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Paul Hontz
Personal blog · thestartupfoundry.com · on HN as g0atbuttstartupsbusiness
Paul Hontz writes The Startup Foundry, a personal blog at thestartupfoundry.com about startups and business. Since 2011, 42 different Hacker News readers have linked it 155 times, most often “Angry Bird’s “overnight success” only took 8 years.”. The last post was in 2014, but the archive is still widely read.
by Paul Hontz
Most-linked posts?
- /7 people · 7 mentions · first linked 2011-02-21
- /4 people · 5 mentions · first linked 2011-02-21
- Angry Bird’s “overnight success” only took 8 years.3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2011-03-11
- Hacker News and drive by traffic: How to make the most of your startups launch2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-05-26
- Startup Toolbox - Follow up to "HN: We’re creating a “Startup toolbox”. 2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-02-19
- Make your startup ridiculously easy to write about. Put together a press pack2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-03-18
- How to get your startup coverage online2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-02-08
- 7 Tips for Scoring Your First Article2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-08-18
- Love of the Game: Be foolish enough to believe your startup will make it.2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-04-06
- O’Reilly: When something is commoditized, an adjacent thing becomes valuable2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-03-14
What Hacker News says?
I am the single founder of One Day, One Job http://www.onedayonejob.com/ I'm not quite ready to consider it a success, but it is profitable enough to cover my living expenses. I recently hired some part-timers to help me grow it into something bigger. I did an interview with The Startup Foundry a few months ago that is way too long but does a good job of telling my story: http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/03/02/one-…
Comment linking /2011/03/02/one-day-one-job-how-a-pissed-off-ceo-became-a-startups-biggest-revenue-stream/
on “Ask HN: Small product, single founder success stories? ”Submitted If iPads are “post-pc devices” why must I sync with iTunes before I can use one? as a story · 445 points
HN discussionThe OP's link is to the comment thread - here's the article link: http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/03/11/angry-birds-overnigh...
Comment linking /2011/03/11/angry-birds-overnight-success-only-took-8-years/
on “Angry Bird’s “overnight success” only took 8 years.”Submitted Angry Bird’s “overnight success” only took 8 years. as a story · 254 points
HN discussionThat remembers me the history of Angry Birds creators: Should they have stop after 6 years without a huge success ? http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/03/11/angry-birds-overnigh... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2314532
Comment linking /2011/03/11/angry-birds-overnight-success-only-took-8-years/
on “Insight From Dropbox: Failure Is Not The Worst Outcome, Mediocrity Is”Submitted ShoeFitr: The company Amazon must buy immediately as a story · 161 points
HN discussionWelcome to HN. It is a pretty popular web site with a part of the technical crowd. It gets analyzed a lot [1][2]. It also gets a lot of 'spam' (since coverage on the front page of HN can send you lots of traffic [3][4][5]) HN "scores" its participants using a counter 'karma' [6] which also affects features visible to your account (well at least the down vote button) And with any 'score' there are people who score mo…
Comment linking /2011/05/26/hacker-news-and-drive-by-traffic-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-startups-launch/
on “The $4 Million Complaint Call (2012)”Submitted Don't yell at waitresses. You look like a jerk and it blows investments. as a story · 127 points
HN discussionAnother attempt at the same, not as complete in some regards but also includes billing http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/02/18/startup-toolbox-a-re...
Comment linking /2011/02/18/startup-toolbox-a-resource-for-startups/
on “Startup Tools”Submitted Make your startup ridiculously easy to write about. Put together a press pack as a story · 125 points
HN discussionA lack of sleep and too many hours is the first thing that seems to be highlighted in a lot of startup stories. The second is a lack of good nutrition and the idea of subsisting on ramen. For example the most recent article[1] on the startup foundry has an image with the text "Ramen - Startup Flavor" and this is said about the founders diet: His diet primarily consists of Ramen Noodles and whatever fruit is on sale…
Comment linking /2011/04/06/love-of-the-game-be-foolish-enough-to-believe-your-startup-will-make-it/
on “Startups And Work/Life Balance”Submitted Hopelessly perfect: Why it’s smart to work at a no-shot startup as a story · 119 points
HN discussionhttp://thestartupfoundry.com . What's old is new again. Paul Hontz had those exact same feelings, and has brought forth a blog that is closer to what TC used to be than any other I've seen.
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on “Born This Way”Submitted Mint’s Original Marketing Plan (circa 2007) as a story · 113 points
HN discussionTC writes whatever will generate ad impressions or curry favor with someone they wish would like them, and AOL's acquisition makes that official policy. I really hope the guys at http://thestartupfoundry.com/ keep at it and become a significant presence.
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on “Born This Way”Submitted Why two engineers left Apple to build a Flash alternative: Hype's (YC W11) Story as a story · 104 points
HN discussionhttp://thestartupfoundry.com/ is the reboot you're thinking of. So far, I've really found them good. Way better than TC (natch).
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on “Born This Way”Submitted You’re not entitled to anything. Hustle for everything you’re worth as a story · 88 points
HN discussionAlong similar lines, here are some links relating to actually getting coverage in the tech press (rather than sending nasty e-mails as mentioned in this post): http://www.martinbryant.net/approaching-tech-journalists-for... http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/02/08/four-guidelines-to-g... http://www.copyblogger.com/irresistible-pr/ And Michael Arrington spent some time on the topic in this video: http://www.youtube.co…
Comment linking /2011/02/08/four-guidelines-to-get-your-startup-coverage-online/
on “You’re not entitled to anything. Hustle for everything you’re worth”Submitted Facebook pages are worthless for your startup. Go where the early adopters are. as a story · 86 points
HN discussionAnd they are already starting to go the TC way. http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/06/13/tsf-is-looking-for-f...
Comment linking /2011/06/13/tsf-is-looking-for-funded-startups-to-cover-will-you-tell-me-about-yours/
on “Redesign.techcrunch.com”Submitted We’re creating a “Startup toolbox”. What apps should go in it? as a story · 81 points
HN discussionhttp://thestartupfoundry.com/ is what i replaced my TC feed with.
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on “Redesign.techcrunch.com”Submitted 31 days, 120,000 hits, and $462 in revenue. The Startup Foundry’s story. as a story · 78 points
HN discussionDefinitely have to recommend Paul and his site, TSF. I just signed up for the daily digest after seeing it on twitter a few times, and I'm enjoying it. We haven't been able to get on there yet, but they provide a good form here: http://thestartupfoundry.com/tip-us/ , and a nice article on building up your press kit here: http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/03/18/make-your-startup-ri... . Really good guys, doing some g…
Comment linking /2011/03/18/make-your-startup-ridiculously-easy-to-write-about-put-together-a-great-press-pack/
on “Ask HN: What to read instead of Techcrunch?”Submitted Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCrunch" as a story · 77 points
HN discussionHi I'm Paul Hontz and I run The Startup Foundry. I built TSF as a place where entrepreneurs could learn and grow from each other. Often times I will cover a hot startup that is still flying under the radar, conduct interviews with founders via Skype, or share advice. We have some fantastic content lined up this week and I hope you'll check us out. We are obviously not a techcrunch clone, but I think that's a good th…
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on “Ask HN: What to read instead of Techcrunch?”Submitted Startup Death Clock as a story · 74 points
HN discussionhttp://thestartupfoundry.com/
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on “Ask HN: What to read instead of Techcrunch?”Submitted It’s “GitHub meets Shopify”: Binpress sells your source code as a story · 70 points
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