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HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by deckardt »

ericd wrote: post #41
nonrecursive wrote: post #29

I think this is great. My first impression, though, was that the name "g0atbutt" does not inspire confidence. Just my 2 cents.

I think it's hilarious, and actually makes me want to talk to him more.

I really hope that's the URL he goes with.

Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by mindcrime »

ericd wrote: post #41
nonrecursive wrote: post #29

I think this is great. My first impression, though, was that the name "g0atbutt" does not inspire confidence. Just my 2 cents.

I think it's hilarious, and actually makes me want to talk to him more.

Same here. If you want my attention, you're much more likely to get it by being outrageous, than doing something "normal," "safe," and "professional" (that is to say, "BORING.")

Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by ryanwaggoner »

phlux wrote: post #37
davidbalbert wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be honest, I kind of like the tone of Techcrunch. The fact that many of the writers on Techcrunch have their own voice makes Techcrunch more fun to read than other tech blogs. If you're looking to build a competing startup news blog, I think creating a unique voice for yourself is a good way to build your brand.

I don't have a problem with them having their own voice, I take issue with their utter lack of spell-check / proof reading. There is no secondary editor previewing the content, and it makes them look like fools. May as well be the individual writer's home blog - rather than the content of a site which was worthy of a multi-million dollar acquisition by media giant, AOL.

And yet, they have 2 million subscribers and got acquired for tens of millions by a media giant. Apparently it's not really a big deal to most people.

Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by mattmiller »

DanLivesHere wrote: post #38
jaxn wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You probably know that space pretty well then. Would you be willing to write that list and post it on HN or on your blog?

I'd be glad to. I don't really use my blog. I could do it as an HN post, but that'd be a bit too self-serving....

If you tell me something I don't know and want to know I am happy for it to be 'self-serving'. Some things I would like to know (disclose what you are comfortable with): how to you monetize? How do you acquire users? How much (assuming you buy traffic)?
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