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My company is ran similarly; though I never raised VC and bootstrapped my way to profitability over 5 years as a solo founder. I provide a simple platform for p

by switz 6y ago

My company is ran similarly; though I never raised VC and bootstrapped my way to profitability over 5 years as a solo founder. I provide a simple platform for people to play their friends on high quality CS:GO servers, while keeping track of their stats/wins/losses. https://popflash.site https://popflash.site If you have played a lot of Counterstrike, have real-world technical skills, and are interested in a flexible autonomous environment much like Gumroad, feel free to tell me about your recent projects: daniel@popflash.site

albertgoeswoof 6y ago
How are you making money on here?
- switz 6y ago
  I charge users 5 bucks a month to host unlimited matches (just 1 person out of 10 pays). I could charge more, but since I don't have the overhead of a large company, I can get by with less and my users get an extremely affordable product.
  - adkadskhj 6y ago
    You host the 128tick servers right? You can afford that on $5/m? I would have thought game servers cost more than that
    - albertgoeswoof 6y ago
      They won’t be playing 24/7, if you assume a paying user plays one match/hour per day on average you need 1/24th of a server per month/user. You can definitely get more than a few servers for $120/month
mraza007 6y ago
Hey what tech stack powers your project, I would love to know
- switz 6y ago
  Mostly normal stuff; node.js, postgres, redis, some react, Sourcemod/c++ for the in-game management. Nothing overtly fancy nor magical.
  - mraza007 6y ago
    Nice, Thanks for responding, let me know if you are looking to hire on short term contract
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MaxLeiter 6y ago
Just wanted to say my friends and I had a fantastic time using Popflash 4-5 years ago to organize our ten mans. Thank you!
- switz 6y ago
  Well cheers. That's honestly such a pleasure to hear, especially on HN of all places. So glad you had a good time.
pouta 6y ago
Pop flash was a godsend on the early days of the pandemic. Best money I ever spent. Keep up the amazing work
baby 6y ago
A decade ago, when I was still playing a lot of CS, I would have joined :) looks really interesting.

by switz 6y ago

albertgoeswoof 6y ago

How are you making money on here?

switz 6y ago
I charge users 5 bucks a month to host unlimited matches (just 1 person out of 10 pays). I could charge more, but since I don't have the overhead of a large company, I can get by with less and my users get an extremely affordable product.
- adkadskhj 6y ago
  You host the 128tick servers right? You can afford that on $5/m? I would have thought game servers cost more than that
  - albertgoeswoof 6y ago
    They won’t be playing 24/7, if you assume a paying user plays one match/hour per day on average you need 1/24th of a server per month/user. You can definitely get more than a few servers for $120/month

mraza007 6y ago

Hey what tech stack powers your project, I would love to know

switz 6y ago
Mostly normal stuff; node.js, postgres, redis, some react, Sourcemod/c++ for the in-game management. Nothing overtly fancy nor magical.
- mraza007 6y ago
  Nice, Thanks for responding, let me know if you are looking to hire on short term contract

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MaxLeiter 6y ago

Just wanted to say my friends and I had a fantastic time using Popflash 4-5 years ago to organize our ten mans. Thank you!

switz 6y ago
Well cheers. That's honestly such a pleasure to hear, especially on HN of all places. So glad you had a good time.

pouta 6y ago

Pop flash was a godsend on the early days of the pandemic. Best money I ever spent. Keep up the amazing work

baby 6y ago

A decade ago, when I was still playing a lot of CS, I would have joined :) looks really interesting.