anonfounder747

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by anonfounder747 4y ago
Got it, thank you. Will tread carefully.
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Ask HN: I write ok and I need backlinks for my website. Tips on guest articles?
3 points by anonfounder747 4y ago|3 comments
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by anonfounder747 4y ago
Do you know of a text chat service that I can set up for anonymous users to join?
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by anonfounder747 4y ago
Great suggestion. Thanks.
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by anonfounder747 4y ago
Great ideas.. thank you. I love the refund idea, good way to get vital reason for churn.
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by anonfounder747 4y ago
Brilliant. I know what you mean, people don't want to offend so they prefer to stay quiet. Unless they can report it by bypassing the human. Will implement.
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Ask HN: I just got a paying customer. What to include in my welcome email?
2 points by anonfounder747 4y ago|7 comments
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by anonfounder747 4y ago
Wonderful insight that I will print and keep at hand. This is SO helpful.
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by anonfounder747 4y ago
Think about the person asking for help rather than people replying with a product recommendation -- I like this framing. Thanks!
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by anonfounder747 4y ago
I've been meaning to watch the my pillow guy. Will do today. Thanks for the tips.
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by anonfounder747 4y ago
Very useful stuff, thank you so much.
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Ask HN: How to shed my apprehensions about self-promoting my startup?
3 points by anonfounder747 4y ago|8 comments
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
I had not come across these articles before. They are highly relevant to my situation. Thank you for your tip.
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
> preferring actual 1:1 user interviews instead That's my gut instinct as well. Thanks for the ideas on how to approach getting user feedback.
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
I took my time to read the patio11 articles you've shared (hence the delay in replying). They were excellent and practical. > Probably people has more patience than me, but try to make it short. Thank you for this feedback.
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
Thanks for the strategy. About having dedicated pages with direct product comparisons, are there any downsides to doing that such as inviting legal or other problems?
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
Thank you so much for the encouragement.
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
Thanks for the insights. > Companies with bright futures blow themselves up all the time. I'm curious why this happens. Are there any telltale signs when a company is headed for blowup?
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
> 1) Find what their customers are complaining about on their forums, blogs, and social media. I honestly did not think of this. It seems the obvious thing to do. > I don't mean bug fixes, I mean conceptual problems, fwiw. Thanks
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
> surely tech startups have much room to grow Thanks for that example. Good reminder there's always room to grow.
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
Thanks for your message. I have to periodically get my mind out of this competition-obsessed frame and instead work on improving my product offering. The stress of competition is a part of life but I have to learn how to take it in my strid
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
Yes, ABC (the competitor) is VC funded. They have funding from top VC firms, with unicorn valuation. Could you elaborate why you think they are extremely likely to fail?
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
Really good to hear those examples. That makes a lot of sense.
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
Thank you so much for saying that. I deeply appreciate your kind words.
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
> You can offer better support or you can offer something that a big company cannot afford like data exportability. Thanks for the suggestions. Will look into how I can do these. > VC financed companies need to show exponential growth
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
> What's your answer to this? My product does important things that ABC doesn't. Just that my product overlaps with the main 80% of the product. > is it really a clone, or is it a clone-if-you-ignore-the-various-details? It
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Ask HN: How to differentiate my business from a competitor with crazy momentum?
10 points by anonfounder747 5y ago|28 comments
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
Thank you @magn1fico, for sharing the idea. @tata71, I believe it can be done in a privacy preserving way. Think simple counting to answer questions like 'how many users clicked on this button?' without logging PII.
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
> The right kind of user will be begging to throw money at you. I agree, that's the best kind of user. > If you have to be more aggressive, chances are you're targeting the wrong type of user. Very true from my experience.
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by anonfounder747 5y ago
Really like your suggestion of inviting for beta testing. I will look into it. Thanks.

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