9. Lost startuppers incubator (Metaproject - like us)
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JakeCarpenter
Dec 28, 2011, 2:20:09 AM12/28/11
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Same concept that 7.a. but not locally oriented. Just creating a
platform so other guys can do the same that we are doing: Be grouped
with people with technical skills that want to create some product
having experience (and maybe networking) as primary focus.
They can be grouped by idea, languages of affinities, but not by
location (is not as important as the other three things, like
37signals guys have demostrated)
This service could not only make people meets, but also providing
a private Redmine and access to alumni/networking area where we can
share what we experience and learn to build a knowledge and contacts
base.
We can earn money by charging $1-5 to people that wants to join or
by getting a 1% shares of the startups that works. Providing free of
charge service to open source projects could be an option to gain some
attention.
We perfectly know the domain model, because is exactly the problem
that we are trying to solve for ourselves.+1
JakeCarpenter
Dec 28, 2011, 2:39:39 AM12/28/11
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I already picked 2, but this is an idea i'll follow closely.
Cody Wilbourn
Dec 28, 2011, 7:00:58 AM12/28/11
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This is a project I am interested in.
Primarily IT guy/sysadmin with Linux experience, because I got
pigeonholed with my co-op job during college. Trying to branch out
into more code/development. I'm OK with design implementation and
ideas for improvement but I don't do art or blank canvases. I'd also
like to learn sales/marketing because that's not something I've done.
Alphabet soup of languages - Perl, PHP, HTML (not 5 yet), CSS, Java,
Ruby (learning Rails), tried iOS. I can pick up a new something or
other in a few days but I'd prefer to stick what I know rather than
learning something else yet again.
On Dec 28, 2:39 am, JakeCarpenter <jakearthurcarpen...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Primarily IT guy/sysadmin with Linux experience, because I got
pigeonholed with my co-op job during college. Trying to branch out
into more code/development. I'm OK with design implementation and
ideas for improvement but I don't do art or blank canvases. I'd also
like to learn sales/marketing because that's not something I've done.
Alphabet soup of languages - Perl, PHP, HTML (not 5 yet), CSS, Java,
Ruby (learning Rails), tried iOS. I can pick up a new something or
other in a few days but I'd prefer to stick what I know rather than
learning something else yet again.
On Dec 28, 2:39 am, JakeCarpenter <jakearthurcarpen...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Francisco Canela
Dec 28, 2011, 10:49:43 AM12/28/11
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I am completely into this one.
In my country we have not so much meetups so for me is more
important to create a stream of events like this which I can join
several times in order to improve and meet people.
I am thinking about using Django. Rails would be also an option,
but I should take some time (a week?) to learn it basics. We could use
your server or mine. I have a dedicated in which we can run python.
I will be coding.
--
Francisco Canela | Electrical Engineering Student
f.ca...@gmx.com | Rey Juan Carlos University
Cody Wilbourn
Dec 28, 2011, 11:11:06 AM12/28/11
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Well I'm out on the Python. I'd need some time to learn Python/
Django.
If there's 1 more perhaps it would swing which way we go or if there's
another common language we can use to reduce ramp time.
> f.can...@gmx.com | Rey Juan Carlos University
Django.
If there's 1 more perhaps it would swing which way we go or if there's
another common language we can use to reduce ramp time.
Lpster Stack
Dec 28, 2011, 12:11:08 PM12/28/11
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Totally interested in this one, but I'm more design/marketing.
Francisco Canela
Dec 28, 2011, 12:45:45 PM12/28/11
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El 28/12/11 17:11, Cody Wilbourn escribió:
Well I'm out on the Python. I'd need some time to learn Python/ Django.
Hi, Cody.
IMHO, the project will be developed faster with Rails or Django. I have proposed Django because is faster to learn (more and clearer documentation) but Rails is also sexy, so we could decide which one to use. If we choose Rails, I will learn it.
Having a MVP of this site will be more or less easy, so we can have the first week to have the perspective and get used to development tools: Django (or Rails) and, as if you like it, Redmine, which is very cool to establish and manage milestones and colaborative work.
El 28/12/11 18:11, Lpster Stack escribió:
IMHO, the project will be developed faster with Rails or Django. I have proposed Django because is faster to learn (more and clearer documentation) but Rails is also sexy, so we could decide which one to use. If we choose Rails, I will learn it.
Having a MVP of this site will be more or less easy, so we can have the first week to have the perspective and get used to development tools: Django (or Rails) and, as if you like it, Redmine, which is very cool to establish and manage milestones and colaborative work.
El 28/12/11 18:11, Lpster Stack escribió:
Totally interested in this one, but I'm more design/marketing.
Cool, Lpster, because we need a designer and having marketing
background is a plus. Have you also skills in SEO and Community
Manager?
So at the moment we are:
Who more want to get in?
So at the moment we are:
- Cody Willbourn (Coder)
- Lpster Stack (Design and Marketing)
- Francisco Canela (Coder)
Who more want to get in?
-- Francisco Canela | Electrical Engineering Student
Lpster Stack
Dec 28, 2011, 1:02:05 PM12/28/11
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Cool, Lpster, because we need a designer and having marketing background is a plus. Have you also skills in SEO and Community Manager?
Yeah, I can do community management and I have some experience with SEO as well. IMO, the most important thing for SEO is continually pushing out content.
Cody Wilbourn
Dec 28, 2011, 1:38:42 PM12/28/11
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I can learn Django if need be. I think it depends on what the project
tends towards (new code or hacking stuff together).
> This service could not only make people meets, but also providing
> a private Redmine and access to alumni/networking area where we can
> share what we experience and learn to build a knowledge and contacts
> base
I'm not sure which direction this would head in. I believe this was
initially branched off 7a so I can't help but try to incorporate that
in some fashion.
It sounds like we could set something up like Redmine with project
resources (available on a $/user/month basis?) and a community where
you could say, post a blog out to promote your product. There'd also
be a community where people could spitball ideas and sign up to
perhaps start on the project?
tends towards (new code or hacking stuff together).
> This service could not only make people meets, but also providing
> a private Redmine and access to alumni/networking area where we can
> share what we experience and learn to build a knowledge and contacts
> base
initially branched off 7a so I can't help but try to incorporate that
in some fashion.
It sounds like we could set something up like Redmine with project
resources (available on a $/user/month basis?) and a community where
you could say, post a blog out to promote your product. There'd also
be a community where people could spitball ideas and sign up to
perhaps start on the project?
Cody Wilbourn
Dec 28, 2011, 7:58:51 PM12/28/11
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Jake Carpenter
Dec 28, 2011, 8:12:11 PM12/28/11
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If you guys want to integrate the SuSu domains (.org, .info) I'll
transfer them to you. There is currently Google Apps setup for mail,
but you can use that or your own thing. Let me know. I'm excited to
see this get picked, and i hope we get to be your first (alpha?)
users.
transfer them to you. There is currently Google Apps setup for mail,
but you can use that or your own thing. Let me know. I'm excited to
see this get picked, and i hope we get to be your first (alpha?)
users.
Cody Wilbourn
Dec 29, 2011, 4:33:54 PM12/29/11
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Update for everyone on 9a/Summary -
* Etherpad is at http://notes.avaaz.org/JnZTkYHQjH (reminder)
* We need a name. cofounders.me is a potential option, as well as
cofoundwith.me, but a concern was remembering a ".me" instead of
"cofoundwithme.com"
* We need to decide on site design and what this product actually
does.
On the etherpad the idea is craigslist with an etherpad duct taped to
it. We will collect email addresses and then send a final email after
an expiration date which will allow the cofounders to communicate with
each other. Does the old etherpad self destruct, or do we leave it
for them to play on?
Does everyone have a profile, or do we only create accounts for people
who start an etherpad (for them to manage)?
--> After we decide the application structure we can work on dividing
out the work such that we can work on our own schedules, as everyone
is on limited time.
* I think we have a landing page idea that we can at least throw up
while the backend is getting created, we'll just "coming soon!" after
you click the links. Our current idea is a coffee theme, since this
is going to be an informal meetup/spitballing.
* The most reasonable pricing structure would be to charge on creation
of etherpad. Lpster's idea was to have a "small coffee" be 1
etherpad, "medium" for 3 etherpads, etc etc.
* It looks like dmappa and I know rails. Is this going to be our
technology stack?
* Etherpad is at http://notes.avaaz.org/JnZTkYHQjH (reminder)
* We need a name. cofounders.me is a potential option, as well as
cofoundwith.me, but a concern was remembering a ".me" instead of
"cofoundwithme.com"
* We need to decide on site design and what this product actually
does.
On the etherpad the idea is craigslist with an etherpad duct taped to
it. We will collect email addresses and then send a final email after
an expiration date which will allow the cofounders to communicate with
each other. Does the old etherpad self destruct, or do we leave it
for them to play on?
Does everyone have a profile, or do we only create accounts for people
who start an etherpad (for them to manage)?
--> After we decide the application structure we can work on dividing
out the work such that we can work on our own schedules, as everyone
is on limited time.
* I think we have a landing page idea that we can at least throw up
while the backend is getting created, we'll just "coming soon!" after
you click the links. Our current idea is a coffee theme, since this
is going to be an informal meetup/spitballing.
* The most reasonable pricing structure would be to charge on creation
of etherpad. Lpster's idea was to have a "small coffee" be 1
etherpad, "medium" for 3 etherpads, etc etc.
* It looks like dmappa and I know rails. Is this going to be our
technology stack?
Desmond Mappa
Dec 29, 2011, 4:56:52 PM12/29/11
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Update:
* I did a mockup, check it out:
http://bayimg.com/HaLoHaaDJ
(click on the mockup to get full screen resolution in XGA)
* I imitated Twitter Bootstrapped Design—never worked with it but
could reduce lot of front end work
* I just choose INSTANT FOUNDER for the mockup as blind text but after
working a while with the design I am starting to like the name. It's
different than all the other cofounding sites on the net. It's more
explicit and direct. We tell the users that they can found here.
Immediately. No wait, no meetings, no blabla. INSTANTLY, I think it
expresses very well our mindset of DOING and not waiting. But it's
just a suggestion from my side, an option (I secured the .com-domain
in case we go with this name)
* I did a mockup, check it out:
http://bayimg.com/HaLoHaaDJ
(click on the mockup to get full screen resolution in XGA)
* I imitated Twitter Bootstrapped Design—never worked with it but
could reduce lot of front end work
* I just choose INSTANT FOUNDER for the mockup as blind text but after
working a while with the design I am starting to like the name. It's
different than all the other cofounding sites on the net. It's more
explicit and direct. We tell the users that they can found here.
Immediately. No wait, no meetings, no blabla. INSTANTLY, I think it
expresses very well our mindset of DOING and not waiting. But it's
just a suggestion from my side, an option (I secured the .com-domain
in case we go with this name)
Lpster Stack
Dec 29, 2011, 5:20:09 PM12/29/11
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I really like "Instant Founder." It sounds snappier than the ones I was thinking before (along the cofound theme) and is way easier to remember. I think it'll really cater to those who want to start something/create something immediately.
Also like the inclusion of time in the list. I'll send around a design too.
Cody Wilbourn
Jan 1, 2012, 11:03:42 AM1/1/12
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Happy New Year everyone!
I know this doesn't officially kick off until tomorrow, but I was just
trying to get the environment set up so that we can get working.
I have a free bitbucket account (unlimited private repos, up to 5
users counting myself), so if you could mark at the bottom of the
etherpad your account names. That way I'll add you for r/w access on
the git repo. We can use github if someone has a paid account; I
figured this was just easier.
-> I don't know the best workflow for pushing to a webserver. I'm
very much open to suggestions. Otherwise I found this (http://
toroid.org/ams/git-website-howto) and will attempt to implement.
Vote on Etherpad:
Rails or Django?
Let's say voting closes 12:01 Jan 2nd, PST. That way I have time to
set up the server.
Desmond - Could you update DNS for instantfounder to 216.17.110.136?
I'll get a "Hello world" page put up on there so we'll know when the
site is live.
Regards,
Cody
I know this doesn't officially kick off until tomorrow, but I was just
trying to get the environment set up so that we can get working.
I have a free bitbucket account (unlimited private repos, up to 5
users counting myself), so if you could mark at the bottom of the
etherpad your account names. That way I'll add you for r/w access on
the git repo. We can use github if someone has a paid account; I
figured this was just easier.
-> I don't know the best workflow for pushing to a webserver. I'm
very much open to suggestions. Otherwise I found this (http://
toroid.org/ams/git-website-howto) and will attempt to implement.
Vote on Etherpad:
Rails or Django?
Let's say voting closes 12:01 Jan 2nd, PST. That way I have time to
set up the server.
Desmond - Could you update DNS for instantfounder to 216.17.110.136?
I'll get a "Hello world" page put up on there so we'll know when the
site is live.
Regards,
Cody
Francisco Canela
Jan 4, 2012, 7:04:58 PM1/4/12
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I continue being in this project. The metaproject one, because the
merge have been a little bit confusing.
merge have been a little bit confusing.
Now I am controlling some burning fires, but I will work in the
application.
Just wanted to give some living signals.
Cody Wilbourn
Jan 11, 2012, 11:53:37 PM1/11/12
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I'm wondering what all everyone's status is. I know lpster has access
to the repo because he gave me his bitbucket account, but I don't have
anything from Francisco or Desmond.
I'm unavailable Friday, Saturday, and most of Sunday, so I'll be
working on this tomorrow after work and Sunday before pushing it.
When are we going to post to HN?
As an aside, I'm fairly certain my VPS might get DDoS'd with the "HN
effect." As of right now I'm at 76MB free memory of 256, and I
haven't started up Rails.
-Cody
On Jan 4, 6:04 pm, Francisco Canela <f.can...@gmx.com> wrote:
> I continue being in this project. The metaproject one, because the
> merge have been a little bit confusing.
>
> Now I am controlling some burning fires, but I will work in the
> application.
>
> Just wanted to give some living signals.
>
> --
> Francisco Canela | Electrical Engineering Student
to the repo because he gave me his bitbucket account, but I don't have
anything from Francisco or Desmond.
I'm unavailable Friday, Saturday, and most of Sunday, so I'll be
working on this tomorrow after work and Sunday before pushing it.
When are we going to post to HN?
As an aside, I'm fairly certain my VPS might get DDoS'd with the "HN
effect." As of right now I'm at 76MB free memory of 256, and I
haven't started up Rails.
-Cody
On Jan 4, 6:04 pm, Francisco Canela <f.can...@gmx.com> wrote:
> I continue being in this project. The metaproject one, because the
> merge have been a little bit confusing.
>
> Now I am controlling some burning fires, but I will work in the
> application.
>
> Just wanted to give some living signals.
>
> --
> Francisco Canela | Electrical Engineering Student
Chris Erichsen
Jan 12, 2012, 12:32:14 AM1/12/12
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The Geonews Tracker project is 1/2 complete, I think. We will be having an
progress meeting tomorrow so will be making the preparations for the spring
to the finish for Monday release!
progress meeting tomorrow so will be making the preparations for the spring
to the finish for Monday release!
-- Chris Erichsen
Cody Wilbourn
Jan 17, 2012, 11:26:48 PM1/17/12
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Has anyone launched yet? I haven't seen any HN posts.
Group 9 is not finished. I thought I would be today but got stuck,
and have to tweak a bit of styling yet still. 5 hours/week isn't
quite as much time as is required.
For the CSS geeks, can I get an approximation of CSS required for each
display item here?http://bayimg.com/HaLoHaaDJI can't for the life of
me figure out how to get the subtitle to display under the title ala
iPhone rows. I thought about tables to get the left and right split
(though I'd prefer divs) but I just can't get the line wrap like that.
On Jan 11, 11:32 pm, "Chris Erichsen" <chr...@erichsen-group.com>
wrote:
Group 9 is not finished. I thought I would be today but got stuck,
and have to tweak a bit of styling yet still. 5 hours/week isn't
quite as much time as is required.
For the CSS geeks, can I get an approximation of CSS required for each
display item here?http://bayimg.com/HaLoHaaDJI can't for the life of
me figure out how to get the subtitle to display under the title ala
iPhone rows. I thought about tables to get the left and right split
(though I'd prefer divs) but I just can't get the line wrap like that.
On Jan 11, 11:32 pm, "Chris Erichsen" <chr...@erichsen-group.com>
wrote:
jpollak92
Jan 17, 2012, 11:33:29 PM1/17/12
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I don't understand what you're trying to do, could you be a little
clearer? I'll try to help out if I can.
Jesse
On Jan 17, 8:26 pm, Cody Wilbourn <c...@codywilbourn.com> wrote:
> Has anyone launched yet? I haven't seen any HN posts.
> Group 9 is not finished. I thought I would be today but got stuck,
> and have to tweak a bit of styling yet still. 5 hours/week isn't
> quite as much time as is required.
> For the CSS geeks, can I get an approximation of CSS required for each
> display item here?http://bayimg.com/HaLoHaaDJIcan't for the life of
clearer? I'll try to help out if I can.
Jesse
On Jan 17, 8:26 pm, Cody Wilbourn <c...@codywilbourn.com> wrote:
> Has anyone launched yet? I haven't seen any HN posts.
> Group 9 is not finished. I thought I would be today but got stuck,
> and have to tweak a bit of styling yet still. 5 hours/week isn't
> quite as much time as is required.
> For the CSS geeks, can I get an approximation of CSS required for each
jpollak92
Jan 17, 2012, 11:33:59 PM1/17/12
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Oh, and we haven't launched yet (hopefully in the next week or so
definitely before Feb 1).
And we're called LikeSecret.
On Jan 17, 8:26 pm, Cody Wilbourn <c...@codywilbourn.com> wrote:
> Has anyone launched yet? I haven't seen any HN posts.
> Group 9 is not finished. I thought I would be today but got stuck,
> and have to tweak a bit of styling yet still. 5 hours/week isn't
> quite as much time as is required.
> For the CSS geeks, can I get an approximation of CSS required for each
> display item here?http://bayimg.com/HaLoHaaDJIcan't for the life of
definitely before Feb 1).
And we're called LikeSecret.
On Jan 17, 8:26 pm, Cody Wilbourn <c...@codywilbourn.com> wrote:
> Has anyone launched yet? I haven't seen any HN posts.
> Group 9 is not finished. I thought I would be today but got stuck,
> and have to tweak a bit of styling yet still. 5 hours/week isn't
> quite as much time as is required.
> For the CSS geeks, can I get an approximation of CSS required for each
Jake Carpenter
Jan 18, 2012, 12:28:25 AM1/18/12
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I like the name Jesse, excited to see what you guys have got. I second the "not enough time" sentiment, but am trying to make more. Our group is still plodding along, though we've all been pretty busy.
Jake Carpenter
(907)321-8693
ja...@jakecarpenter.com
P.O. Box 34783, Juneau AK 99803
Jake Carpenter
(907)321-8693
ja...@jakecarpenter.com
P.O. Box 34783, Juneau AK 99803
Jake Carpenter
Jan 18, 2012, 1:06:56 AM1/18/12
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I'm not sure which title display you're talking about, but since the image you link to looks like a pretty vanilla bootstrap implementation, i decided to mock one up. I think i covered it all, but let me know specifically what you're looking for, or if i'm way off base. Link to html/css mockup
-Jake Carpenter
-Jake Carpenter
Cody Wilbourn
Jan 18, 2012, 7:26:48 AM1/18/12
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Thank you so much Jake! I can't tell you how long I was staring at that trying to figure out! Tried tables and divs and multiple spans but not lists and the nested spans. It makes sense now seeing it. I appreciate the help.
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