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both of those are dead-pooled. looks like they couldn't get anyone using it. and add a way to search industry/geography.

• jacquesm 16y ago
  Yes, that's the point, sort of. For one this has been done before, several times. Only newmogul.com managed to make a go of it and I think that was in large part because of the fact that the people that started it continued to use it every day. You really need some 'life' if you expect to keep this going, just launching something is not enough. You could probably write whole books about how to bootstrap a community. It's a pity nickb could not be bothered to pass newmogul.com off to others to keep it alive, it already had the hardest problem (initial audience) solved. And any new launch of something like that will make it harder for the next to be taken seriously. Maybe all you guys should pool or something instead of everybody running their own 1 user domain?
  • mixmax 16y ago
    Not entirely related, but did anyone ever find out what happened to nickb? All of a sudden he seemingly just dropped off the earth.
    • jacquesm 16y ago
      No, but not for lack of trying. Never got a response, but I believe someone else mentioned that they confirmed that he was ok, I just can't find the reference. The phone number in the newmogul.com registration is answered by someone that says there is no 'nick' there. What's the proper etiquette for signing off from a website anyway? Is there some kind of moral obligation to announce your departure? I'm sure plenty of people leave HN daily (and plenty arrive), surely if everybody would say 'bye' every time they leave it would get pretty messy. But for long time contributors it might make sense, or at least an update in your profile or so...
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