nicc_ap

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Sai Nallapaneni, borderline geek, entrepreneur, Co-founder of Roller, www.getroller.com
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Comment · 12 years ago
This is a major release with extensions being the secret sauce. Waiting to see all the magic that developers would create. Apple has done its part, now its up to the app developers :)
Comment · 12 years ago
I like the idea of accessing VM in a brower. Really helpful if we can integrate something like this into Coursera or Udemy etc. Quick way to code up stuff and test them in real time.
Comment · 14 years ago
Greg, Wouldn't it be a better idea to release the app for free and then use in-app purchases for the numbers? That way you would not scare away the people who just want to download and see what it does. People may argue that $1.49 is nothing, but why lose potential customers.
Comment · 14 years ago
That would be too much to ask, isn't it :). But you can figure out some pricing from the twilio's website
Comment · 14 years ago
Hey, give this a try. Let us know if your feedback. Its web based and free right now to try.

www.getroller.com

Comment · 14 years ago
We have been getting some consistent traffic, but need more push to market ourselves. Got real good feedback from both users, friends and HN, but getting the real consumer to use it is the key I guess. You guys figured out the pricing, which is great and being an iphone app you can use the in-app purchasing. We were more web focussed. Also, not generating real phone numbers as you did.

I might still add some more features to it, but thinking about the direction right now :)

Comment · 14 years ago
We didn't market enough and had some more features in mind to build. But this is a tough market given the fact that people have to remember your app when they actually need it.
Comment · 14 years ago
Comment · 14 years ago
Q looks nice, but how could they price it so high with devices like Roku, Apple TV available from $50-$100 range. Also, the main feature of friends adding to the Q is bogus, as we can anyways do it on Apple TV using airplay. As long as I am on same wifi, I can play music from my iPhone at my friend's place as long as he has airplay enabled on his Apple TV and connected to his home theater system
Comment · 14 years ago
Scott, this is a risk for any idea. We believe that we will make it simple yet have lot of additional features that others don't have. If the service itself tries to implement this, it reinforces that we are solving a real problem :). We have our own business model and will continue to implement on them.
Comment · 14 years ago
Its a feature thats definitely coming. As you said, our focus is on making the whole process hassle free.
Comment · 14 years ago
We are using python and django right now.

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