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Ask HN: How do I present my prototype to you?

I'm the run of the mill wantrepreneur with a vision and a first draft business plan. (Hypothetically speaking) I get the funds raised to get the prototype built. What context should I present to you (the programmer) for what I want built? Eg. Powerpoint? Sketches on napkins?

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best movie recommendation system? on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @04:16AM (#4254755)
foundd.com just discoverd this
Re:Ask HN: Custom Videos? on Wednesday July 11, 2012 @08:35PM (#4232243)
perfect, thanks

Ask HN: Custom Videos?

If anyone knows of a company who makes short promo videos for websites, send them my way. I'm looking for (but not limited to) a video like this http://thumb.it/

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I highly doubt Anonymous would be behind it, considering they let everyone know when they issue an attack
it'll be interesting to see if other big co.'s follow GM's move

Ask HN: How Should I Spend My Summer?

My summer officially starts in 9 hours (eff you finals). I'm a business major meaning I have 0 code experience. My thoughts took a 180 degree turn when the idea for my startup hit. Being a broke college student, I would be bootstrapping this to the fullest extent. Being only $20k away from having a team of hackers build my MVP, I am really considering the following two options (which is when...

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HN Opinion: Friends and family funding or...

..crowdfunding? I'm looking for apx. $20,000 to fund my MVP. I know if I take the f&f approach it won't take nearly as long as a kickstarter. But then the issue arises of mixing business and personal relationships, what are your suggestions?

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Ask HN: Naming My Startup

I have put myself under a great deal of pressure and mental blocks when trying to come up with a name for my start up. Is the name the first impression or the users first experience using the site? Should the name describe the site functionality or should it evoke an emotional response?

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Re:Ask HN: What keeps you up at night? on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @12:09PM (#3915012)
funny post..as I sit here in class staring at my rockstar '2x the crack'. My teacher keeps looking at me like he wants to ask me a question. I'm a non-techie trying to launch a startup, I bet you can guess why I went to bed at 3am.

Ask HN: another newb question

I started watching an intro on node with Ryan Dahl, he sarcastically says "windows is important, like php" followed up by laughter in the audience.i'm starting to learn php for what i want developed. even though node is newer, is it a good/safe alternative for beginners?

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Ask HN: questions from a tech/start-up newb

Good afternoon everyone,I'm new to the game (I will not call myself a hacker), but my interest and self teachings have been giving me a lot of insight into the hacking world.With that being said, I sprung this idea 6 months ago and have been working at it since. My efforts towards this project have been very time consuming and I feel like I've hit a few barriers. Being a full time student I...

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