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> whether you want to be a part of society.

Opting out of facebook or cell phones does not mean you don't want to be part of society.

This would also explain why he mentioned the previous hit, which I imagine would not be the type of information one offers unsolicited.

Right, it blows my mind to think how many Google Adsense ads I've been exposed to over the life of my Google use. And subsequently to think how many I've clicked on... exactly zero.

Because now content providers know consumers hate ads, so they offer "Ad Free" options (for a price) which is effectively legal extortion.

Ads basically convert 3% of those exposed at the expense of annoying the other 97%, at the very least it's wildly inefficient.

It's in Boston a fair amount, I see people using it.

One of his arguments is that people have varying needs and soylent fails to address that, but it is tweak-able... and let's be real most people just eat what they like not what they need.

The case study really isn't compelling at all, it just doesn't look like a good site.

I doubt people will care much about your age and or just don't mention it.

Side note - "Design" is becoming more and more obsolete as the use of design frameworks becomes more ubiquitous. I started out doing design from scratch but now I just search for the best framework to use and cut my development time into a fraction.

Check out Twitter Bootstrap and Foundation (Zurb)

Website not clear if selling parking spots or garage space.

Rice, beans, frozen veggies.

High quality article, thank you

Sooo expensive, I made mine for like $30...

No there is no way they make $40 M/yr profit with 10 employees.

That would make them more successful than Craig's List which remarkably manages to earn $3.3 M (Revenue) per employee per year.

Bad idea, humans are obsolete for this task.

A program can easily scan a picture and detect nudity with a high degree of accuracy.

Apple sells namely premium products, Android sells premium and value (lower end).

A good majority of smart businesses realize that if someone already shelled out for an iphone they are more likely to shell out for premium applications.

Adblock works, but youtube should definitely offer this. I guess the problem is that they are an advertising business.

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I just use a responsive design framework such as foundation.

http://foundation.zurb.com/

Startup devs really get paid 200k/yr?

The VC backed company I worked for was a fraction of that.

Short answer, no. I would think it falls into that categoery of "cool ideas"

Nothing, because no one gives a shit.

Stop flattering yourself, no one is reading your facebook messages or emails.

I actually like adding filters to my photos, not sure if that makes me dumb or a hipster but it kinda just makes them look more surreal at times.

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This will not happen, especially with the recent surge in python.

"What products/site could you build that charges $30/month (SAAS) and can get 500 signups. Just that would get $18k/month in revenue [...]"

Well if that's the process then why not just up the ante and figure out how to make some absurd amount of money?

The reality is you're not going to be able to answer that question with any degree of accuracy as to make the exercise meaningful.

All you can do is put something out there that you believe has potential and gauge how profitable it is and consider the growth potential in the future.

Or alternatively instead of testing the market with the mindset of absolute consumer naivety.... and the fact that in this industry it's much easier to make a bet that your comfortable with and then just putting it out there and see. No amount of market research will tell you that an iPad was a good idea for a product. Likewise I don't need any market research to know that a teleporting machine would be a good idea.

Learn how to understand what has value. Build things for yourself that you find valuable and sell those things.

I've never done market research and I sure as hell don't ask my customers for feedback. I just build things I want and it turns out I'm almost never alone, the question then becomes a matter of just how much other people want it. But again this is all predicated on the idea that you actually know what is a good idea for a product (which I believe many people do know).

Don't make success a binary thing, imagine it as continuous and incremental.

If you've had no levels of success yet then change your approach. Forget networking or pitching or X factor that shit is almost irrelevant. Find a way to make a profit albeit however small it may be and build from there.

Don't start with an idea that requires critical mass or a community just start with a simple product that you can sell.

I don't really know what any of that means. Compare yourself to other companies and show the value that way.

Build your own projects and do freelancing on the side. Doing this will make you a better programmer, allow you to compile a portfolio, and earn you some cash.

If this is all true then there is nothing noble about hiding the companies name.

Furthermore I would say most of big pharma is evil. Not on a personal level but as a whole.

Financial independence. Starting a profitable company is an interesting challenge. Not having to worry about money. Providing value to the world. Enjoying the intellectually stimulating challenge of programming. Working remotely and on a self defined schedule. Having the reach associated with web business (My customers literally come from all over the world). Being a self made man. Being able to call the shots for my own company and as a result sink or swim.

There's a million reasons why I want to start a web company. And I don't think I'm lying to myself about any of them. If it was all about money I would be working on perfecting my pitch and just focus on getting an investment.