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Not a bad idea. Twice in one week. Maybe it's a trend?
A few hours later (thanks Weebly, Google Checkout, Pixlr!) and behold: PrintedYelp.com - an easy way for any small business owner to get a nicely layed-out, printed, and wall-ready Yelp review.
Obviously this is just an embarrassingly simple MVP and a way for me to gauge demand for something like this. I can imagine more elaborate output types (like wood mounded plaques, or Art.com like customization with matting, frames, etc.) and additional features (multiple reviews on one output, various layouts, etc.).
I am not affiliated with Yelp in any way. I love Yelp. Just trying to make it easier for business owners to do what they're already doing. I hope Yelp thinks its OK.
What do you guys think?
There is a $18,500 fee to participate.
Do Hacker News members think it makes sense to participate? Is it worth it? Have you had any experiences with DEMO?
His startup is very early stage (basically two guys working part-time, no financial investment of any kind).
Interested to hear your thoughts.
In this country alone, one million men are walking up to mailboxes, hand-picking-up, driving, sorting, re-sorting, driving, and hand-delivering stuff - at an enormous cost and waste (both in terms of dollars and in terms of the environment). In this modern day and age, it’s absurd. We’ve got e-mail, IM, twitter, etc.
The question is, when and how is this finally going to change?
Zumbox launched yesterday - "the alternative postal service". Is this the answer? Thoughts?
Here's the Zumbox environmental case: http://www.scribd.com/doc/9405157/Zumbox-White-Paper-Whats-the-real-cost-of-42-cent-stamp