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Let me ask this way, What did Zachary gain by putting the numbers out?

• jacquesm 16y ago
  I think it helped to make people see that it was a 'valid business' and that in turn got him quite a bit of press I believe. As a 'bootstrapper' it can be a lot harder to get press than with a company like YC behind you.
  • hariis 16y ago
    I thought he got press coverage (Time) prior to his posting the numbers. I believe that, other than telling others that it is a 'valid business', announcing those numbers did not achieve anything useful for him.
    • jacquesm 16y ago
      Ok, that may be true. I thought the membership counter was on the homepage right from day one, but I may be mistaken.
      • zackattack 16y ago
        it was on the homepage from day 1. i recently removed it. i thought that it would be a good social proof counter and all my friend enjoyed keeping track of how it was growing. the site started out as a fun thing that happened to be profitable. i had no idea that it would grow like it did. i want to continue sharing information among the community, but it's pretty weird that those guys straight up jacked my style without even emailing me. i honestly don't know how i'm going to proceed.