you would like to see links to my previous works, please drop me an email. Thanks.

Yes, I have shipped a production ready application that uses Vue.js extensively.

Also, this book is an attempt to cement my own understanding of Vue. I don't think there is anything wrong with that.

Write a book on Vue.js.

I have been working with Vue for the last 3 months and it has been a very pleasant and rewarding experience. While Vue's official guide is a wonderful resource, I feel that it doesn't delve into topics like Vuex, VueRouter, interacting with an existing API, integrating Vue into your existing project (Rails, Node.js etc) etc.

I have started writing a small book that starts off with a gentle introduction to Vue.js and then walks the readers through building a complete SPA (Single Page Application) similar to Reddit/Twitter.

This year, I want to spend the first couple of months finishing this book.

For those interested, I have created a small subscription form - http://eepurl.com/cvUk5D. You can add your email here to get notified when I launch this book and also get access to the early release.

1. Learn content marketing & growth hacking.

2. Grow Metriculator - https://www.metriculator.com to at least $1000 MRR.

3. Improve my understanding of Functional programming, Elixir & Phoenix in order to contribute to Metriculator's backend development as well.

4. Start meditating (at least 5 minutes per day).

I've had success with Duolingo.

I've been doing Duolingo's French lessons every day for 15-20 minutes during my commute to work. I find it quite engaging and useful.

Elixir/Phoenix, Vue.js & ES6.

Inbound.org

For those interested in Marketing, SEO, Sales etc.

Yes, integrations are the key. We are currently working on a Zapier integration since that is the easiest way to connect with multiple 3rd party APIs. Later on, we will add support for Salesforce and other CRMs.

Traction book seems interesting and is highly recommended by a lot of people. I plan to buy a copy and read it over the holidays.

I've got a few broad ideas for marketing - direct "cold-connecting" via LinkedIn, Angel; long term content strategies and Facebook/Bing ads.

Approaching brick and mortar businesses seems challening, especially since I don't have a background in sales. I have a feeling that online startups might be more approachable to begin with.

Adding Predictable Revenue to my next year's reading list. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks for the suggestion. I am also an admirer of Brian's writings. Other resources that I have started referring to are - frequenting Inbound.org and GrowthHackers.

Great idea. Adding it to our roadmap. The idea is that we will initially start off with in-app NPS, then explore other channels like email campaigns, SMS, Android and iOS SDKs.

Once we have the entire workflow for NPS worked out, we can look at customizable surveys and other survey types.

Growth hacking.

I'd like to learn how to sell a SaaS product[1] to businesses. I'd also like to explore content strategy and marketing. As a software developer joining a new 2-person startup, this is uncharted territory for me. Looking forward to the experience.

[1] https://www.metriculator.com

You can find some good resources here - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12950874

You can take a look at Elixir [1] (and Phoenix framework [2]).

Elixir's documentation is pretty neat and getting started with it is relatively easy.

Phoenix framework is entirely optional, Elixir comes with something called "Plug" which is all you would need to launch simple applications.

[1] http://elixir-lang.org/

[2] http://www.phoenixframework.org/

I guess it depends, but I find this less intrusive than an email.

I recently came across an app lets you measure NPS directly on your website - https://www.metriculator.com

Seems really nice. I figured it might be useful for folks trying to run an NPS survey after reading Sam's recommendation.

> Starting something in the hopes of making an extra $1,000 a month is every bit as worthy as trying to colonize Mars. Start small and give your ambitions room to grow.

This was my favorite takeaway from this blog post. Rob Walling presents a similar idea in his book "Start Small, Stay Small.

Looks nice, but your "Contact" link takes me to the newsletter subscription form. Not sure if this is a good idea.

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by MIT is excellent - https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-compu...