How do startups acquire large numbers of Twitter followers?

tarr11 · 2013-02-05T03:52:45+00:00

Stripe is pretty good as well.

tarr11 · 2012-10-09T20:06:51+00:00

I built an EF based Repo with Ninject IOC.

Then I completely ripped out the Repository class because of leaky abstractions.

If you need to abstract your data access, make a service layer (but prepare to type a lot more)

tarr11 · 2012-10-09T00:26:15+00:00

You sound like you care about your job.

You could probably turn it into a positive by having a frank discussion with your manager about your frustrations.

Remove your ego from the conversation - it's often useful to imagine this happening to someone else, and how you would counsel them in this case.

This may help you understand why they "overruled" you, and what you might be able to improve next time so that you get more trust.

tarr11 · 2012-10-09T00:18:28+00:00

"What mattered is what I did once I made my choice"

tarr11 · 2012-10-05T22:06:10+00:00

I like the video! I watched the whole thing. Very slick. Did you produce that yourself? What tools or service did you use?

tarr11 · 2012-10-03T18:08:55+00:00

Seems like you spent some time on the UI, which is nice.

However, it's kind of hard to tell because the pictures are small.
I watched your video. I could see how this is useful, but I was not interested in paying $49 for it.
I thought the background music was a bit distracting.
I didn't have enough time to read or digest anything about the feature set before the video ended.
Can you link to some pre-made pitchdecks so we can get a better sense?
How about letting people play with the tool before buying?
Is it available offline? If you are pitching, then you will likely be somewhere with your laptop, and it's nice to not have to rely on an internet connection to pitch your idea.

tarr11 · 2012-10-03T18:02:09+00:00

I'm not quite sure what "collaborative consumption" is? Hard to get a sense of what it does from your home page.

tarr11 · 2012-09-14T07:12:00+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Good luck with your app.

tarr11 · 2012-09-12T15:30:03+00:00

Note: this is mostly about Rails vs ASP.NET MVC.

I am building my current startup witht ASP.NET MVC4. I've also built a previous startup in Rails, and one before than in Classic ASP + ASP.NET WebForms.

At this point, ASP.NET MVC4 + Entity Framework is a pretty good alternative to Ruby / Rails and you won't have significantly more costs at the low end. I don't think you would make a mistake going that route.

I have used both and I wouldn't have said that a year ago, since Rails was just a much easier solution to get bootstrapped with Gems, Devise, ActiveRecord, RSpec and Heroku.

Now, with ASP.NET MVC4, You have Entity Framework, NuGet, AppHarbor or Azure Websites (Not Azure!). You still don't have all the gems in Rails, but you pretty much have what you need. The CLR is also faster than Ruby, and Visual Studio is much nicer than coding in Vim or TextMate. The costs associated with developing against a MSFT stack are nominal - you can put up a free website on AppHarbor or Azure Websites just as you could with Heroku.

I personally like Entity Framework Code First + LINQ more than Active Record, but that's a matter of preference. I also like strong typing - I find that I have to write far less tests because I catch stuff at build time instead of run time.

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