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Product in 2 weeks. Profitable by 16.

18 pointsby mikesurowiecabout 13 years ago
Entrepreneurship at JMU is easily the best class I have ever taken. In two weeks, I had to build a functional product. By the end of the semester we have to make $200 PROFIT to get a passing grade. That means a profitable product in 16 weeks. I think many startups could learn a thing or two from this class.<p>If you're interested, you can see what I built here: http://thelocalrocket.com<p>I'd love to hear your feedback in the comments! Thanks!<p>p.s. Many of the teams in this class chose to make physical products like board wax, underwear with a condom holder pocket in it, special phone cases, etc. I'm a CS and management double major so my team chose to build a website. We're at $65 profit as of right now. Hoping to bump that up with some local ad deals!

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mapsterabout 13 years ago
Please set rule for map pop-ups, only one at a time - open popup closes upon clicking on other pin. Is the Hostgator paid? It is a bit distracting, and that's the line to walk: balancing 'building users' vs hitting them with ads early on.
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debacleabout 13 years ago
My only comment - it looks new, but it's better than similar software I've seen that took months to write and still isn't profitable.<p>Just Keep Iterating!
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stackerabout 13 years ago
Any chance you'd describe your process / tools used for the site?
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