It seems that with each incremental improvement in technology, we always lose something. When we had floppy disks, they offered limited storage and were sensitive to environmental factors. But when they worked, at least they worked reliably.Then came optical media like compact discs. They offered significantly more storage and were also a bit more robust (except when they got scratched)....
Secondly, I hope I am not misunderstanding your comment, "... completely switch the CMS platform." While it may not be clear in the slide, this is not a new CMS. It is a backup and security service for popular CMSes.
Secondly, I am not aiming this service at other developers. It's partially omitted in the slide but the market segment is administrators of sites that receive >15K uniques per month.
Administrators != Developers. 15K+ uniques per month implies traffic is high enough to monetize which means uptime is critical.
Does that alter your opinion? Or generally, are there any parameters on the slide that could be tweaked to reach a threshold of viability in your opinion?
See this post: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3359356
A few ideas have been bouncing around my head for a while now so I decided to codify them on a Osterwalder-style business model canvas.This particular concept is called CMS Vault. It addresses hosting disasters that I personally faced with clients' sites over the past few years, including failed upgrades, hackings, site-jackings, and buggy plugins.What I'm looking for from the HN community is...
http://bitshaq.com/2011/08/01/basic-intro-to-ruby-meta-programming/
Shows some practical differences between Python and Ruby meta programming and dives into implementing the core "Struct" class in Ruby itself.
Skillshare is just one competitor - there are several startups doing similar things. Do more research about competitive landscape.
Furthermore, you will also be competing with not-for-profits (khanacademy) and institutions (MIT Open Courseware, StanfordU on iTunes, etc) which offer free knowledge. Free is hard to beat.
Lack of a laser-focus: define a niche market of 'learners' seeking a particular kind of knowledge.
Lack of a value proposition: Read your pitch and ask yourself 'So What?'. Repeat as many times as necessary to refine your pitch until it resonates with your audience immediately.
If your idea is going to be built around attracting celebrity mentors or subject matter / industry experts then that's a very big challenge. What's your plan of attack for that?
I could go on, but I hope you get the point that what you are describing is a generic idea. You need to spend more time researching and refining it before anybody could provide you with any meaningful feedback about pursuing it as a business venture.
Hi folks,I'm currently working on marketing a silly little dating site (fonepong.com) and I need to get it some google love. Does anybody have any experience with promoting a non-content, entertainment application like this? Has anyone worked with an SEM consultant to increase traffic organically?Thoughts? Tips?Thanks!