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  1. mikekob

    New product launched in Crypto

    CRYPTO INVESTING 
    Hi Everyone!! I had a bit of success with my previous healthcare start-up, and decided to do something less stressful and more fun. I launched my site, proofofbobble.com this weekend and am looking for any feedback and of course sales!! Proof of Bobble is a limited release collectible...
  2. mikekob

    I got a little press today

    EXECUTION 
    Hey guys, I've been busting butt and got a little press yesterday online and in print today. Overall I hit the front page of the Broomfield Enterprise and in print in the Daily Camera(City of Boulder), Colorado Daily(the rest of Boulder County), and the Denver Post(Denver Metro area). With my...
  3. mikekob

    I'm building a forum

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Hi guys, I've had a great start to 2016 and have some seriously good things in the works. As I am clearly crazy, I am putting together a forum that is specific to my space. This space is packed with happenings and companies all over. I am ultimately aiming to start the forum more for local use...
  4. mikekob

    Successfully navigated the most comon reason for a start-up to fail.

    PEOPLE 
    Hi guys, I haven't been on here a whole lot due to business starting to pick up and free time dwindling. I wanted to share something from my experience over the last year and a half with a "bad apple" partner and potentially some ways to avoid making the same mistake as mine. Long story...
  5. mikekob

    Input on seed money/Angel round

    EXECUTION 
    Hi guys, I have reached a point with my "start-up" where I need to grow into an actual small business. We launched a medical app into a hospital about two weeks ago and we are planning on using the milestone as an opportunity to raise some money for a nice lean growth period. With the current...
  6. mikekob

    At what point do I start hitting press/ marketing regarding a product launch and pilot?

    MARKETING 
    Hi guys, Little bit of an interesting question, I have a medical app that was implemented in a hospital this week to accept info from incoming ambulances. There's a couple local papers that are pretty widely read for that specific geographic area, and I also have a contact from a previous...
  7. mikekob

    Does anyone use airbnb for an investment property?

    REAL ESTATE AIRBNB 
    Hey guys and gals, I was looking at Airbnb for a vacation, and it dawned on me if this would be a good way to invest in real estate. I've read a few articles about people doing just that, and it seems very interesting to me. Looking to hear from people more well versed in the RE market.
  8. mikekob

    Have you ever walked away from a sale?

    Hi guys, I had a meeting last week with a soon to be customer. We've been through procurement with the hospital org, and are negotiating the details currently. In the meeting to address use and pricing, I had two people that have zero clinical experience and sat there nickeling and diming the...
  9. mikekob

    Walkthrough of my apps. Critiques please

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Hi guys and gals, I made a walk through of my apps in all their glory. Here's the youtube link. It took the better part of two half days. I used iMovie 08 as that's what I had on my Macbook and Reflection. Any feedback would be great! Mike
  10. mikekob

    I met with an investor today. Options?

    PEOPLE 
    Hi everyone. I felt like starting a new thread with this small bit of progress I've come across. Meeting with an investor is probably a question on many people's minds and I met with one this morning. I have been on a bit of a journey with this business and having a partner leave then come...
  11. mikekob

    Hi, I now have a website and an app awaiting review to be in the Apple store

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Yep. Got it in about a half hour ago. I got the email/text from my developer while I was headed to bed so like any normal guy I can't sleep. Time to keep cranking out the work. So much shit to do but holy shit this is exciting. About 5 min ago I got another text from the new guy working with...
  12. mikekob

    Web developing techniques to improve childrens eBooks?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Hey guys, I've been looking into all the finer points of getting our website built. In the meantime while researching all kinds of shit I cane across "Parallax scrolling". I think it's pretty damn cool but I've also only been looking at the "best of" sites. Here's a thought I had last night...
  13. mikekob

    Anyone follow The Ultimate Sales Machine concepts?

    MARKETING 
    Hi, I'm finishing up reading Chet Holmes book and I wanted to get some feedback. While this is my first real start up I am trying to learn good ways to do various parts of the business. This book refers to several aspects of the business and I'm very interested in these principles. Has anyone...
  14. mikekob

    "Hiring" based on connections versus qualifications

    Greetings, As we get ready to launch our beta application we are networking like crazy to get it out into the open with local hospital groups. One of our co-workers has a father who works for a massive hospital organization and is in charge of the IT and computing area. Basically he would be...
  15. mikekob

    Making video for marketing purposes

    MARKETING 
    Hi guys, I'm about done with the build for a beta test at an actual hospital. One of the things I'm focusing on now is marketing to help find that hospital. I have some brochure type stuff and have been trying to do actual live demos of the product. One of the best tools I think I could add to...
  16. mikekob

    "Co-mentors"

    PEOPLE 
    Hi guys, I was able to have a very good conversation with another member today from the forum. Basically we are both in a very similar situation and are working on a similar product. The biggest thing I took from the conversation was using each other with momentum, accountability, and guidance...
  17. mikekob

    Getting ready to beta test our iOS apps

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Hey guys, We're at the point where we're starting to get into the beta test. We are projecting to be testing in about 4-6 weeks. Is this a good point for be to get testers lined up, how to deploy and track, and market? I'm hoping I'm not jumping the gun here but I feel like it's the next step...
  18. mikekob

    Looking for input to create a sales proposal

    MARKETING 
    Hi, I heard back from a hospital I have been in some talk with to implement an "app" a friend and I have been developing. Problem is I'm a paramedic not a salesman. I've done a little research on what it should entail but the internets are so full of so many different it's almost too difficult...
  19. mikekob

    Any experience with AWS? I'm looking for a hipaa compliant cloud

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Hi guys, Things are moving along to the real build of our product. We've been looking at hipaa compliant clouds to run our messaging system. I just got off the phone with my engineer who said the AWS might be over his head as he's having a hard time getting it setup. I'll be meeting with him at...
  20. mikekob

    iOS design steps and guidance

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Since there is a Droid thread regarding the development from start to finish I figured I'd start a sudo guidance thread for iOS. If there's already one then I apologize as I realized I didn't search until after I started typing. As I'm in the beginning stages of app development I figured I'd...
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