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Show HN: Inside – The network of email newsletters

42 points by awwstn 10y ago

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jflowers45 10y ago
This looks cool. You may want to include the 'about' link in the header (not just footer) since you have essentially infinite scroll, and as a first-time visitor I want some more context.
- jasonmcalacanis 10y ago
  Good feedback !
  - jqgatsby 10y ago
    Jason, I've been a big fan of your work ever since Mahalo days. Love what you and Lon are doing with Inside.com. Ping me if you ever want to discuss tech strategy, I think your format is uniquely well-suited to a machine learning approach with a couple modifications.
jflowers45 10y ago
Also, unlike many "Show HN"s, it should probably be noted that this is not some random side project - the CEO is Jason Calacanis
- jasonmcalacanis 10y ago
  I'm responsible for 5% of the new inside -- our team did heavy lifting! I am interested in people's feedback of course!
cabinguy 10y ago
3rd time's a charm. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12531079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12531079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12533650 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12533650
- martey 10y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=inside.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=inside.com shows that this is actually the 11th time that awwstn has submitted inside.com as a "Show HN".
  - awwstn 10y ago
    As far as I know, they started allowing duplicate URLs to encourage people to give it another shot – but maybe I tried too many times. I'm sorry to have offended you.
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mmanulis 10y ago
Really like these. Been subscriber to Inside since it started and it's a fantastic summary of the daily news. I've started reading Inside Security and it's a good overview of news for someone not in the security industry.
- 1123581321 10y ago
  Same here. I think I started with the first public issue and it has become a habit I enjoy having. Seconding Inside Security as very good.
prawn 10y ago
I like the concept. Waiting until a tipping point (subscriber count or sponsorship) before launching a new newsletter is a good idea. Also thought the simple touch of consistently noting the frequency of each newsletter was good.
achairapart 10y ago
Infinite scroll. A Footer. Choose one.
sixhobbits 10y ago
As others have mentioned, getting to the footer links with infinite scrolling is less than ideal. More generally, I disagree with "Email provides an excellent channel to re-align those incentives. If we can convince you to subscribe to one of our newsletters, we have the chance to deliver something great to you on a regular basis." Email has never been a good way to consume news. I assume that providing RSS feeds would break your business model, but it would result in a much more consumer-friendly product.
sixhobbits 10y ago
As others have mentioned, getting to the footer links with infinite scrolling is less than ideal. More generally, I disagree with "Email provides an excellent channel to re-align those incentives. If we can convince you to subscribe to one of our newsletters, we have the chance to deliver something great to you on a regular basis." Email has never been a good way to consume news. I assume that providing RSS feeds would break your business model, but it would result in a much more consumer-friendly product.
dsro 10y ago
This is great in terms of discovery, but I can't find the unsubscribe option? Maybe i'm overlooking something - would appreciate anyone point it out. Unsubscribing is probably a big of a pain point as discovery when it comes to newsletters for me.
- blister 10y ago
  Yeah, they put all the unsubscribe options inside the actual emails. It seems like they're using all the best-practices stuff for that. It's probably just growth hacking/simplicity. The unsubscribe is available, but they want you to do it from inside the email after you've had a chance to look at one first. (Disclosure: I have no relationship to Inside.com. I'm just a subscriber that is moderately pleased with their concept. The emails are useful. I'm trying to break my "check Reddit/HN every 5 minutes" habit.)

42 points by awwstn 10y ago

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This looks cool. You may want to include the 'about' link in the header (not just footer) since you have essentially infinite scroll, and as a first-time visitor I want some more context.

jasonmcalacanis 10y ago
Good feedback !
- jqgatsby 10y ago
  Jason, I've been a big fan of your work ever since Mahalo days. Love what you and Lon are doing with Inside.com. Ping me if you ever want to discuss tech strategy, I think your format is uniquely well-suited to a machine learning approach with a couple modifications.

jflowers45 10y ago

Also, unlike many "Show HN"s, it should probably be noted that this is not some random side project - the CEO is Jason Calacanis

jasonmcalacanis 10y ago
I'm responsible for 5% of the new inside -- our team did heavy lifting! I am interested in people's feedback of course!

cabinguy 10y ago

3rd time's a charm. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12531079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12531079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12533650 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12533650

martey 10y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=inside.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=inside.com shows that this is actually the 11th time that awwstn has submitted inside.com as a "Show HN".
- awwstn 10y ago
  As far as I know, they started allowing duplicate URLs to encourage people to give it another shot – but maybe I tried too many times. I'm sorry to have offended you.
  - deleted 10y ago
    [deleted]

mmanulis 10y ago

Really like these. Been subscriber to Inside since it started and it's a fantastic summary of the daily news. I've started reading Inside Security and it's a good overview of news for someone not in the security industry.

1123581321 10y ago
Same here. I think I started with the first public issue and it has become a habit I enjoy having. Seconding Inside Security as very good.

prawn 10y ago

I like the concept. Waiting until a tipping point (subscriber count or sponsorship) before launching a new newsletter is a good idea. Also thought the simple touch of consistently noting the frequency of each newsletter was good.

achairapart 10y ago

Infinite scroll. A Footer. Choose one.

sixhobbits 10y ago

As others have mentioned, getting to the footer links with infinite scrolling is less than ideal. More generally, I disagree with "Email provides an excellent channel to re-align those incentives. If we can convince you to subscribe to one of our newsletters, we have the chance to deliver something great to you on a regular basis." Email has never been a good way to consume news. I assume that providing RSS feeds would break your business model, but it would result in a much more consumer-friendly product.

sixhobbits 10y ago

dsro 10y ago

This is great in terms of discovery, but I can't find the unsubscribe option? Maybe i'm overlooking something - would appreciate anyone point it out. Unsubscribing is probably a big of a pain point as discovery when it comes to newsletters for me.

blister 10y ago
Yeah, they put all the unsubscribe options inside the actual emails. It seems like they're using all the best-practices stuff for that. It's probably just growth hacking/simplicity. The unsubscribe is available, but they want you to do it from inside the email after you've had a chance to look at one first. (Disclosure: I have no relationship to Inside.com. I'm just a subscriber that is moderately pleased with their concept. The emails are useful. I'm trying to break my "check Reddit/HN every 5 minutes" habit.)