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Ask HN: There room for another startup blog?
I don't want to steal Startup Foundry's thunder. They are doing an awesome job. The truth is I had considered doing something similar - i.e. replace TC - for a while now, but never got around to it.
These guys came and have done a wonderful job so far.
I am wondering if there is a need for another type (perhaps a different slant) than Startup Foundry.
Would love to hear some feedback - given you guys would be the audience.
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- marcamillion 16y agoNot sure of your point here. Are you showing me that there are many sites that cater to startups or that there is A LOT of demand for startup related sites - due to the volume of the term 'startup' on Twitter? Some clarification would be appreciated. Basically though, it would be very similar to what TechCrunch was when it just started - discovering new startups, and news related to that (along with other articles that are specific to startups - both funded, bootstrapped, etc.).
- adrianwaj 16y agoIn my view it would be difficult. You really need to have a passion, maybe target a technical audience. What's your background? Most startups are looking for capital.. can you help pitch startups to investors: can you refer them to investors? Can you pierce the entrepreneurial mind? Ask questions like on the YC application form? How are you going to differentiate?
- marcamillion 16y agoMy background is varied. I love startups, and understand the space in-depth. I am bootstrapping my own startup at the moment. Those are good questions, and that's why I have this post on HN. To find out what the readers are interested in seeing. What unmet need is there? That's what I am trying to figure out.
- adrianwaj 16y agoWhat you could have is an investor response section beneath each article.. now that would be interesting.
- marcamillion 16y agoGreat idea...not sure if I would be able to do that like that...but I think you are on to something.
- chrisclark1729 16y agoSort of a catch all answer, but bears repeating: Did I need another search engine in 1996? Did I need another social network in 2007? Another mp3 player in 2002, etc.? If you really want to do it, you should do it. It's all in the execution. I'm sure Startup Foundry is not serving everyone's needs (and they probably don't want to). Figure out who they aren't serving and cater to them.
- marcamillion 16y agoThanks for the feedback. That's what I am thinking...at first I saw that the need was there to just go back to the basics. But they have done this wonderfully. That's kinda one of the reasons I have posted this, because given that HN is my target audience - I want to know what is missing, what are you guys looking for that you aren't getting anywhere else.
- adrianwaj 16y agoI wouldn't mind helping a little -- I could cover Israeli startups. Or, why not try and find a few people to attack each article differently? Have someone do the technical side, another do the marketing and combine into the one article? A multi-user, multi-author blog, I think that'd be fun. Also, try and do follow up articles on any one startup as linked at bottom. Just have a pool of authors ready and they can help when they feel like it. Leverage the idea of "guest author." Try and create a matrix that each startup can fill out -- and make that searchable -- a checklist that changes over time.
- marcamillion 16y agoI am thinking about the guest authors stuff. First trying to figure out the format of the blog and what it would cover. Love these ideas though. Keep em coming. Thanks for the offer. If this is something that we run with, I will be sure to give you a ping and see how you can be involved. Can you email me a blurb about yourself please - so I can see how it would work? My email address is in my profile.
- ig1 16y agoI think it's a market which has lots of niches, for example a non-US centric blog, or one which focuses on particular types of startups.
- marcamillion 16y agoI think I found the slant: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2229149 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2229149 Would love some feedback.