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Great question.
In middle-school I set up a shared folder on my school's computer network so my friends and I could share research with each other for a couple school projects.
It was removed by administrators within a couple of weeks, but it was helpful while it lasted.
"Yes, higher education is broken. But so is everything else in this world."
^ Such an accurate, simple statement.
(Hm, I remember this submission! Glad to see it being revived... Similar posts spring up all the time.)
a little proof that WordPress can be used for an interesting prototype: http://www.notepeep.com
I don't code and with a handful of plugins and a few changes to some PHP I was able to pull off a functioning prototype.
I'm glad to see technical founders out there appreciating the pseudo-technical work the non-coding bunch of us do.
Clickable Link: http://www.notepeep.com
I received less than 10 emails from people offering to review my site and/or interview me on their blog/site for prices ranging from $10 to around $50. About a week after my review on killerstartups I stopped getting them.
Most were really generic and irritating. I could tell I was just being spammed. However, a couple were well-written and polite. I emailed them back thanking them and letting them know I'd consider their service in the future and they were very nice about things.
I got a nice bit of traffic from killerstartups as well (800some referrals I think). Before submitting there, one should figure out when their busy days are, when they seem to have slow days, etc.; my startup unfortunately got placed into a second page early on for their daily reviews and it stayed there most of that day.
Also, despite their audience, I didn't receive a lot of feedback initially. That took some more time.
I think that the public's idea can only be more positive. I think people in the industry or people with interests related to the industry will gain some bizarre step-up in the amount of interest and respect they receive from strangers and those unfamiliar with the work. I think that slight bump up will be especially present among college peers.
I have been aware of this movie's release for a while now and I look forward to it. I plan on spreading word of my own project on campus soon, and I can't see how this movie would hurt me in any way. I can even understand how it could boost interest in my project.