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Is Indiehackers.com quality is going down?
https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/lighting-shoes
This business seems too good to be true .... besides the site went unsold on Flippa (https://flippa.com/7797091-lightingshoes-net) for obvious reasons.
I have nothing but respect for what CS Allen is doing and have always considered the earning claims on indiehackers with a pinch of salt but this one is really taking it far.
Anyone else knows any more about this?
Cheers!
- trollied 9y agoStripe bought them recently (see https://www.indiehackers.com/blog/acquired-by-stripe https://www.indiehackers.com/blog/acquired-by-stripe ), so he's now working on it full time - logically the quality of the site content should go up.
- t_prakash 9y agoLogically yes, but this one is very misleading to say the least and i am very interested to know how Allen validates any of those claims
- csallen 9y agoCheck out the about page on the site. I don't validate claims. If something is conspicuously suspicious then I'll push back on it, otherwise I don't. You should treat these pieces as interviews rather than investigative journalism. Take the numbers with a grain of salt, and do additional sleuthing on your own if you want to make serious financial decisions based on an interviewee's claims.
- t_prakash 9y agoThanks for pitching in Allen. As i mentioned i am a keen follower of your work, however in this case i really do feel that story doesnt deserve to be on indiehackers (not just the numbers but the validity of the story itself seems far fetched). P.s i dont have anything against lightingshoes per se. Thanks again for your explanation.
- csallen 9y agoWhat is it you find suspicious about the story? Feel free to ask the interviewee directly in the comments.