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Re:Tindie says forget Kickstarter by emilepetrone on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @07:26PM (#7707778)
Hey HN,

Just saw this was picking up steam so if you have any questions, happy to answer them! Some might remember me from my posts a few years ago when I quit my job to learn how to code. Happy to answer any of those questions as well...

Emile

Founder of Tindie

Re:Tindie says forget Kickstarter by codehero on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @10:10PM (#7708265)
Some questions:

Tindie Fundraisers just seem to have disappeared; what happened to them?

How do you regulate the marketplace competition? Do you let overseas companies copy a maker's product and sell it for a lower price?

Re:Tindie says forget Kickstarter by jmgrosen on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @07:35PM (#7707811)
My dad and I have ordered all sorts of cool stuff off of Tindie, from Launchpad Boosterpacks to RGB LED matrices. I just wanted to say thanks for this cool service you've provided to sellers and buyers alike!
Re:Tindie says forget Kickstarter by emilepetrone on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @07:36PM (#7707816)
Sure thing! Glad we could help!
Re:Tindie says forget Kickstarter by unphasable on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @09:00PM (#7708084)
How was your experience teaching yourself how to code?
Re:Tindie says forget Kickstarter by emilepetrone on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @09:11PM (#7708113)
Saved up, took a year off, and just went at it. Having friends that knew Python definitely helped when Stackoverflow couldn't help. Usually that was because I was asking the question/thinking of the problem wrong.