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Re: HN, Remember you said go out and talk to people? I did: InsidersTalk.com

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Post by prawn » Tue, Sep 14, 2010, 2:41 AM UTC

snitko wrote: post #50

prawn wrote: post #49

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With a loose schedule (once a week), you may risk losing viewers who forget to return. What about scheduling something relevant for almost every day of the week? e.g. (and just making this up as an example) Monday - new video goes up Tuesday - you moderate/seed/encourage some commentary and follow-up questions Wednesday - interviewee responds in a specific follow-up entry (bit like Ask Slashdot or whatever it was) Th…

I don't have much to lose yet, with all the success on HN I have only 2 feedburner subscriptions so far. But your advice is good, I will definitely give it a thought.

I gave your site a plug on Twitter. Not the sort of thing I would return to (I don't really like video on the web), but I like the idea and effort. Would definitely keep an eye on it if there were transcripts but, to be honest, it's not a service I'd pay for. (Same goes for Mixergy though I barely remember to skim those transcripts and usually just read some bullets/highlights if available.)

You could look at paid spots though, especially if you had more than one interview a week. A tech company might pay your hosting bill for the month if allowed to feature one of their developers?

Another thing might be trying to complement a HR service and make yourself valuable there. Can't think of anything off the top of my head, but a bit of brainstorming might uncover something.

Re: HN, Remember you said go out and talk to people? I did: InsidersTalk.com

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Post by snitko » Tue, Sep 14, 2010, 3:12 AM UTC

prawn wrote: post #51

snitko wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't have much to lose yet, with all the success on HN I have only 2 feedburner subscriptions so far. But your advice is good, I will definitely give it a thought.

I gave your site a plug on Twitter. Not the sort of thing I would return to (I don't really like video on the web), but I like the idea and effort. Would definitely keep an eye on it if there were transcripts but, to be honest, it's not a service I'd pay for. (Same goes for Mixergy though I barely remember to skim those transcripts and usually just read some bullets/highlights if available.) You could look at paid sp…

Thanks for the plug on twitter. I definitely don't mean viewers to pay me for watching interviews, that's absurd. Also, my current hosting bill is $20 a month and I see no reason for me to ask anyone to pay it. What I'm interested in is growing the project to the level when I will be able to make something even more interesting out of it. That requires some established audience.

Re: HN, Remember you said go out and talk to people? I did: InsidersTalk.com

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Post by aaronblohowiak » Tue, Sep 14, 2010, 5:02 AM UTC

dillydally wrote: post #48

philwelch wrote: post #39

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I get tired of hearing about nothing but startups. Maybe talking to someone who's awesome for other reasons, like an ultramarathon runner, would be refreshing and just as inspiring.

How this 20-something kid made millions!!! Next on Mixergy. I'd love something like TED but more informal.

NPR - fresh air

Re: HN, Remember you said go out and talk to people? I did: InsidersTalk.com

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Post by TeMPOraL » Wed, Sep 22, 2010, 12:49 AM UTC

Wow... I'm sitting here, mentally mapreducing the HN RSS, barely awake, and then this news item pops up, I load the page and I'm like: "...ee... WHAT?". Then I got flooded by the wave of excitement and pleasant emotions. Awesome idea! :). Though I'm too excited to go to sleep now :(.