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How about a few links to these successful Saas apps you have built? Not that I believe you (or not), but your comments would have a lot more clout if you backe

by mildbow 10y ago

How about a few links to these successful Saas apps you have built? Not that I believe you (or not), but your comments would have a lot more clout if you backed them with proof.

gizmo 10y ago
You value your anonymity just like I do, and I have no interest in giving it up. People want to be lied to and want to believe that one more business course or one more networking event or one more book will finally give them the success they crave. So there are hucksters that meet this demand and sell people false hope. There is always a new angle, or a new set of buzzwords, or a new methodology that promises uncharted opportunity. The only thing I can do is tell people to stop and think carefully about what they're being sold.
- mildbow 10y ago
  That's your prerogative and I understand the choice. However, the problem of how one can backup claims in an anonymous world is real. Maybe HN needs a third party who can verify claims privately (like reddit mods do).
- jv22222 10y ago
  Um. Well. I'm not being anonymous. So you, who are not prepared to share anything about your success, are saying that I am the scam artist. http://techzinglive.com http://techzinglive.com - co host http://modernteacher.com http://modernteacher.com - cto http://plugg.io http://plugg.io - founder / sold http://nugget.one http://nugget.one - Where I help folks build saas apps My name is Justin Vincent. I live in Pasadena, LA. If anyone wants to email me they can get me on justinvincent@gmail.com And I will be happy to go for a drink with anyone if you come on over to Pasadena. (Drops mike, walks off stage)
  - gizmo 10y ago
    You're not anonymous because you're selling something. You're selling startup expertise even though your SaaS -- according to your own numbers -- never made more than $37,000 in annual profit. Although I'm happy for you, I don't think that qualifies you to give people advice on how to run a SaaS business. I'm sure you mean well and perhaps you'll become a great startup coach. Still, I have serious reservations about people who start teaching prematurely.
    - iamabraham 10y ago
      The VAST majority of startups never make $37,000 in a year. I wouldn't be so quick to look down my nose at someone who has indeed been successful at taking "nothing" and making it into "something" and getting someone else to give them money for it.

by mildbow 10y ago

How about a few links to these successful Saas apps you have built? Not that I believe you (or not), but your comments would have a lot more clout if you backed them with proof.

gizmo 10y ago

You value your anonymity just like I do, and I have no interest in giving it up. People want to be lied to and want to believe that one more business course or one more networking event or one more book will finally give them the success they crave. So there are hucksters that meet this demand and sell people false hope. There is always a new angle, or a new set of buzzwords, or a new methodology that promises uncharted opportunity. The only thing I can do is tell people to stop and think carefully about what they're being sold.

mildbow 10y ago
That's your prerogative and I understand the choice. However, the problem of how one can backup claims in an anonymous world is real. Maybe HN needs a third party who can verify claims privately (like reddit mods do).
jv22222 10y ago
Um. Well. I'm not being anonymous. So you, who are not prepared to share anything about your success, are saying that I am the scam artist. http://techzinglive.com http://techzinglive.com - co host http://modernteacher.com http://modernteacher.com - cto http://plugg.io http://plugg.io - founder / sold http://nugget.one http://nugget.one - Where I help folks build saas apps My name is Justin Vincent. I live in Pasadena, LA. If anyone wants to email me they can get me on justinvincent@gmail.com And I will be happy to go for a drink with anyone if you come on over to Pasadena. (Drops mike, walks off stage)
- gizmo 10y ago
  You're not anonymous because you're selling something. You're selling startup expertise even though your SaaS -- according to your own numbers -- never made more than $37,000 in annual profit. Although I'm happy for you, I don't think that qualifies you to give people advice on how to run a SaaS business. I'm sure you mean well and perhaps you'll become a great startup coach. Still, I have serious reservations about people who start teaching prematurely.
  - iamabraham 10y ago
    The VAST majority of startups never make $37,000 in a year. I wouldn't be so quick to look down my nose at someone who has indeed been successful at taking "nothing" and making it into "something" and getting someone else to give them money for it.