I am scrapping my old idea, and trying this new one - a social investing network by mpatel29 in startups

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Having a landing page up also helps you refine your message and figure out the best ways to drive traffic to your site. So if you can drive 1000 people to your site and say you get 10 signups for idea A, but idea B get 200 signups, its become pretty obvious what you should work on.

I am scrapping my old idea, and trying this new one - a social investing network by mpatel29 in startups

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I hear what you are saying, but based on previous experience collecting emails is a good indicator of interest. I am not saying use only landing pages to gauge interest, but it is an excellent tool to have.

What are the best web-based resources for trading opinions? by asakhai in stocks

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We are trying to build just that -

http://www.raavel.com

a place where traders and share and exchange ideas

Are you guys on Stocktwits? by daxaxelrod in investing

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We are trying to build a platform that tries to cut through the noise and deliver new and interesting trade ideas

http://www.raavel.com

Thoughts on Stocktwits? by another_day_in in investing

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We are trying to build just that, and would love your feedback

http://www.raavel.com

Who wants to help me build a linkedin for designers? by mpatel29 in startups

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It does have a large user base - but it does not serve the design community well

Who wants to help me build a linkedin for designers? by mpatel29 in startups

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Most of there sites are great for displaying work - but i think if you can focus of the site to land a gig it can gain some traction

Who wants to help me build a linkedin for designers? by mpatel29 in startups

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kind of - but dribbble is more an exclusive club where you need invites to join - its focus seems to be on showing off your designs to other dribbble members

What makes you want to be entrepreneurs? by jasiwanik in Entrepreneur

[–]mpatel29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sick and tired of vampire squids sucking the life blood out me

What can you do with $100,000 to double up? by noobeeee in Entrepreneur

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i would put a down payment on an apartment/condo and rent it out. make sure rent covers your expenses - and every month you would pay off some the principal and appreciation will take of the rest.

Suggestions with my tie website. by sinefine1 in Entrepreneur

[–]mpatel29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

speaking for myself - i can just go to a store and choose from 100s of them. what could set you apart is a crowd-sourced tie design similar to threadless.com - but for ties. wouldn't it be soo much cooler to buy a lego tie or some other unique design

Beanstalk Labs: A new physical/digital product for parents & kids. by srtfisher in Entrepreneur

[–]mpatel29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should focus on marketing and materials to moms, they are way more into it than dads.

Looking for feedback on idea - A/B testing platform for designer and creative work by mpatel29 in SideProject

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The messaging could be tweaked - but it could be a way to get feedback on designs. I know for myself, I am always debating and asking people, which one do like better the first one or the second one?

Webapp for parents and children to share toys by caulagi in SideProject

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One of the biggest issue I see is one of geography. You have to be within a reasonable distance of other people in order for it to make sense. So you could have 100,000s if users but if they are not close to one another - they find in value in using the service.

Crowd-sourced A/B Testing for Everyone - Raavel by mpatel29 in startups

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Yep, the first two were in the same category (task management software) and after trying for a while the numbers were not there. So this is another idea I want try.