One blog post on my own crappy blog - turned into ~$1M so far.
Ask HN: Did any Show HN posts turn into successful startups?
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Re: Ask HN: Did any Show HN posts turn into successful startups?
#182Depends on how you’d define success. My older brother did a Show HN for his startup, NanaGram, about four months ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17016374 The product’s now delivering family photos in the mail for hundreds of grandparents every month. They might not be making millions of dollars yet, but they are making some money and doing lots of good in the world by helping with elder loneliness. That’s a…
That is so adorable. Kudos to your brother.
Thank you. I'm loving the work. The best part is seeing my Mom's reaction every time someone writes a review ( https://nanagram.co/#happy).
Re: Ask HN: Did any Show HN posts turn into successful startups?
#183Re: Ask HN: Did any Show HN posts turn into successful startups?
#184Dec 31, 2012 "Show HN: my weekend project, CameraLends" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4987929 (7 upvotes) Aug 5, 2013 "I launched my weekend project 7 months ago on HN – here's CameraLends today" (124 upvotes) Jan 10, 2017 "KitSplit Acquires CameraLends Becoming Biggest Online Camera Rental Company" https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliesportelli/2017/01/10/kit...
What prompted you to do the Aug 5th 2013 update?
Seemed like a lot of progress from my initial MVP, and because the initial Show HN didn't get a lot of attention.
Re: Ask HN: Did any Show HN posts turn into successful startups?
#185Depends on how you’d define success. My older brother did a Show HN for his startup, NanaGram, about four months ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17016374 The product’s now delivering family photos in the mail for hundreds of grandparents every month. They might not be making millions of dollars yet, but they are making some money and doing lots of good in the world by helping with elder loneliness. That’s a…
I think I got 1 or 2 customers from the ShowHN post. To date, I'd estimate 15-20 customers have been from Hacker News. Those 15-20 have been enormously helpful with customer feedback. In fact, I'm deep on some improvements one of our vocal HN customers suggested the other day. Back to the code cave now.
BTW, typo in your FAQ: "We are currently ship".