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Re: Ask HN: What has maxklein of blog.cubeofm.com made?

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Post by rjett »

exit wrote: post #9
swombat wrote: post #4

I guess maxklein himself would be the right person to answer this. He can't be that hard to reach. Which raises the question, why didn't you ask him directly? Or did you? Is this a show-move because you know what those apps are, and you want to "expose him" for making cheap spammy apps (note: I have no evidence whatsoever that maxklein makes spammy apps, but your post does seem to have some undertones of that)? Or ma…

i've asked him twice in the comment threads http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1171696 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1344398 his blog posts are great. more over, particularly after a very xkcd-ish comic he made about starting out, i associated him with success stories like patio11 (whose recent mixergy interview really inspires me). but i just can't seem to figure out what exactly he does (whereas patio11 is i…

sounds like a mixergy interview is in order...

Re: Ask HN: What has maxklein of blog.cubeofm.com made?

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Post by maxklein »

exit wrote: post #9
swombat wrote: post #4

I guess maxklein himself would be the right person to answer this. He can't be that hard to reach. Which raises the question, why didn't you ask him directly? Or did you? Is this a show-move because you know what those apps are, and you want to "expose him" for making cheap spammy apps (note: I have no evidence whatsoever that maxklein makes spammy apps, but your post does seem to have some undertones of that)? Or ma…

i've asked him twice in the comment threads http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1171696 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1344398 his blog posts are great. more over, particularly after a very xkcd-ish comic he made about starting out, i associated him with success stories like patio11 (whose recent mixergy interview really inspires me). but i just can't seem to figure out what exactly he does (whereas patio11 is i…

Well, send me an email and we can talk.

Re: Ask HN: What has maxklein of blog.cubeofm.com made?

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Post by maxklein »

cubes wrote: post #6
swombat wrote: post #4

I guess maxklein himself would be the right person to answer this. He can't be that hard to reach. Which raises the question, why didn't you ask him directly? Or did you? Is this a show-move because you know what those apps are, and you want to "expose him" for making cheap spammy apps (note: I have no evidence whatsoever that maxklein makes spammy apps, but your post does seem to have some undertones of that)? Or ma…

Alternatively, perhaps exit applied Occam's Razor and concluded that maxklein is either a fiction or a fraud, and calling him out in public seems like an apt way to expose the lie?

I'm not a fraud, a fair number of people have seen the numbers directly and know the business, I've just tried to keep the number low for now.

Re: Ask HN: What has maxklein of blog.cubeofm.com made?

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Post by kyro »

maxklein wrote: post #8

Why don't you just email me if you are so curious? My business model is easy to duplicate and posting something like this is not good for me, I would prefer it if you would just do this privately.

I respect your request to keep your business private. It's just that when you write post after post, comment after comment, which I enjoy often, about your startup experiences without actually touching upon what exactly it is you do, it gets rather irritating. It's like someone telling you stories about how some product has helped their lives dramatically with tips on how to use it, without actually telling you what the product is. After a while, it starts to raise questions.

Re: Ask HN: What has maxklein of blog.cubeofm.com made?

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Post by expertcs »

maxklein wrote: post #8

Why don't you just email me if you are so curious? My business model is easy to duplicate and posting something like this is not good for me, I would prefer it if you would just do this privately.

It is a strange thing to say given that your products are already in the market. You sound very confident in your posts and you sound awfully scared in this comment of yours. Are you particularly scared of HNers?

Re: Ask HN: What has maxklein of blog.cubeofm.com made?

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Post by barmstrong »

maxklein wrote: post #8

Why don't you just email me if you are so curious? My business model is easy to duplicate and posting something like this is not good for me, I would prefer it if you would just do this privately.

I'm hoping for the best here - your blog posts are great.

But it does seem a little suspicious that you can't talk about your business in public.

I can't think of a single legit business where talking about it openly didn't benefit the business (especially once the product is launched).

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