4 ms·

Random, non-thought provoking, press release in the shape of a blog. The only semi-interesting (imo) tid-bit relayed is charging for services prevent spam, but

by mey 17y ago

Random, non-thought provoking, press release in the shape of a blog. The only semi-interesting (imo) tid-bit relayed is charging for services prevent spam, but that isn't new or uncommon.

dnewcome 17y ago
Assuming he is being honest with the numbers, this is quite a disclosure in my opinion. It is certainly self-serving (as a company/product blog tends to be), but if you look beyond the back-patting there is some market insight here if you are following this space. (BTW I didn't downvote your post, you're entitled to feeling like there is nothing here, but I'm glad that I saw this article).
- pvg 17y ago
  The numbers are accurate, perhaps because we lack the imagination to come up with a reason to make them up. More seriously, this retrospective and status update is really directed at our users (as is the everything else on the blog). If others find something of interest there, all the better but the goal is not Great Insights Into Entrepreneurship™ or anything high-minded like that.
andrewljohnson 17y ago
These sort of data-supported, direct insights into personal experiences in entrepreneuship are valid and excellent content. I upvoted the article and downvoted you for your bad mood ;)
- mey 17y ago
  Yes I was in a bad mood when I wrote the above, but I feel my point still stands. There was very little meat of anything to gain. Yes you see 6 months they obtained 1200 users, and it's sufficient to support the operations, and they didn't take any VC money. There was nothing in the article about what they overcame to get to their position. Maybe they didn't and got very lucky, but luck is just one aspect of getting a company successfully running. I'd be more interested in a recap 1.5 years from now where they have had more growing pains, more trials, and more interesting successes. Alternately just say you want me to check out a centralized bookmarking site.

by mey 17y ago

Random, non-thought provoking, press release in the shape of a blog. The only semi-interesting (imo) tid-bit relayed is charging for services prevent spam, but that isn't new or uncommon.

dnewcome 17y ago

Assuming he is being honest with the numbers, this is quite a disclosure in my opinion. It is certainly self-serving (as a company/product blog tends to be), but if you look beyond the back-patting there is some market insight here if you are following this space. (BTW I didn't downvote your post, you're entitled to feeling like there is nothing here, but I'm glad that I saw this article).

pvg 17y ago
The numbers are accurate, perhaps because we lack the imagination to come up with a reason to make them up. More seriously, this retrospective and status update is really directed at our users (as is the everything else on the blog). If others find something of interest there, all the better but the goal is not Great Insights Into Entrepreneurship™ or anything high-minded like that.

andrewljohnson 17y ago

These sort of data-supported, direct insights into personal experiences in entrepreneuship are valid and excellent content. I upvoted the article and downvoted you for your bad mood ;)

mey 17y ago
Yes I was in a bad mood when I wrote the above, but I feel my point still stands. There was very little meat of anything to gain. Yes you see 6 months they obtained 1200 users, and it's sufficient to support the operations, and they didn't take any VC money. There was nothing in the article about what they overcame to get to their position. Maybe they didn't and got very lucky, but luck is just one aspect of getting a company successfully running. I'd be more interested in a recap 1.5 years from now where they have had more growing pains, more trials, and more interesting successes. Alternately just say you want me to check out a centralized bookmarking site.