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Re:Summer jobs at Parakey by JMiao on Tuesday April 03, 2007 @05:30AM (#8485)
I'm not looking for the perfect answer, just the answer to how you would get your first 10 (ten) users.

This would mean reviewing the actual use case and realizing that PR saying your software is easy to use isn't too compelling. Distributing CDs seems very 90s AOL, costs quite a bit of money, and doesn't have a great conversion rate.

Sorry, rms, if I've come across as too critical -- I'm just trying to ask the questions that need to be asked. It's a mental workout of sorts.

I'm still very excited to hear more about Parakey -- it's about time computers became useful!

Re:Summer jobs at Parakey by rms on Tuesday April 03, 2007 @10:37AM (#8520)
How about holding "free computer lessons" at a community center? The lessons are in using the product in question to easily perform useful tasks.