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Super impressed! Sorry for being unclear!
I can't believe you made a 1.38 hour long video for this post - how long did it take you to come up with the idea and then create all the content?

TNW conference ticket NYC for 250usd.

Hey guys,Tomorrow is TNW conference in NYC. And I have a ticket that I'm not going to use. I'm selling for 250 bucks ONLY. It's 800 on their website.Let me know of you want it today! I can change name and everything.http://thenextweb.com/conference/usa/

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Re:Show HN: Find a mentor, Become a mentor on Thursday April 25, 2013 @11:12PM (#5611290)
come on, 1) is not a big issue... Not big enough to put it first anyway!

Ask HN: Feedback on a user acquisition strategy

We’ve built an app to have a live chat with people based on their cool experiences and knowledge. The ultimate goal is to make it easy for you to meet in the real world. http://peoplehunt.meSo we thought we could experiment with various user groups to get them having conversations within the app.We searched Google for Quora Travel and saw “What it’s like to be a solo traveler” was a highly...

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Re:Bad assumptions new tech entrepreneurs tend to make on Sunday March 03, 2013 @07:02PM (#5315757)
I think those are the baby entrepreneure assumptions, but something that is incredibly fundamental is to have the right distribution channel above all.
I was in Prospect Park recently on a Saturday morning and saw some stands collecting people's clothes and stuff for recycling and thought of Yoink. There are probably lots of groups like that to collect things. I would imagine they are using physical stores to sell things, or have some partnerships in place to distribute it. Have you spoken to any of them about how they give it away now, and the challenges they face in finding good homes?