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by shafqat 19y ago
As I mentioned in the TC comments, in the context of that list, ‘top’ means most frequently quoted on TechMeme. At NewsCred (my startup), we’re collecting metrics so that we can determine lists of the top news sources as well as top journal
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by shafqat 19y ago
Make sure you have a great blog that exudes passion and excitement about your product. Thats a start. Also, treat every user like how you would treat your mother.
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by shafqat 19y ago
We're building Bangladesh specific news sources into NewsCred ,currently in private alpha (I'm from Bangladesh too!) Drop me an email (shafqat[at]newscred.com] and we can talk.
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by shafqat 19y ago
Jan - will shoot you an email. I can tell you what we did and maybe it'll help. Also, sent an invite for our startup so you can check it out!
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by shafqat 19y ago
Great advice guys, thanks a lot! I'll be honest with them, and hope they'll keep in touch and help us out on the ride up (hopefully not down!).
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by shafqat 19y ago
Absolutely agree. Thats the dilemma - I want to be completely upfront. We dont need and dont want money. What we would love is guidance, advice, networking etc. But I imagine VCs aren't really in that game (btw, just read your essay!)
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ASK YC: Dilemma - A few VCs interested, but we dont need funding. What do we do?
8 points by shafqat 19y ago|13 comments
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by shafqat 19y ago
We're based in Geneva, Switzerland and Sweden. We even have our own developers (not outsourced) in Bangladesh. Its easy to be distributed, and we've had no problems being in Europe. Geneva is not huge, but I try and get out and meet local e
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by shafqat 19y ago
When you refer to classification, are you really talking about clustering? Is it the same thing? I've been looking at document/article clustering for NewsCred, and so far have spent some time with Carrot. Its open source and pretty good...
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Just for fun: Innovation Comes in All Shapes and Sizes(blog.newscred.com)
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by shafqat 19y ago
Great stuff! How bout some love for NewsCred ( http://www.newscred.com ). We're launching our private alpha this week, and would appreciate any publicity from the trusted HN community. Wish us luck! If anyone wants invites and didnt sign up
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by shafqat 19y ago
Great stuff! How bout some love for NewsCred. We're launching our private alpha this week, and would appreciate any publicity from the trusted HN community. Wish us luck!
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by shafqat 19y ago
Fantastic response... exactly why I love Hacker News! Thanks all. I'm going with JMeter for now, but will report back success or failure.
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Ask YC: Whats the best tool to load test a web app?
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The Worlds Of Blogging and Journalism Collide (In My Brain)(techcrunch.com)
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by shafqat 19y ago
Sorry, we're using MySQL - should have specified. Thanks for all the tips so far. We're definitely exploring all caching options. Any suggestions for database load balancing/building out the DB farm? What about database sizes - we're probab
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by shafqat 19y ago
MediaTemple - they host some of the big guys. They also take care of the little guys like us!
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by shafqat 19y ago
It loaded just fine for me. But I dont see anything that differentiates your site. Also, UI is a bit underwhelming - too many ads everywhere. On the other hand, I agree with davidw - the revenue sharing is potentially interesting. Either wa
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Ask YC: Any hackers who can provide advice on scaling (esp database)?
8 points by shafqat 19y ago|8 comments
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by shafqat 19y ago
In the world of vitamin problems, this is definately a pain killer. I wish I had time to work on a second startup and tackle this as well. Best of luck to those who do - I'm eagerly waiting.
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by shafqat 19y ago
Thats exactly the point of the post actually. You cant make a product go viral. You can only build a product that is instrinsically viral because people are passionate about spreading the message. Dropping the viral marketing budget in favo
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by shafqat 19y ago
Depends on why you want to blog. If you are in the corporate world, and are trying to market yourself in the job market, not sure if a blog is essential. But if you are an entrepreneur and working on a startup, it is absolutely essential. I
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What's Your Startup's Virality Coefficient?(blog.newscred.com)
3 points by shafqat 19y ago|3 comments
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by shafqat 19y ago
i heard there is an inbuilt product for the mac that does this. you said ishowu is 'pretty cheap', so I imagine that isnt it? thanks for everyone's help!
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Ask YC: Recommendations on how to make demo video (60 sec tour) for our starup?
12 points by shafqat 19y ago|16 comments
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Ask YC: Is it never too early to invite press coverage for a startup?
7 points by shafqat 19y ago|4 comments
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by shafqat 19y ago
Where does everyone here get their news? Is it just the usual techie sites (digg, techmeme, reddit etc). Or do you guys you mainstream media sites? Anyone on NewsVine?
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by shafqat 19y ago
I think we have enough instant gratification elements to capture attention spans, but its the money aspect that bothers me. It goes against all our bootstrapping principles, but at the same time, I understand that distribution is key. Torn.
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Ask YC: Should we launch our startup at a conference?
2 points by shafqat 19y ago|2 comments
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Launching a startup is like letting a child go...(blog.newscred.com)
2 points by shafqat 19y ago|0 comments

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