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Show HN: My weekend project, Startup Tees

58 pointsby zpj5005almost 14 years ago

25 comments

seekelyalmost 14 years ago
Good looking shirts are all about good fit. None of your models have a shirt remotely fitted for them. The pictures currently do a disservice for both the shirt and the model!<p>Fun idea, though I am not convinced it will go far as a business/way to make money. I have seen this a couple of times. Sites like <a href="http://www.startupschwag.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.startupschwag.com/</a> had to eventually give it up despite a good initial publicity buzz and following.
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nickpinkstonalmost 14 years ago
I'd much prefer startup-culture Tees - instead of wearing logowearz - some I've seen:<p>- "Launch or STFU"<p>- "Lean Startup, no Fat Pitches"<p>- "Keep it lean, Founda"
rrivalalmost 14 years ago
zach- I'll give you startuptees.com if you want it... drop me a line,
tejaswiyalmost 14 years ago
Sorry, but why would I wear a DropBox t-shirt? If I'm an employee there or something, it might make sense. It also makes sense if you identify yourself with a particular large company's ethos like Apple / Google, but I just can't see myself wearing any of these ...
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petefordealmost 14 years ago
I love T-shirts. I don't love branded logo T-shirts, but many folks do. So best of luck!<p>My advice is this: your product photography needs to improve by an order of magnitude. I am trying to give good feedback, not make you feel bad... this is key and your current photos will hurt your conversion rate.
hkarthikalmost 14 years ago
If only I could get a Dropbox shirt with my referral code URL printed on it.
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zacharycohnalmost 14 years ago
Is this a weekend project, or a larger project? It seems a bit bigger in scope than something put together in a weekend.<p>Either way, awesome idea. Acting as a distribution/sales channel for startups to spread their merch is a great idea. I can't imagine Dropbox wants to spend a lot of time dealing with selling shirts - outsourcing that to you guys makes a lot of sense.<p>Good luck!
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marknutteralmost 14 years ago
Why does every side project need to be done in a weekend?
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citricsquidalmost 14 years ago
Please get a domain and a product name, using a folder under your own personal domain doesn't instil confidence.<p>(Also I love t-shirts, I have 75 in my cupboard and ~15 currently being shipped to me, if you have good shirts I'll be purchasing lots :D)
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geoffw8almost 14 years ago
Does she come with the tee's?<p>(I can't be the only one thinking that!)
wyclifalmost 14 years ago
Please branch out into stickers! I just had a conversation with a founder yesterday about where he gets all his startup stickers (by going to events, of course). But not all of us can do that.
bomatsonalmost 14 years ago
I second these comments, would be great for mobile games or entertainment focused startups, where a lot of users are loyal fans and would wear the merch around proudly
dotBenalmost 14 years ago
I'm not clear how this is better than a given startup using Printfection (or similar company) to offer print-on-demand tshirts that are fulfilled and shipped directly to the buyer. Looks like prices on Printfection would be same or even slightly cheaper than this service.<p>It would seem that these guys have had to print up a ton of shirts, deal with inventory, fulfillment, etc. There are companies that will do this for you the same costs.
adrianwajalmost 14 years ago
Allow people to print up their twitter profile - ideally verify they own the account - Icon and name on front, stats on back!<p>Organic cotton for bonus points!
sillyconalmost 14 years ago
I think this is a neat idea. I'm looking forward to seeing more shirts on the site. I can see why startups would gravitate to this. Why not have someone else promoting you on their site and then having the shirts distributed to the public? Small price for a lot of PR.
alorresalmost 14 years ago
Such a neat and simple site design and the shirts, oh god the shirts. I love you man &#60;3
Tichyalmost 14 years ago
Shouldn't the companies in question pay me for carrying around their advertising?<p>I wouldn't mind wearing such an "ad shirt" for a company I also like, if I could get it cheaper than a normal shirt of the same quality.
dr_almost 14 years ago
If I were a startup, I'd probably just give away t-shirts for free, maybe just charge a nominal shipping fee. the person who is wearing it is advertising for you after all.
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lemonadalmost 14 years ago
Looks great! Would it be possible to provide overseas shipping for a fee in the future?
TheHegemonalmost 14 years ago
Pretty sure you're not supposed to use the reddit logo without permission of the reddit team.<p>I think this could cause a lot of legal problems, especially if you're not asking for permission.<p>Otherwise looks good.
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desaiguddualmost 14 years ago
No shipping for India :(
eknuthalmost 14 years ago
Nice! Are you using spreadshirts to print?
keke_taalmost 14 years ago
cool! love it!
ddemchukalmost 14 years ago
How do we submit our own startups?
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renrawalmost 14 years ago
This is sick!