Tommy Ryan, Author at Digital Alchemy

Earlier findings and research

by Tommy Ryan
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| Venture Labs
November 6, 2012

So far the testing has been positive. Through customer feedback I’ve identified a few different market segments and products that can work. Technological risks seem low but no clear winning between B2C or B2B has emerged. The cut off for the course is tomorrow and, while the customer feedback is...
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A hundred hours and running…

by Tommy Ryan
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| Development, Venture Labs
November 6, 2012

A while back I was reading about a drop shipper and his business. He is currently very successful and makes over $75k a month in revenue with a net of about half of that. One thing stuck out to me. He would frequently test new products in the market using...
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YCombinators Work At A Startup Event

by Tommy Ryan
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| Development
July 9, 2012

I rolled up to YCombinator HQ about 2 hours before the event. I noticed a couple other stragglers that showed up early as well and we awkwardly stood around on opposite sides of the street. After about an hour of reading a book on my iPad I finally encroached on...
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The Infamous Dreamhost CloudFlare Infinite Redirect Loop Solution

by Tommy Ryan
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| Development
July 9, 2012

Apart from the SEO implication of adding WWW to your site requests, CloudFlare seems like a pretty cool tool. A free CDN seems too good to be true. I like new and shiny things so I was chomping at the bit when Dreamhost said they have one-click CloudFlare support. Most...
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The Founder Formula

by Tommy Ryan
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| Development
May 22, 2012

I recently had the great fortune to visit YCombinator for their “Work at a Startup” event. I lived in the bay during the first dotcom bubble before returning to lower California. I always enjoy going back and tapping into tech energy. From the plane ride, to billboards, to bar chatter,...
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