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Ask HN: What cool stuff have been built with JavaScript?
5 points by jibly 12y ago|10 comments
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by jibly 12y ago
My startup: www.traction.vc Thing I did to grow today: add "Pay per tweet" to see if it increases traffic by increasing sharing.
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Ask HN: What did you do today to grow your startup?
9 points by jibly 12y ago|1 comments
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13 Inspiring Quotes for #Entrepreneurs(medium.com)
6 points by jibly 12y ago|0 comments
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These 5 user comments boosted my conversion rate from 0,8% to 6%(medium.com)
6 points by jibly 12y ago|0 comments
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How I Launched TractionVC 14days Ago and 'Hacked' Amazon to Get Paying Users Fast
6 points by jibly 12y ago|0 comments
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How a 4-Step-Amazon-Hack Helped Me Convert Visitors into Paying Customers Fast(medium.com)
6 points by jibly 12y ago|0 comments
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by jibly 12y ago
that is indeed a very good tactic. Not only does it help you make some money, you get key insights into your clients mind. the words they use, the benefits they want etc. Which, if you would turn it into a startup, are extremely helpful, be
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by jibly 12y ago
luckily its not my first venture :) and its not about some magical advice, like explained on the site, it's about continuous experimentation to figure out what works for you and what doesn't. To grow your company you don't ne
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by jibly 12y ago
here's the product: http://www.traction.vc hope the story helps/inspires some people.
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How I Went from “No-Idea” to “Profitable” in 15 Hours (including 6h of sleep)(medium.com)
5 points by jibly 12y ago|5 comments
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by jibly 12y ago
awesome! here's the story behind it in case you're interested: https://medium.com/@jibly/how-producthunt-helped-me-go-from-...
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Show HN: TractionVC – Weekly Growth Challenges for Product-Focused-Entrepreneurs
9 points by jibly 12y ago|2 comments
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by jibly 12y ago
Product focused entrepreneurs (like myself) tend to lose themselves in building the next feature, improving the code, designing a better logo... They forget the single most important part of their business: Growth. Traction.VC is for those
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Show HN: Traction.VC – Weekly Growth Tactics for Product-Focused-Entrepreneurs(traction.vc)
3 points by jibly 12y ago|3 comments
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by jibly 12y ago
What if the client would set the budget, and that's it. And the freelancers that propose to do the job, don't bid with lower (or higher) prices, but simply show their work. This way the client would choose between the most appeali
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by jibly 12y ago
Because there is a bidding system involved in this process, if you would bid $25 for example, than a project of $10 doesn't make sense. So I thought I'd be nice to have a minimum. But up for ideas.
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by jibly 12y ago
This is based on my own experience and I've been reading this here on HN a dozens of times. High-end freelancers have smaller chances (not zero, just less) to get projects through sites like Elance and Odesk. It usually seems to be rac
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by jibly 12y ago
Will start out 2 times a week but I expect to ramp it up to daily jobs being posted. I am marketing it to those people as well yes, but first need to have a significant database of developers.
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Ask HN: How would you improve the online Freelancing marketplaces?
7 points by jibly 12y ago|9 comments
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by jibly 12y ago
Wow this is pretty insane. It's crazy how those sites seem to have lowered the standard of freelancers significantly. I also find it nearly impossible for a pro freelancer to not be competing with $5h guys that are mass replying on jo
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by jibly 12y ago
I just recently launched a startup trying to take on this challenge of low completion rates in MOOCs: www.madrassa.co (you can read more in the about section concerning this insane dropout rate of MOOCs)
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by jibly 12y ago
Awesome tnx for posting, looking fwd seeing the other ones.
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by jibly 12y ago
Location could be one way. But will have to see and test
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by jibly 12y ago
I'm thinking of making it for european/us freelancers only. Not entirely sure yet. But all ideas are welcome or other platforms that are tackling similar ideas to see what they are doing to solve the problem.
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Ask HN: How to increase your chances as a freelancer to get paid projects?
2 points by jibly 12y ago|8 comments
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by jibly 12y ago
A little experiment. I wanted to create a new way of connecting developers & designers with paid projects. Sites like Elance make freelancers compete with $5h workers. Only a handful of clients don't get trapped in selecting the ch
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Show HN: Cnnected – (Paid) Projects for Designers and Developers(cnnected.com)
3 points by jibly 12y ago|1 comments
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by jibly 12y ago
What if Biz Plan would have given you daily challenges to kickstart your business and make money (or to quickly find that it doesn't work and you need to pivot)
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by jibly 12y ago
a business plan is one of those 'feel good for a moment' things. A business plan doesn't send you daily reminders and challenges of 'what to do now'

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