Ask HN: How many startups have you started?

1. Co-founded Aawaz infotech - Failed after 3 years 2. working for Idyllic - pretty successful 3. Starting up Helping Faceless - doing okay

Shameless plug ensues -> Helping Faceless is http://www.helpingfaceless.com/

One isn't doing as well as we'd hoped because frankly there are just so many alternatives out there and to compete I'd need to invest about $3000 per month in marketing alone. Our costs are minimum since we're 100% intangible and hosting on a DigitalOcean.

The other is non-money making except for advertising on the site. We're ranked #2 in the world in our niche and we could easily swipe #1 but I just don't have the time to implement the necessary features. http://smitecamp.com/ - We've seen traffic increase by about 6% week by week since launch, and Google ranks us favorably because we're a no-bullshit website.

My brother and I are working on #3 - again: 100% focus on advertising for steady revenue. This one I feel we'll hit paydirt. But we'll see.

In nearly every respect, things have gone exceedingly well. Thankful for the positive changes to life it has given my family. Betting on myself was one of the best decisions I've made. Good luck to anyone on the journey!