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Here you go... http://codecanyon.net/item/ffslider-unique-fullscreen-slider...

change 'television' to 'computing experience'

"When you're young, you look at computing experience and think, There's a conspiracy. The companies have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that's not true. The companies are in business to give people exactly what they want. That's a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can shoot the bastards! We can have a revolution! But the companies are really in business to give people what they want. It's the truth."

--- original quote ironically enough came from Steve Jobs

its Pivotal tracker on a zoomed out view (project level). Really nice!

Thanks, I will. This query is a parallel process. :)

I think the most promising kinds of music startups that are on the right track in terms of 'saving' the music industry are the ones that are:

1. Lowering the friction of building a fanbase for the musician

2. Improving discoverability for the musician

3. Helps musicians monetize their loyal fanbase

In short, the musicians are there customers. CD Baby, Myspace, Soundcloud, Youtube all got it right.

Turntable, Pandora, etc. are going after the segment of the music industry that needs the least help, mainly brands (thru advertisers), listeners and music labels.

Serve the musicians, dominate the market. (all IMHO)

'The last two will (hopefully) be a basis for my future startup(s).'

So is that SpaceboX - synchronize files between spaceships and Earth?

eric AT piclyf DOT com. very interested in your POV

1. Tesla Motors - going after the throat of (harmful) giants

2. Kiva.org - very effective and very practical

Here are a bunch of monetization ideas that wont divert too much from their culture:

1. paid mobile apps 2. paid API access 3. build an internal Flattr like service 4. offline events 5. go compete with Disqus

You work at a startup because you believe in the mission, want to have a bigger impact, your co-workers rock and you want to KNOW how to start one someday. The exit is the gamble for gravy.

The problem here is 'designers' is an ambiguous term and 'code' is a loose term. If the sentence is "Web designers should know at least HTML/CSS." as it should be, then the debate would proceed properly instead of everybody missing each other's point. Framing this whole argument into "designers should code" is not doing any side any favor.

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Good for him but i find this kind of free-wheeling and 'zen' lifestyle very selfish at its core. Go minimalism to what end? Why don't you do something that contributes to tree of human knowledge or something makes humanity more efficient?

on that rare but not impossible moment, will it support three people?

An API for prints and can deliver worldwide. Now THATS a business!

Whats stopping competitors from using heavy Luster Fujifilm photo paper and a lightjet chemical process? Is using them both sustainable for business? There must be a reason why "others" dont use these...

The story is not done, seems it will have a happy ending IF he ports it to Steam. Whats another 1-2 months doing that and getting some more multiple? But something tells me the contracts he's done restricts what he can do with the IP.

Mr. Schramm, president of the Kauffman Foundation says that if his children would start companies, he would advise them stay the hell away from investors and bootstrap!

Wow, not any of the tech blogs saw the smoke before the fire? Could be a hardware + patents play...

I don't have any issue on the aesthetics as these are subjective. On any point on the spectrum of utilitarian and flamboyant you win/lose some audience effect. The trick is to rest on the spot where your target audience's visual preference resides.

The issue here (at least on the front page and mobile screen) is the Information architecture. Putting the graphic first before the tagline pitch is not very effective (the graphic is a visual aide not the other way around) and a form instead of a call to action button doesn't also work. The next set of info is too far below the fold, etc.

I can see that its layout is inspired by the Facebook logged out home page. But this is not a household-known social network but an app that does one thing and a bunch of extras so the goal is not to dazzle then cause action but to inform to cause action.

In my humble opinion this exercise took some important aspect of the product backward in terms of informing users more efficiently and I would imagine the load times (for the website) also adversely affected. Im not saying you should scratch this redesign but refine this version more and hopefully iterate to one that is pretty and informative (and faster!)

Its fairly early when you compare the install base of the dumbphones vs. the smartphone. (1.4 billion vs. 450million) but i agree that late 2012 will be where the window for 2nd/3rd places will be locked up until the next big disruption.

My best hack around this is commuting instead of driving a car and doing something mindless like cleaning the house or laundry after being stumped by a problem. Its in these times that ideas & solutions get formed or destroyed.

There is always hope for Microsoft based on the following points.

1. Its early days for the smartphone market.

2. Nokia+Wp7 has a good chance of not flopping due to Nokia's reach, relationships and repeat customer base in countries outside of USA.

3. They have lots of cash

4. They've done this before (Xbox entered a fairly mature, very competitive market)

5. They have platforms they can leverage/integrate more (Xbox, IE, Windows 8, Facebook)

6. They haven't targeted the low end market yet.

The mass market (people not like us) still views Microsoft and Nokia as good brands so in that aspect Apple and Google phones don't have the same brand equity that keeps them super loyal/rabid to like us geeks.

very interesting. I wonder if there are behavioral difference between Non-africans and Africans that can be attributed to the difference in genetic makeup.

Was thinking 'delirious' but hyperbolic can be used too.

Rohrer is one of the few game-artist around. I'd encourage everyone to check out his life, career or works of art.

Aren't APIs kinda sorta built for this?

oops. sorry (lack of sleep), thanks!

So 'developing country' would be the correct one for Thailand then?

Wasn't aware of the connotation and have used both interchangeably.