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Lessons startups can learn from the infamous Gizmodo redesign(thestartupfoundry.com)
3 points by g0atbutt 16y ago|1 comments
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by g0atbutt 16y ago
Word hard and iterate. The biggest obstacle is yourself. Good luck!
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Everyone has problems. Your solutions make you special.– Bootstrapping Postmark(thestartupfoundry.com)
11 points by g0atbutt 16y ago|5 comments
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by g0atbutt 16y ago
You might have caught me mid-upload on a script. Sorry about that it's working now.
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by g0atbutt 16y ago
I noticed this too but I figured if you have enough "9's" in the bank, you probably don't need to use a Startup Death Clock :)
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by g0atbutt 16y ago
P.S. Little easter egg - Watch the clock as you plug in your numbers.
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Startup Death Clock(thestartupfoundry.com)
74 points by g0atbutt 16y ago|39 comments
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by g0atbutt 16y ago
Your last two sentence eloquently encapsulated the point of hustling. Thanks for sharing that.
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You’re not entitled to anything. Hustle for everything you’re worth(thestartupfoundry.com)
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The difference between what you did, what you’re doing, and where you’re going(thestartupfoundry.com)
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From Freemium to Paid, to the cover of Hacker Monthly. The Bidsketch story.(thestartupfoundry.com)
19 points by g0atbutt 16y ago|2 comments
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He was providing a lot more then just upfront cash.
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Thanks for your kind words. My background is in design and I have a lot of fun working on those little graphics. All the best - Paul.
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by g0atbutt 16y ago
He said something along the lines of "I'm very sorry for my friends rude behavior. Nobody should should act like that". I think the angel investor got the point.
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Don't yell at waitresses. You look like a jerk and it blows investments.(thestartupfoundry.com)
127 points by g0atbutt 16y ago|83 comments
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by g0atbutt 16y ago
Articles that don't include a link (like ask hn for example) require more velocity to hit the front page.
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Great ideas aren’t forged in a vacuum. Remember to learn along the way.(thestartupfoundry.com)
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Make your startup ridiculously easy to write about. Put together a press pack(thestartupfoundry.com)
125 points by g0atbutt 16y ago|14 comments
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Marketing Reddit: Have an Awesome Product and Tie it to a Fantastic Brand(thestartupfoundry.com)
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by g0atbutt 16y ago
7 takeaways from the video 1. The Reddit alien came from a doodle in marketing class. Always be looking for inspiration. 2. If you have a great product and great service, tie it to an awesome brand. This will help you become memorable. 3. W
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by g0atbutt 16y ago
Hi Sammville. Just so you know it's nothing personal, I just get a ton of emails each day from startups. If you drop me an email with a clear ask, I always try to at least respond. All the best, and keep kicking ass!
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by g0atbutt 16y ago
Ha, well played. In all seriousness I would love to see TechCrunch's traffic in the early days. A quick search primarily revealed other startups traffic after being featured on TC. Does anyone have a link?
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by g0atbutt 16y ago
The title was referencing page views. Sorry for the confusion.
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31 days, 120,000 hits, and $462 in revenue. The Startup Foundry’s story.(thestartupfoundry.com)
78 points by g0atbutt 16y ago|18 comments
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Highlights of this video: 1. Initially the Reddit team was rejected by YCombinator. Paul Graham then followed up with them via a phone call and said “as long as you ditch your original idea, you can come be a part of YCombinator”. This is a
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The first 6 months of Reddit (YC S05): "Entrepreneurship is a bipolar existence"(thestartupfoundry.com)
51 points by g0atbutt 16y ago|7 comments
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The transcript of the video is coming soon, in the meantime, here is a summary of it: 1. In this video Tim talks about what “Web 2.0″ means. (How he views the internet as an operating system). 2. Tim realized that software was becoming a co
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O’Reilly: When something is commoditized, an adjacent thing becomes valuable(thestartupfoundry.com)
38 points by g0atbutt 16y ago|10 comments
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The Startup Foundry is giving away $6,620 worth of goods to 2 Lean Startups (thestartupfoundry.com)
2 points by g0atbutt 16y ago|1 comments
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The Music Venture Capital Business Model (Or a New Perspective)(thestartupfoundry.com)
4 points by g0atbutt 16y ago|0 comments

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