Comments on: Network Effect and Language Barriers http://blog.letmego.com/2008/07/network-effect-and-language-barriers/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:45:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sheena Hunsucker http://blog.letmego.com/2008/07/network-effect-and-language-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-18690 Sheena Hunsucker Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:20:34 +0000 http://alextorrenegra.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/network-effect-and-language-barriers/#comment-18690 iam comin again for the third time iam comin again for the third time

]]> By: Nam Schmidt http://blog.letmego.com/2008/07/network-effect-and-language-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-7523 Nam Schmidt Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:57:22 +0000 http://alextorrenegra.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/network-effect-and-language-barriers/#comment-7523 If you're still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you'll know which is right for you. If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.

]]> By: Alexander Torrenegra http://blog.letmego.com/2008/07/network-effect-and-language-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Alexander Torrenegra Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:30:59 +0000 http://alextorrenegra.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/network-effect-and-language-barriers/#comment-5 Hi Victor. Other countries have similar issues, including many in Europe. Venere.com has been able to cope with the issue by working, primarily, with lodgings that don't require prepayment. A credit card is asked (not even verified) at booking time just to make sure that the traveler is serious. We developed LetMeGo keeping this into account. In the very near future, travelers will be able to determine if they only want to get bids from lodgings that don't require prepayments. We are not considering acquisitions at the moment, but are always open to business development ideas, of course. I have shared your phone connectivity concerns with Leo. Thank you! Hi Victor. Other countries have similar issues, including many in Europe. Venere.com has been able to cope with the issue by working, primarily, with lodgings that don’t require prepayment. A credit card is asked (not even verified) at booking time just to make sure that the traveler is serious. We developed LetMeGo keeping this into account. In the very near future, travelers will be able to determine if they only want to get bids from lodgings that don’t require prepayments.

We are not considering acquisitions at the moment, but are always open to business development ideas, of course.

I have shared your phone connectivity concerns with Leo. Thank you!

]]> By: Victor http://blog.letmego.com/2008/07/network-effect-and-language-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Victor Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:08:10 +0000 http://alextorrenegra.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/network-effect-and-language-barriers/#comment-4 Alexander, Thanks for the prompt reply. Unfortunately I can't see it as a whole yet. A complicated matter for LetMeGo Brazil will be international transactions. Brazilian credit cards such as VISA, MASTERCARD, MAESTRO, AMEX, DINNERS have their approved amounts per transaction reduced while attempting to be charged by and american company. I am talking about international cards with high credit limits. The country is considered high risk. My paypal business account would accept up to 10K per online transaction with an U.S card but for Brazil it would hardly accept 1K in a one-time transaction. I tried to split into 2-3 different charges and it always gets refused after the 1st one. International bank transfers are charged with very high fees and requires complicated forms to be filled out. Same thing will happen if you are in America and make a 500 dollar online purchase at Office Depot, Radio Shack, Walmart etc. I have been requesting paypal to enter Brazil for a few years now. The best known option for online transactions really stinks. It's called PagSeguro. I've got a few shortcuts under my sleeves to solve those issues. Do you have any idea what is the average time spent to open a fully functional company in Brazil? Would LetMeGo consider the possibility of an acquisition? I spoke with Leonardo on the phone about it and I am not sure he understood my concern. Not the best phone connection experience. Alexander,

Thanks for the prompt reply.

Unfortunately I can’t see it as a whole yet.

A complicated matter for LetMeGo Brazil will be international transactions. Brazilian credit cards such as VISA, MASTERCARD, MAESTRO, AMEX, DINNERS have their approved amounts per transaction reduced while attempting to be charged by and american company. I am talking about international cards with high credit limits.

The country is considered high risk. My paypal business account would accept up to 10K per online transaction with an U.S card but for Brazil it would hardly accept 1K in a one-time transaction. I tried to split into 2-3 different charges and it always gets refused after the 1st one. International bank transfers are charged with very high fees and requires complicated forms to be filled out. Same thing will happen if you are in America and make a 500 dollar online purchase at Office Depot, Radio Shack, Walmart etc.

I have been requesting paypal to enter Brazil for a few years now. The best known option for online transactions really stinks. It’s called PagSeguro.

I’ve got a few shortcuts under my sleeves to solve those issues.

Do you have any idea what is the average time spent to open a fully functional company in Brazil? Would LetMeGo consider the possibility of an acquisition? I spoke with Leonardo on the phone about it and I am not sure he understood my concern. Not the best phone connection experience.

]]> By: Alexander Torrenegra http://blog.letmego.com/2008/07/network-effect-and-language-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Alexander Torrenegra Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:16:27 +0000 http://alextorrenegra.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/network-effect-and-language-barriers/#comment-3 Thank for your feedback Victor! Just in case, all of the sites of the competitors in the LetMeGo Challenge ( http://challenge.letmego.com ) will be branded as "by LetMeGo" to avoid confusing users with multiple accounts. The sign up and sign in system has been designed to make it easy for people to figure out if the already have an account, just in case. Thank for your feedback Victor! Just in case, all of the sites of the competitors in the LetMeGo Challenge ( http://challenge.letmego.com ) will be branded as “by LetMeGo” to avoid confusing users with multiple accounts. The sign up and sign in system has been designed to make it easy for people to figure out if the already have an account, just in case.

]]> By: Victor http://blog.letmego.com/2008/07/network-effect-and-language-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Victor Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:01:17 +0000 http://alextorrenegra.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/network-effect-and-language-barriers/#comment-2 That explains a lot! Well, a year ago I had to buy a birthday gift using ebay.fr it got too complicated for me to make the payment using my paypal/ebay.com account. I tried for several days until I finally bought the only post card that could be delivered in time as the seller promised. Not to mention that it was the ugliest greeting card my girlfriend had ever received in her life. I had a similar experience using mercadolibre and mercadolivre. Technically the same corporation nonetheless a vary complicated integration. I ended up with two independent accounts. It's nice to hear that LetMeGo is concerned about those important issues before the boom of the beta version and before it frustrates thousands if not millions of people as the number of visits will increase. The proposal for the challenge is to create a different name for portuguese or spanish countries which would go against the idea of a unique server and/or integrated server. Brazil is in the merge of eliminating it's fix prices for international airline tickets. The fixed price got 20% lower in September 09 and will vanish September 2010 causing an immediate increase in competition never seen before in brazilian history. Of course lodging will be needed not only for international corporations but also for Brazilians willing to travel across the country that covers 47% of south america territory and has the 8th economy in the world being greater the combine GDP of Spanish american countries. It is currently the 4th country in the world in the amount of foreign investment being received. That explains a lot! Well, a year ago I had to buy a birthday gift using ebay.fr it got too complicated for me to make the payment using my paypal/ebay.com account. I tried for several days until I finally bought the only post card that could be delivered in time as the seller promised. Not to mention that it was the ugliest greeting card my girlfriend had ever received in her life. I had a similar experience using mercadolibre and mercadolivre. Technically the same corporation nonetheless a vary complicated integration. I ended up with two independent accounts. It’s nice to hear that LetMeGo is concerned about those important issues before the boom of the beta version and before it frustrates thousands if not millions of people as the number of visits will increase. The proposal for the challenge is to create a different name for portuguese or spanish countries which would go against the idea of a unique server and/or integrated server. Brazil is in the merge of eliminating it’s fix prices for international airline tickets. The fixed price got 20% lower in September 09 and will vanish September 2010 causing an immediate increase in competition never seen before in brazilian history. Of course lodging will be needed not only for international corporations but also for Brazilians willing to travel across the country that covers 47% of south america territory and has the 8th economy in the world being greater the combine GDP of Spanish american countries. It is currently the 4th country in the world in the amount of foreign investment being received.

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