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www.VikBhandari.com
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Comment · 12 years ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7805842

Here's a small collection of resources you might find useful - I had the same question about a year ago.

The end result one year later? Google docs + Yesware.

Comment · 12 years ago
http://www.getcampusmaps.com started as a collegiate startup

Several YC startups qualify as well - Watchsend & Zinc from memory

Comment · 12 years ago
Comment · 12 years ago
As a one man bootstrapped SAAS business, I generally omit that information unless asked. If the question is asked, I answer truthfully. The hardest part about being a one man startup in my experience actually is getting press coverage. When they ask you about your "Team" and you say it's you and a freelancer, the conversation seems to end pretty quickly.

I'd love to hear others opinions on how to approach the press as a one-man bootstrapped SAAS startup?

Comment · 12 years ago
http://www.campusjobs.org - it allows businesses to hire students from any school, and aims to become a one-stop job center/career center for higher education in the long run.
Comment · 12 years ago
It wasn't from HN, but from Patio11 - Instead of having 2 buttons on a landing page, have one button and present the other one as text below it. I've seen increases of +30% conversion rate from that.
Comment · 12 years ago
Can you talk a little bit about your metrics or future plans? Looks interesting, would love to know more about how you're competing in this pretty competitive space.
Comment · 12 years ago
Hey, congratulations on launching! Could you talk a little about how Cocos2D was to build with? Is it a high investment to learn?

Also: be careful of your app name, you might be contacted by King regarding trademark infringement for the term "Candy".

Comment · 12 years ago
Foundation is extremely useful, and feels professional. It does less of the styling for you (think less default css themes), but overall stands toe to toe with Bootstrap. If you've ever found yourself fighting with Bootstrap (like the resizing height responsive menus), Foundation is a great alternative.

Would definitely recommend Foundation in a heartbeat.

Comment · 12 years ago
This is absolutely amazing. Thank you for this! Could you talk a little bit more about what goes into the competition score?
Comment · 12 years ago
Congratulations on shipping!

You might enjoy App.js, http://code.kik.com/app/2/index.html

Misc: I'd embed the "getting started video" above the fold with a big white arrow over it. Maybe shorten the highlight video to 30 seconds and say "Check it out in 30 seconds".

Good luck!

Comment · 12 years ago
I believe Duck Duck Go has had success with Reddit Ads
Comment · 12 years ago
Comment · 12 years ago
This looks pretty great.

For future visitors to this thread: I've discovered that toutapp and yesware have integrated email receipt + click tracking along with a pseudo pipeline which actually fits my purpose of tracking email leads pretty well.

My only hesitation with toutapp/yesware/boomerang is data gravity - I don't think the information from any of those can be exported, effectively locking you in.

Alphabetical Summary of Results:

* BoomerangGmail - boomeranggmail.com

* ContactMonkey - contactmonkey.com

* MyPhoner - myphoner.com

* PipeDrive - pipedrive.com

* Radius - radius.com

* SalesForce - salesforce.com

* Streak - streak.com

* ToutApp - toutapp.com

* Yesware - yesware.com

Comment · 12 years ago
Wow! This looks exactly like what I'm looking for. Thanks! Will give it a try and see if it fits.

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