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Ask HN: Published first Android game and no one is downloading it. What to do?

Hi all,I recently published my first Android game (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foogacy.chainy.free) and no one is downloading it. I really mean no one. 0 downloads excluding a couple of friends of mine.The game is very simple with an even simpler graphic (I am not really good at it!) but I do not think that's the issue as there are worst things out there.What can I do to...

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Ask HN: Feedback on betting app idea

Hi all,I have an idea for an app but I am not sure if something similar already exists or not (and if the whole idea makes sense).My idea is about an app for betting among friends. Base case scenario:- User A sends a bet proposal (ex: "Mercedes will win the next week F1 GP", "I am able to run for 20km", "Tonight I will drink 10 beers" etc.) to some of his contacts (let's say users B, C and D)...

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Re:Ask HN: A blog on startups and business ideas on Friday February 26, 2016 @04:24AM (#11180570)
Almost for sure it would be a case of the "blind leading the blind" and it would start with quantity over quality but might get better and provide a lot of inputs.

Ask HN: A blog on startups and business ideas

Hi everybody,In my quest for a business idea I was thinking to build a blog posting business ideas, discussing them, having the users proposing their ideas, sharing relevant articles and so on.What do you think? Might it be a good idea?

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That's an interesting variation
Clearly I am not talking about moral satisfaction
I do not see either but you never know... stupid ideas like this sometimes have unexpected results
Thanks, I already know it. I was asking about a platform very specific for that, with no volunteering, charity, medical, startup fundraising etc. kind of things

Ask HN: Are there any “buy me a dream” fundraising websites?

Are there any specific websites for fundraising "personal dreams"?What I mean is fundraising of things like buying a house, a Ferrari, a boat, the perfect gaming PC etc. An online place where to get funds to make your dreams come true.Wouldn't that be an interesting startup idea and social experiment?What do you think?

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Very helpful! Thx!
Re:Ask HN: Tools for automatic form testing on Thursday June 11, 2015 @09:07AM (#9699425)
Thx everyone although the suggested tools seems more for testing automation.

What I need is something like Site24x7, Catchpoint etc. but with the ability to verify the JS validation on form fields.

Ask HN: Tools for automatic form testing

Hi all,I am looking for some tools to automatically testing web forms.I specifically need to the the client side JS field validation and proper working, in addition to the final form submit.Any idea?

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Re:Ferrari F1 Concept – Is This The Future Of Formula 1? on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @08:20AM (#9062015)
I join the question :-)
Re:Ferrari F1 Concept – Is This The Future Of Formula 1? on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @08:19AM (#9062013)
What do you mean?
Re:Ferrari F1 Concept – Is This The Future Of Formula 1? on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @08:19AM (#9062012)
Yes of course. It is not a technical concept for sure.
Re:Ferrari F1 Concept – Is This The Future Of Formula 1? on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @07:09AM (#9061757)
I do not think so... It is just provocatory I think
Re:Ferrari F1 Concept – Is This The Future Of Formula 1? on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @07:09AM (#9061755)
It might be a simple concept but it also might drive the future of F1.
Re:Ferrari F1 Concept – Is This The Future Of Formula 1? on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @06:44AM (#9061673)
It is a very interesting concept
Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas on Tuesday December 16, 2014 @02:45AM (#8756211)
I am not sure how many "competitors" there are already
Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas on Tuesday December 16, 2014 @02:44AM (#8756209)
Of course it sounds interesting...
Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas on Sunday December 14, 2014 @02:59AM (#8747716)
Do you think would work the concept that the platform would not be responsible for the files uploaded?
Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas on Sunday December 14, 2014 @02:57AM (#8747714)
Thanks, I did not know about it!
Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas on Sunday December 14, 2014 @02:57AM (#8747713)
Yes... that was actually my concern
Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas on Saturday December 13, 2014 @03:29PM (#8746292)
A freemium model of course is needed if the whole thing should be successful. About filtering the content... well, that is an interesting topic... how Dropbox ant its competitors deal with that?
Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas on Saturday December 13, 2014 @03:27PM (#8746290)
1. I agree with your points but they are not needed for a MVP. Unfortunately I was not thinking that the whole platform would be very similar to Reddit... I need to find some elements of differentiation.

3. Also in this case you are right but I was wondering about a situation where the first users try it with a very small amounts of money (few dollars), they see they are repaid, then word of mouth, more users, more money etc.

Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas

During the last days I have been wondering about few crazy side projects ideas and I would like to get your opinions about them:1. Streamy - The Voice Of Internet. A social network without the "social" and the "network". A user can post something and it is visible to everybody but not like Twitter where everybody has her own "stream" of tweets. There is just a single huge stream of posts. No...

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Ask HN: my idea for a side project: social events reminders.

Hi All,Yesterday I got an idea for a side project and I would like to ask your opinion about that. The plan would be to develop a website to share worldwide "non-private event reminders". For example: Nov 21st at 2pm China F1 GP, Jun 23rd at 9pm Metallica concert in NYC etc.As a user you can use the service in three ways: - post a new reminder (event) that will be published - subscribe to a...

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