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Instavest Blog on Svbtle is the company blog at blog.instavest.com, writing about business and economics. Since 2015, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 41 times, most often “I spent over $5,000 - and didn’t get a single customer out of it.”. The last post was in 2016, but the archive is still widely read.

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41mentions?
5HN people?
2015–2016first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 38 in 2015

Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

Linked for an infographic on what Apple could buy with its $203B cash pile. The one comment only remarks on the amount and links the infographic, without judging the writing.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

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Most-linked posts?

  1. I spent over $5,000 - and didn’t get a single customer out of it.
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2015-07-30

What Hacker News says?

  1. Thanks, Roy. I believe that the Index Fund approach is a good one - especially for novice investors - and Instavest definitely does not replace Index Funds. What we are, however, is a better to invest in the stock market. The problem with investing in the stock market is (i) where do I invest? and (ii) when / how do I get out? The Instavest platform is a curated research base that's meant to show you the ideas that…

    Comment linking /the-17-investment

    on “The Hedge Fund Managers Who Work for Tips”
  2. Submitted Useful Python Libraries for Startups as a story · 168 points

    HN discussion
  3. That's a lot. I saw this. http://blog.instavest.com/Infographic-What-Can-Apple-Buy-Wit...

    Comment linking /Infographic-What-Can-Apple-Buy-With-203-Billion

    on “Apple Now Has $203B in Cash on Hand”
  4. Submitted The Hedge Fund Managers Who Work for Tips as a story · 60 points

    HN discussion
  5. Submitted Waiting for Bitcoin as a story · 15 points

    HN discussion
  6. Submitted Investing Your First Dollar as a story · 7 points

    HN discussion
  7. Submitted Twitter is Getting Killed as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  8. Submitted I spent over $5,000 - and didn’t get a single customer out of it. as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  9. Submitted 5 tips for Working with unreliable web APIs as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  10. Submitted Computer Science vs. Finance as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  11. Submitted Sponsoring James Bond as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  12. Submitted The Donald Trump Index as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  13. Submitted Investing or Gambling, What’s the Difference? as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  14. Submitted Should your startup use Heroku? as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  15. Submitted Lessons from the early stage: Adwords (and Facebook) isn’t for you as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  16. Submitted Robo Advisors and Hidden Fees as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  17. Submitted A Quick Guide to Top Investment Services as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  18. Submitted The Warren Buffett Next Door as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  19. Submitted Infographic: 5 Ways Falling Oil Prices Impact the Economy as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  20. Submitted Infographic: Activists Investors – Bill Ackman vs. Carl Icahn as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  21. Submitted Two Days of Devaluation – Aftershocks of the Yuan as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  22. Submitted Infographic: Tesla’s Delay Game as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  23. Submitted Six Habits of Highly Successful Investors as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  24. Submitted How Much Starbucks Do We Really Drink Every Year? as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  25. Submitted It’s Python, Not Python 2, Not Python 3 as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  26. Submitted Immigrants: The Ultimate Entrepreneurs as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  27. Submitted Infographic: What can Mark Zuckerberg do with $45B? as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  28. Submitted How much Starbucks do we drink each year? as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  29. Submitted Infographic: Daily Fantasy Sports Is Just Gambling as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  30. Submitted Infographic: Whole Foods – From Beloved to Troubled as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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