stormen

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by stormen 12y ago
We weren't trying to get marketing, I promise. But we were trying to agitate some of the brightest brains in tech into giving us extremely valid and honest feedback, and we succeeded at that.
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by stormen 12y ago
Already answered this, just see my previous answers!
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by stormen 12y ago
Thank you!
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by stormen 12y ago
A lot of people enjoy creating content. Look at Tumblr (blogs), Wordpress.com (blogs), Instagram (pictures), etc. We believe Listnerd could fit in there (lists). I don't know about you though; depends on what you hobby or passion is. T
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by stormen 12y ago
In Norway a dev starts at $100k a year; or you can pay roughly $250 an hour for freelancers. Labour laws in Norway are very strict, which means hiring someone is a big step. When we first started the project we didn't really foresee ho
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by stormen 12y ago
Thank you, we'll fix that!
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by stormen 12y ago
Well, a good site is supposed to grow, right? At the same time, our site isn't really growing - which makes me think there's something wrong with it, somewhere. I have tremendous respect for the people on Hacker News, and I think
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by stormen 12y ago
Thank you.
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by stormen 12y ago
Already answered this, but I'll comment because you bothered to. Sure :) We're basicly two founders that have done most of the design and project management of the site. In addition, we've outsourced some design and all of th
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by stormen 12y ago
Thank you.
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by stormen 12y ago
Haha... That's a great way of viewing it. And that's one of our problems too. Perhaps we're biting off too much? At the same time, sites like Pinterest have success going for a pretty wide market (interiors, fashion, infograp
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by stormen 12y ago
No, we just work as SEO consultants (to cover costs), and the Alexa traffic numbers are mainly because of this - the SEO traffic.
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by stormen 12y ago
The business model is divided in two: 1. affiliate revenue from product sales, tracked via Viglinks.com (usually 6% commision off one sale; and remember, our lists are basicly shopping guides - or well, they should be) 2. straight up advert
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by stormen 12y ago
Sure :) We're basicly two founders that have done most of the design and project management of the site. In addition, we've outsourced some design and all of the programming to Ukraine, including the mobile version. The outsourced
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by stormen 12y ago
Well, our last really successful startup was called Biip.no. It was a social networking site very much like Facebook, only for Norwegian teenagers. We built a lot of traction, eventually grossing 10% of Norway's population as members,
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by stormen 12y ago
Backstory: We run a media company and we've put more than $200k of our own savings into Listnerd - not counting the thousands of work hours we've also invested. It's a list blogging platform / social network centered aro
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We put $200k into a site that sucks. Please destroy us with your criticism(listnerd.com)
51 points by stormen 12y ago|132 comments
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A Brief History of Garage Startups (infographic)(blog.listnerd.com)
1 points by stormen 13y ago|0 comments
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by stormen 13y ago
As it gets more educated and gains a higher level of living standard, the muslim population will slow its birth rate. A high birth rate is primarily visible in countries where you HAVE to have kids to survive when you get old.
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by stormen 13y ago
I would guess it's rather that the birth rate during the war was rather low, given that a lot of young males were either in Europe and/or killed?
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Offer HN: Free SEO For Your Startup/Company
11 points by stormen 13y ago|0 comments
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by stormen 13y ago
I fail to see how asking for an intro is spam.
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by stormen 13y ago
Business Development/Partnership discussion, first and foremost.
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by stormen 13y ago
Any and all introductions to the right people at Yahoo would be welcome :) erling (at) listnerd dot com
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Hacker working for Yahoo? Listnerd.com needs intro(imgur.com)
13 points by stormen 13y ago|6 comments
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by stormen 13y ago
Congratulations, then you know the value of getting an outside perspective on western culture.
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by stormen 13y ago
You're incredibly ignorant. You should leave the US; not because the rest of the world is necessarily better (yet some parts undoubtedly - in general - are), but because it gives you a broader perspective on your own life and situation. Jus
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by stormen 13y ago
In Norway, it's usual for employees to sign intellectual copyright waivers for all work done for their employers. If Trond developed parts of the CB browser and/or other intellectual property whilst working for Opera (during office hours),
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Ask HN: Quit our jobs, dumped GF, need help meeting VCs
1 points by stormen 13y ago|0 comments
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by stormen 14y ago
I don't see -what- they accuse you of stealing. The content? It's not theirs. The name? NINE is too generic to have an association to "9GAG". What else do you use? You named the site "9GAG for Android", which was risky. Change that, and the

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