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Re:Show HN: My first webapp - cheatsheets that help you prepare for jo... on Monday June 11, 2012 @04:43AM (#4093707)
Hi - no you would not take these to an interview. You would use these to prepare before going in. Maybe it's not for everybody, but for people who are really bad at interviewing (and I've worked with a few of them) structuring their answers and thinking about them before the interview can help. There's nothing magical about cheat sheets other than the fact that using them forces you to think through and structure your answers beforehand. Maybe you already do that - in which case this product isn't for you.
Re:Show HN: My first webapp - cheatsheets that help you prepare for jo... on Sunday June 10, 2012 @07:40PM (#4092611)
thank you, very useful feedback. i need to change the name -- others have raised the same point as you about it sounding too much like little shits - and also add more details.
Re:Show HN: My first webapp - cheatsheets that help you prepare for jo... on Sunday June 10, 2012 @07:39PM (#4092604)
thanks. i thought that having a 'benefits' section on the main page would answer the question as to why use the cheat sheets, but i guess i can try to push that message through in an even stronger way.
Re:Show HN: My first webapp - cheatsheets that help you prepare for jo... on Sunday June 10, 2012 @07:37PM (#4092598)
thanks, this is great feedback. the product is physical note cards, i will clarify that on the website as well.
Re:Show HN: My first webapp - cheatsheets that help you prepare for jo... on Sunday June 10, 2012 @04:48PM (#4092153)
Website link: http://www.littlechits.com

Show HN: My first webapp - cheatsheets that help you prepare for job interviews

Posted by faisalkhalid on Sunday June 10, 2012 @04:47PM
from the show-hn dept.

http://www.littlechits.com<br> This is my first web app; I built this on my own, over the past 4 months, using the Ruby on Rails Tutorial, a few other e-books, and a lot of help from the Stack Overflow community!<br>Feedback would be greatly appreciated, in particular: how can I make this more social?<br>Thanks,<br>Faisal

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Ask HN: I need your advice!

Posted by faisalkhalid on Tuesday January 03, 2012 @03:39AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Along with my 2 co-founders, I run a startup called ResearchNation.net, which provides user generated reviews for business intelligence reports (like a TripAdvisor, for Datamonitor, Euromonitor reports).The problem is, after almost 9 months, we're still getting zero traction. I mean, literally zero.We don't have any reviews. I'm not entirely sure what to do. My overall assessment is that it's a...

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Re:Founder's Hell: Competitive Horror on Thursday December 08, 2011 @09:26AM (#3329145)
Nice article, though I'm a bit confused by what your startup does. You may want to make the benefits/problem you're trying to solve a bit more obvious on the main page.
Re:Show HN: my ebook fabrication service on Saturday May 21, 2011 @07:54AM (#2570715)
this is pretty good. check out hyperink (YC'10?) also. they're doing something similar (not completely the same though).
Re:Create Mobile App Mockups easily on Friday May 20, 2011 @12:18PM (#2568276)
love it - great job!