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gets YC money immediately acquires delicio.us
Delicious costs $9K/month to run on AWS, so funding would definitely help there.
As far as I can tell, the site is now being run by some regretful SEO dude in Canada, and I don't think it would take a large suitcase of money to get it away from him.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure Pinboard is great for what it does, and it obviously has a fan base, but in a world where Evernote and Pocket exist and are massive, there is not a lot of room for a service like Pinboard to become huge. If I were an investor I'd be wondering "how does this become a massive internet consumer service" and I just don't see the answer to that question.
Wow, didn't expect to see this here. I'd love to see Pinboard go through YC.
I will go through YC like a bowling ball through a python
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I will go through YC like a bowling ball through a python
You are very hard to understand. You have many times criticized HN and YC for many different things (the most memorable examples being objecting to how HN uses the word "startup", and to PG hellbanning you), and yet here you are, cleverly using "Apply HN" to raise awareness about Pinboard in the community you dislike while having no intention of being part of YC.
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I will go through YC like a bowling ball through a python
You are very hard to understand. You have many times criticized HN and YC for many different things (the most memorable examples being objecting to how HN uses the word "startup", and to PG hellbanning you), and yet here you are, cleverly using "Apply HN" to raise awareness about Pinboard in the community you dislike while having no intention of being part of YC.
As far as HN proper, I don't dislike this community at all, particularly since dang took the reins. It's an interesting place and I've tried to contribute in good faith for many years now, besides just making fun of it.
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You are very hard to understand. You have many times criticized HN and YC for many different things (the most memorable examples being objecting to how HN uses the word "startup", and to PG hellbanning you), and yet here you are, cleverly using "Apply HN" to raise awareness about Pinboard in the community you dislike while having no intention of being part of YC.
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What steps would you take to make sure Pinboard is taken to the next level? Where would the money go? Would you consider investing, assuming you get the funding, at least $1m into a $plashy landing page? Finally, what is your strategy (and God help you if you do not have it) towards convincing potential investors to give you $80m and not think about the revenue?
Spending $1M on a landing page sounds like a fun challege. If that pledge makes people invest, I'm happy to make it.
I realize that having revenue makes many investors uneasy. If that remained a stumbling block, I would consider moving to some kind of free plan.