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Well, I've always been a fan of the 37signals school of thought around bringing simplicity to web applications. You know - the whole "Getting Real" thing. The

Well, I've always been a fan of the 37signals school of thought around bringing simplicity to web applications. You know - the whole "Getting Real" thing. The way I see it, this has a better business model than a lot of web startups nowadays. At the very least, we've got a slow "burn rate" seeing as how we've spent about 5 hours on the project. As for generating revenue? I think we've got a while before we have to worry about that. We're more focused on scaling the systems than anything right now. Over 100k clicks on day one? Here's to a successful launch!

ryanwaggoner 18y ago
This took you five hours? Seriously?
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- mixmax 18y ago
  Photoshopping a nice button takes longer than you think...
callmeed 18y ago
At least your main competitor gets ad revenue: http://www.instantrimshot.com/ http://www.instantrimshot.com/
- trevorturk 18y ago
  Shit. I'll have to talk to the CEO about this. We should have done more market research.
  - andyn 18y ago
    Don't forget its sister site: http://www.sadtrombone.com/ http://www.sadtrombone.com/
    - staunch 18y ago
      I already use instantrimshot on a daily basis. Now this one. More than I use Facebook...
  - tlrobinson 18y ago
    I wouldn't worry, your button is much nicer looking than theirs (it's inverted, wtf?)
brk 18y ago
37 signals provides products that people pay for and get value from. Your button adds no value, has no stickyness, and is not something people will pay for. I think your "product" here is just creative trolling.
- trevorturk 18y ago
  Maybe it would help if you thought of it as an art project instead. In any case - and I hope this doesn't come off as trolling - isn't creativity exactly the sort of thing us hackers should be striving for? If you measure success in terms of "mak[ing] something people want" then I'd call this a success, if only a small one. For whatever reason, people sure do seem to enjoy clicking that button!
  - trapper 18y ago
    Creativity? http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enNZ291&q=ajax+counter&btnG=Search&meta= http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enNZ291... google: ajax counter.
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- kahseng 18y ago
  Sell it to tipjoy :)
  - rokhayakebe 18y ago
    Or to Staples.

ryanwaggoner 18y ago

This took you five hours? Seriously?

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mixmax 18y ago
Photoshopping a nice button takes longer than you think...

callmeed 18y ago

At least your main competitor gets ad revenue: http://www.instantrimshot.com/ http://www.instantrimshot.com/

trevorturk 18y ago
Shit. I'll have to talk to the CEO about this. We should have done more market research.
- andyn 18y ago
  Don't forget its sister site: http://www.sadtrombone.com/ http://www.sadtrombone.com/
  - staunch 18y ago
    I already use instantrimshot on a daily basis. Now this one. More than I use Facebook...
- tlrobinson 18y ago
  I wouldn't worry, your button is much nicer looking than theirs (it's inverted, wtf?)

brk 18y ago

37 signals provides products that people pay for and get value from. Your button adds no value, has no stickyness, and is not something people will pay for. I think your "product" here is just creative trolling.

trevorturk 18y ago
Maybe it would help if you thought of it as an art project instead. In any case - and I hope this doesn't come off as trolling - isn't creativity exactly the sort of thing us hackers should be striving for? If you measure success in terms of "mak[ing] something people want" then I'd call this a success, if only a small one. For whatever reason, people sure do seem to enjoy clicking that button!
- trapper 18y ago
  Creativity? http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enNZ291&q=ajax+counter&btnG=Search&meta= http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enNZ291... google: ajax counter.
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kahseng 18y ago
Sell it to tipjoy :)
- rokhayakebe 18y ago
  Or to Staples.