15:[[3208484,{"by":"BenSchaechter","descendants":11,"id":3208484,"kids":[3208566,3208588,3209147,3209667,3208488],"score":8,"text":"Hi HN,

We've been working hard on making GoPollGo extensible as widgets for people to use on websites and in blog posts. I'd really appreciate any and all feedback you could give us.

Here is a link to take a look at them: http://gopollgo.com/widget","time":1320705290,"title":"Ask HN: Help Us Beta Test Our Real-Time Polling Widget","type":"story","url":""}],[3116959,{"by":"abbasmehdi","descendants":10,"id":3116959,"kids":[3117859,3119661,3118080,3117650,3116965,3117118,3117052],"score":6,"text":"I was recently talking to my little cousin who is contemplating what to major in college. At some point during our conversation it occurred to me that in order to learn web development from the bottom up one does not really need to go to university and get a \"degree\". All the knowledge and information required exists for free online. The only problem seems to be that it lacks the hand holding and curation of a structured university program. Do you think it's possible to put together a syllabus linked to free content online that might take a high schooler and turn them into a well rounded web developer? Do you think we can curate a set of lessons and tests to serve this purpose?","time":1318757986,"title":"Ask HN: Can we build a web dev school from free content?","type":"story"}],[3027255,{"by":"gmichnikov","descendants":5,"id":3027255,"kids":[3028095,3027744,3027632,3034826,3027271],"score":6,"text":"I'm slowly learning to code and building a site for the first time. Right now, the site is free. Soon, I plan to charge a one-time fee for access. I don't have very many users/pageviews yet.

I want to use a free analytics product to get some pretty basic information:\nHow many visitors go to each page? Where did they come from? Where are they located? How long did they stay? (I'm probably missing some obvious ones.)\nAnd eventually, something that helps me understand a bit about who is purchasing and who is not.

I'm using PHP and MySQL, and I'm looking for something that is as simple as possible. I strongly prefer ease of use to advanced functionality.

I've seen Google Analytics, MixPanel, Clicky, SiteMeter, KISSmetrics, and others mentioned on HN.

Who would you recommend for a beginner, and why? Is it worth trying more than one at the same time?","time":1316717667,"title":"Ask HN: I'm a beginner, who should I use for analytics on my site?","type":"story","url":""}],[3013292,{"by":"fitztrev","descendants":72,"id":3013292,"kids":[3013676,3014017,3013392,3013524,3013895,3013824,3013386,3013609,3013357,3013593,3013432,3013435,3013572,3013699,3013706,3013658,3013837,3013415,3013327,3013400,3015151,3013846,3016480,3013783,3013926,3014872,3014302,3013780,3017930,3015957,3013845,3015371],"score":106,"time":1316436467,"title":"Show HN: Crowd² - A viral marketing campaign creator I wrote in 72 hours","type":"story","url":"http://crowdsquared.com/"}],[2422145,{"by":"jayliew","descendants":39,"id":2422145,"kids":[2422189,2422289,2422268,2422255,2423470,2422254,2422164,2422472,2422285,2422262,2422351,2422891,2422427,2422760,2422401,2422850,2422273,2422251,2422331,2422201,2422724,2422379,2422372,2422383,2422332],"score":33,"text":"I know I AM !! :) Who's with me? You'll face many rejections throughout the lifetime of the company, if you stop at the first rejection, you've already lost.

Please describe in 1-3 sentences what you're building.","time":1302229565,"title":"Ask HN: Didn't get in YC S11? Are you going to charge forwards anyway?","type":"story","url":""}],[2408236,{"by":"tylerhwillis","descendants":7,"id":2408236,"kids":[2408467,2408265,2408346,2408356,2411231],"score":11,"time":1301946982,"title":"A note about \"Business Guy seeking Technical Co-Founder","type":"story","url":"http://bigthink.com/ideas/37699"}],[2376366,{"by":"magsafe","descendants":2,"id":2376366,"kids":[2376513,2376706],"score":4,"text":"I'm a technical founder working on a sweet new consumer app (iOS related). I want to bring in 2 cofounders (a designer and a fellow developer) at some point.

What's the right time to bring them in? I'm currently in the prototype building stage. If I bring cofounders in now, they get to contribute vision, help speed it up. However, I also run the risk of not showing them a complete enough product to convince them to join me. They may decide to pass me up, or worse - take my ideas and build it themselves!

If I wait till a bit later (e.g. after launching a beta), I can make a better pitch to potential cofounders, and also ensure I maintain a lead. However, they will feel like \"employees\" instead of cofounders, since my personal vision is so baked into the product.

So, what's a better time to seek cofounders? Any suggestions on timing greatly appreciated.

Thanks!","time":1301267164,"title":"Seek cofounder before or after building a prototype?","type":"story","url":""}],[2334884,{"by":"Jcasc","descendants":5,"id":2334884,"kids":[2334887,2334909,2339746,2337992,2335063],"score":5,"text":"After my first submission a user suggested I try python/Django before I go any further with Ruby. Suffice it to say, I'm burning through learnpythonthehardway.org... I'm considering purchasing Django 1.0 Website Development written by Ayman Hourieh as the next step.

Before I pull the trigger, I am looking for some trusty HN opinions.

Thanks all.","time":1300329861,"title":"Ask HN: Django Materials","type":"story"}]]

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