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I just launched a bitcoin & litecoin mining pool at https://crypto.space https://crypto.space. I believe aside from other pools with zero pool fees, I have the

I just launched a bitcoin & litecoin mining pool at https://crypto.space https://crypto.space. I believe aside from other pools with zero pool fees, I have the lowest pool fee I can possibly afford, at 0.56%. I'm having an awful time getting the first users to sign up to contribute their hashing power to the pool, as there's no incentive for someone to join when there's no one else using the pool & no hashing power to share at the beginning. I'd gladly pay ~$30/month for users with a good amount of hash power to sign up.

nikhildaga 11y ago
Hey cdvonstinkpot, It looks like your main concern is about getting Traction. Here are the 19 channels for getting traction : https://medium.com/swlh/the-19-channels-you-can-use-to-get-traction-93c762d19339 https://medium.com/swlh/the-19-channels-you-can-use-to-get-t... How many have you tried? Trying some other channels will certainly help you get the users you want. Thanks
- trcollinson 11y ago
  So, I hate to beat this dead horse. But, evidently I don't hate beating it enough to stop. Here goes: The poster came to you with a very specific problem with his particular startup which is in a funny space. He has a mining pool which needs hashing power, he has incentives, but he needs traction which is hard because those incentives don't start to kick in until he has a certain level of traction. He has given a very specific amount of money he'd be willing to pay to find that traction. You, a self proclaimed expert in accelerating startups, then give him a rather bland and generalized "internet marketing" blog post. How does this solve his problem? "Trying some other channels will certainly help you get the users you want." Really? How? Will targeted blog posts incentivize users with large hash rates to come to his service? Are you suggesting his real problem is that he is not well known in an overly saturated market? Maybe speaking engagements might be a better choice? Why? Maybe you're right he should try these. But the important part is the why.
  - pavornyoh 11y ago
    I agree with @Trcollinson here. If you want to be considered expert in "start-ups", you have to be able to give detailed answers and not blog posts. Why did you select that blog post anyway? Care to elaborate?

nikhildaga 11y ago

Hey cdvonstinkpot, It looks like your main concern is about getting Traction. Here are the 19 channels for getting traction : https://medium.com/swlh/the-19-channels-you-can-use-to-get-traction-93c762d19339 https://medium.com/swlh/the-19-channels-you-can-use-to-get-t... How many have you tried? Trying some other channels will certainly help you get the users you want. Thanks

trcollinson 11y ago
So, I hate to beat this dead horse. But, evidently I don't hate beating it enough to stop. Here goes: The poster came to you with a very specific problem with his particular startup which is in a funny space. He has a mining pool which needs hashing power, he has incentives, but he needs traction which is hard because those incentives don't start to kick in until he has a certain level of traction. He has given a very specific amount of money he'd be willing to pay to find that traction. You, a self proclaimed expert in accelerating startups, then give him a rather bland and generalized "internet marketing" blog post. How does this solve his problem? "Trying some other channels will certainly help you get the users you want." Really? How? Will targeted blog posts incentivize users with large hash rates to come to his service? Are you suggesting his real problem is that he is not well known in an overly saturated market? Maybe speaking engagements might be a better choice? Why? Maybe you're right he should try these. But the important part is the why.
- pavornyoh 11y ago
  I agree with @Trcollinson here. If you want to be considered expert in "start-ups", you have to be able to give detailed answers and not blog posts. Why did you select that blog post anyway? Care to elaborate?