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Privacy concerns.
Also, can you support other login methods besides Facebook?
My office would use it right now. Can you add table tennis?

Why I closed my Coinbase account after 10 days

Two words: customer service. (or lack thereof)I decided to dabble into the world of Bitcoin by creating a Coinbase account and buying a small amount of bitcoin. After the standard length of time required to verify my bank account, I placed an order. Few days later, my order was cancelled for being fraudulent (which it is not). After going back and forth with customer service, it's been days and...

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Re:Ask HN: do you use App.net? on Friday February 21, 2014 @09:53AM (#7277194)
Used it and loved it when it was the mobile app landing page service, paid the $50 for the new reincarnation during the backing phase -- never used it since. Wish I got my money back, actually.
Re:Ask HN: Cheapest MBA? on Thursday September 20, 2012 @11:14AM (#4548945)
Looks like the cheapest AACSB-accredited MBA program is $9k.

Good site to check out: http://www.geteducated.com/online-college-ratings-and-rankin...

Re:LinkedIn UX Team Fix your Mobile App Splash Page on Friday August 10, 2012 @09:48AM (#4366104)
Amen! This has bothering me forever. I'm glad someone got around to writing about this.
First and foremost, congrats on shipping - that's the hard part. As per the product, the UI looks pretty good for a MVP - I would probably polish it up a bit.
Re:Ask HN: API-only startups? on Thursday July 05, 2012 @03:01PM (#4204418)
Twilio?
Re:PSA - Don't tweet photos of your credit/debit cards on Monday July 02, 2012 @03:56PM (#4190641)
Jeez, I couldn't believe it until I saw it for myself. Are people really that dumb?
Reach out to Guenther over at http://www.opoloo.com/ – great guy, reasonable prices.
Re:Ask HN: starting up with VPN or cloud hosting? on Friday June 22, 2012 @10:48AM (#4146945)
+1 for Heroku.

I only seriously took a hard look at Heroku in the past week and for what you get — I think it's absolutely fantastic. You can't beat the free, unlimited web dyno vs. AWS's free-for-one-year micro instance.

Re:Ask HN: What code editor do you use? on Thursday June 14, 2012 @03:54PM (#4113223)
Sublime Text
All of the digital wallet start ups.
Cool, once you gain traction, I would definitely explore partnering with an OEM to get your application preloaded and work out some kind of deal that way. I think it would be a hit.
I think this app coupled together with a rugged kid-proof case would be a knockout combo.

Does anyone know what the future business model is? Pro version? OEM pre-load?

Re:Blake Griffin's startup: 12society on Tuesday June 12, 2012 @02:33PM (#4101983)
I totally agree with you. If I had to guess, I think it's going to be the way you described it — pick one of these socks from 5 pairs, great, Blake approved!

A celebrity's face always goes a long way.

Re:Show HN: Your online WYSIWYG editor is broken on Monday June 11, 2012 @08:05PM (#4097836)
I wish you the best, like I said it looks fantastic. You can definitely tell that's there's quality and substance behind the product.
Re:Show HN: Your online WYSIWYG editor is broken on Monday June 11, 2012 @02:23PM (#4096032)
This looks pretty impressive. I think the cost is too much, even if it is a one-time cost.

Do you have any paying customers yet?

Re:Ask HN: What's your reason for doing a startup? on Thursday June 07, 2012 @04:09PM (#4081081)
Don't do it for the money — 99% of startups fail. That's not to say that you might not fall into the 1%. Someone's gotta hit it big once in a while, right?

Do it because you love what you do and are passionate about it. Too many people failed trying to chase money. Don't make the mistake of doing a startup for the wrong reason.

Re:How I got my first paying customer on Thursday June 07, 2012 @02:49PM (#4080650)
Yeah same here, complicated. :D
Re:How I got my first paying customer on Thursday June 07, 2012 @02:22PM (#4080515)
Good job — you validated your idea, hustled, and launched. Most people don't get to accomplish this. I wish you the best of luck.

Planning on doing an AdWords or targeted Facebook campaign?

Re:Ask HN: Using "for Facebook" in your app title on Thursday June 07, 2012 @12:22PM (#4079785)
Thanks — didn't know the Brand Resource page existed.
Re:Tell HN: Microsoft stole my SlideShare presentation on Tuesday June 05, 2012 @06:29PM (#4071322)
Sure – and what would that be?

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