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37 Signals BaseCamp is an obvious choice, but it is costly for a start up.
I also was interested in project management software and wanted to find something comparable to base camp that was free. I ended up finding one, it's called http://www.teamlab.com/. They seem to have everything base camp does at the same quality level, except it is free. I'm going to be using it for my projects.
Has anyone else used this?
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HackrNwsDesignr on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @01:23AM
from the ask-hn dept.
Hey all. I know business plans are somewhat frowned upon in starting a web start up. Usually a prototype and traction is better to have initially than a plan when trying to raise money.With that said, do any hacker news entrepreneurs use business plans? If so, do you guys have any good basic templates that is simple and straight forward, not requiring a lengthy write up that (unless im wrong)...
Mixpanel is a great tool, and I think their niche is gaining popularity because start ups want an easy way to see their data. Data visualization is very interesting to me. Have you started working on a mobile component?
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HackrNwsDesignr on Monday November 22, 2010 @12:24AM
from the ask-hn dept.
I am working on a new portfolio page and wanted to see if I could get some feedback from the community. I have two different versions of the same concept. Curious to hear which one you like better, and what you think of the over all design?A) http://yfrog.com/f/42laksman1j/
B) http://yfrog.com/nclaksman2jP.S. The design examples in the first one are all hacker news entrepreneur web app projects...
toast, again, great post and thanks for sharing.
Toast, great advice, thanks for sharing. How do you estimate how much to charge for a project? I'm more of a designer than a coder (though I can technically do both), and I'm always seeing price estimates all over the board on craigslist and other places. Any advice on this?
Do any of the operators of the sites mentioned here need design or logo work? I'm revamping my portfolio page and wanted to offer it to hacker news entrepreneurs. My about section has my old portfolio page, I've also done some work for hacker news entrepreneurs already, so you can email me if you want to see the absolute latest.
Toast,I am pretty decent at graphic/web design, but have trouble finding consulting work in order to make this work. Mind if I ask where do you look? Craigslist seems saturated, and elance seems too much of a hassle with outsourcing companies and others with years reputation on the site.
Marissa Mayer (Google Head of Locations, formerly Products) touched on this problem in a talk she gave. I vaguely remember, but I believe she talked about how a painter was always overwhelmed by his blank white canvas so he would paint a small stroke on each canvas to start with that. Often times having a start point can help spur you into motion.
One way I like to get started with design is by working on the logo first (which is relatively simple, since its plain text at first), and then continue to build around it until I'm past the block. Hope that helped.