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I see a trend of Hacker News envy emerging: The news of any startup (other than a Y Combinator company) that raises a large sum of money is derided and accompan

by imjk 12y ago

I see a trend of Hacker News envy emerging: The news of any startup (other than a Y Combinator company) that raises a large sum of money is derided and accompanied by a series of anecdotes of poor experiences. I think there's so much good discussion to be had about fiverr. They created this huge marketplace for low cost services. They have impressive UI. They provide a win-win for both buyer and seller. They provide a great case study on the foot-in-the-door sales methodology through their impressive upsell system. This is a very unique and original business idea that has been executed very well on many accounts.

imjk 12y ago
And just to add my own personal anecdote, I've had a very good personal experience ordering a design on fiverr. I ordered a logo for just the minimum $5 (FIVE DOLLARS!) knowing full well that I'd have to pay an additional $20 if I wanted the PSD file after. I considered this a relatively risk free way to get a logo concept (I'd pay $5 all day for logo concepts). I actually received two different logos -- both of which were surprisingly good -- and had the option to have one of them edited once more, which I did. I gladly paid for the psd file after. Also, the whole flow of the process through their UI was seamless too.
- iLoch 12y ago
  The trouble is that the likelihood of that logo actually being unique is extremely low.
  - coldcode 12y ago
    I remember a HN post (I think) recently showing how most of the logos a guy ordered were ripoffs.
    - galenko 12y ago
      I think it's the luck of the draw/poor selection of supplier. My girlfriend did fiverr logos for a while to build up a portfolio to be able to get reasonable clients and charge more. All her work was unique and very well researched.
    - fasouto 12y ago
      Yep, 4 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8152631 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8152631
    - QuasiAlon 12y ago
      from a sample size of 3 cherry picked providers, one should add :)

by imjk 12y ago

imjk 12y ago

And just to add my own personal anecdote, I've had a very good personal experience ordering a design on fiverr. I ordered a logo for just the minimum $5 (FIVE DOLLARS!) knowing full well that I'd have to pay an additional $20 if I wanted the PSD file after. I considered this a relatively risk free way to get a logo concept (I'd pay $5 all day for logo concepts). I actually received two different logos -- both of which were surprisingly good -- and had the option to have one of them edited once more, which I did. I gladly paid for the psd file after. Also, the whole flow of the process through their UI was seamless too.

iLoch 12y ago
The trouble is that the likelihood of that logo actually being unique is extremely low.
- coldcode 12y ago
  I remember a HN post (I think) recently showing how most of the logos a guy ordered were ripoffs.
  - galenko 12y ago
    I think it's the luck of the draw/poor selection of supplier. My girlfriend did fiverr logos for a while to build up a portfolio to be able to get reasonable clients and charge more. All her work was unique and very well researched.
  - fasouto 12y ago
    Yep, 4 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8152631 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8152631
  - QuasiAlon 12y ago
    from a sample size of 3 cherry picked providers, one should add :)