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I get some free catalog of service providers in my area (think lawn service, cleaning services, etc) in the mail a couple of times a year. Don't think I've eve
by kjs3 11y ago
I get some free catalog of service providers in my area (think lawn service, cleaning services, etc) in the mail a couple of times a year. Don't think I've ever opened it on the way to the recycle bin. I mean, I continue to get it, so someone must use it, but I can only imagine it's the same sort of people who still use the Yellow Pages. YMMV, but in an age of search engines why would I go to some pay-to-play "directory" to find out about a startup?
- matijalasic 11y agoYes, I agree with you but... As I said, people are paying for the service. Example - Startuplister is the most popular one, the guy who runs it claims that he helped 2500 startups and he started just a year ago. He offered some coupons in the beginning so let's say he made 50$ on average per startup, that's 2,500*50=125,000$ in just one year. And recently several more companies started offering the same service. Those companies have been featured on ProductHunt several times and people write good stuff about them. I mean... it all sounds a little bit to good to me too and that's why I came here to ask you about your opinion.
- kjs3 11y agoSo your business plan is posited on "some guy claims" and a back of the envelope calculation. I've started a company on flimsier, but I really, really hated what I had been doing and I had a pretty decent wad of cash in the bank. Worst case, you're wrong and learn something. That's pretty cool anyway you look at it. Good luck.