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by il 16y ago
It seems that, whether you're looking for a tech or business cofounder, you need to find someone who can get things done. It's really easy to evaluate marketing cofounders for a web startup: You just need to determine if they have a track r
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by il 16y ago
Congrats on the launch- this looks like a fantastic product. For a long time now I've been preaching that CLV is the most important thing a SaaS startup needs to optimize for, so it's great to see technology emerge to meet that need. Using
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by il 16y ago
Maybe, but if he redirected that traffic to a crush affiliate offer, he would be about $20,000 richer right now. Just saying.
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by il 16y ago
I'm really reluctant to bash someone else's project, and I think Breakup Notifier and its developer are AWESOME, seriously. But I'm a little surprised that you pivoted from an original and successful idea to an unoriginal and derivative ide
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by il 16y ago
Sites like The Deck aren't really ad networks, they're more like vanity projects for hipster web designers. AdSense would not work well either with no text content. However CPM banners like Doubleclick combined with affiliate links to datin
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by il 16y ago
And has reached 3.6 million users overnight. That's incredible! I bet the developer is kicking himself for not monetizing with ads right away, that's a lot of traffic and a lot of money.
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by il 16y ago
So, this is basically all speculation based on the fact that no Techcrunch writer has applied for press credentials? How does this compare to other conferences? It seems to me that Arrington doesn't really give a damn after getting acquired
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by il 16y ago
I've created successful products (pretty close to commodity products, in fact) before where I tried to evaluate direct competitors, and found over 50 of them before stopping counting. Here's what emboldens me when learning about competitors
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by il 16y ago
This is absolutely huge. Having gone through the suffering of getting a merchant account recently, the amount of subterfuge, hidden fees, etc in the industry is staggering. If Square acts as a gateway and merchant account with a flat, easy
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by il 16y ago
Congrats on the launch! HelloFax is a fantastic product, and an excellent example of launching an MVP when you have just enough features to make some group of users very happy. The ability to sign documents within the app alone has been an
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by il 16y ago
This project was launched on HN just one day ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2243650 and is now certifiably going viral. Congratulations to theli0nheart on taking a simple but powerful concept and executing brilliantly.
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Breakup Notifier (Launched on HN) on CNN Front Page(cnn.com)
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by il 16y ago
Actually, a big point of pride for Google in the early days was that you could search for "C++" and get relevant results.
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by il 16y ago
The qualifier is that Facebook Ads are like setting money on fire if you're trying to sell something. Facebook users are simply not in a buying mood. If you're doing lead gen or have a short sign up, Facebook can be tremendously effective.
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by il 16y ago
True, but it's a lot easier for the average hacker to stop buying their domains than their oil.
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by il 16y ago
If you're using a .ly domain for your startup, this should give you pause. Not because of potential downtime, but because by buying a .ly domain, you are directly financing this oppressive regime.
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by il 16y ago
I was going to write something snarky about the bubble here, but after thinking about it, a half baked product of an all night hackathon getting angel investment is par for the course. Definitely put the top ones on stage in front of invest
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by il 16y ago
Good post. This technique can be used whenever you're launching anything- making sure everything is aligned to maximize your chances of success and not getting lazy/complacent.
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SuperHappyDevHouse 42 at San Jose Tech Museum is Tomorrow(superhappydevhouse.org)
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by il 16y ago
Note that this article is targeted at brands and not startups. If your objective is conversions instead of engagement, Facebook marketing can work very well.
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by il 16y ago
Revenue is so Web 1.0. It's all about engagement now. Fans and tweets are obviously the currency of the new millennium.
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by il 16y ago
This is hardly a hack. Advertirials have been used for decades, long before AdWords.
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by il 16y ago
I really like the site, but I'm turned off by the insistence on Twitter as the only way to interact with it. Can I at least log in with Facebook? Gmail? OpenID? It should also be possible to submit a new clue from any page, not just the hom
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by il 16y ago
No weekend service at all is troubling. I'm not clear as to whether these are just random proposals, or if they will actually be implemented. A fare increase might be the most palatable solution.
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by il 16y ago
It does make me a little sad that there are companies that are not "revenue focused". It would be a shame if the word "revenue" started getting thrown around with the same disdain as "lifestyle business".
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by il 16y ago
Seconded. Moving here will help you find a cofounder, meet lots of other entrepreneurs who can help you, and build relationships with investors. The economic benefits of being involved in the startup scene may outweigh the high cost of livi
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by il 16y ago
If there's a case study for how execution trumps ideas, it's Zynga. "They only win because they can execute better than their competitors" is kind of a silly statement to make.
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by il 16y ago
The question is, how does Zynga compare to Facebook? If they have huge growth and half as many users and revenue, why aren't they valued at $25B? It seems that, even for bubble Web 2.0 startups, Facebook is overvalued.
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by il 16y ago
Rapidshare and many of it's clones are highly profitable.
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YoFile - Have your friends create your social network profiles(www1.yofile.me)
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