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Re:Show HN: Founderpath – Raise $10k-$1m in 72 hours, free revenue ana...
on Thursday August 06, 2020 @02:41PM (#24074086)
VCs are in a different business with a different model. VC is always great for the VC, not always so much for the founder. So this is a great alternative
Show HN: Founderpath – Raise $10k-$1m in 72 hours, free revenue analytics
Hey HN!We're launching Founderpath today to help saas founders raise cash without diluting their companyInstead of a merchant cash advance needing to be paid back within 6-12 months, our standard deal is 15% interest, 4 year payback, $200k checkWe get no equity, no warrants, no weird covenants, and don't require personal guaranteesThis cash is way cheaper than if you were to raise from a VC...
Re:Show HN: Weekly newsletter of requests for pitches from top-tier an...
on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @11:59AM (#20929652)
Thanks for commenting by the way!
Re:Show HN: Weekly newsletter of requests for pitches from top-tier an...
on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @11:58AM (#20929647)
We might launch a free version at some point. There's just so much that work that goes into retrieving requests (especially at our current scale), that we really need to charge for it in short run in order to get to the long run––if that makes sense. We're a small indie team
Show HN: Weekly newsletter of requests for pitches from top-tier angels and VCS
Hey guys!Weekly.vc (https://weekly.vc) is a weekly email with requests for pitches from top VCs and angel investors.When investors want to meet, research, invest in, or learn more about a specific kind of startup––either by industry, location, or mission––they submit “requests for pitches” to Weekly.vc.Every week we compile a list and send them out to everyone who’s subscribed to the newsletter...
Show HN: A database of 52k+ investors to raise your seed round
Hey guys!Investor Scout (https://investorscout.co) is a categorized database of over 52,000 angel investors, venture capitalists, and VC funds.Stumbling through bottomless Google results, Twitter bios, AngelList & LinkedIn profile, and Crunchbase pages to find the best investors to pitch your startup can take hundreds of hours to do effectively.Investor Scout aggregates 52k+ investors,...
Show HN: A database of 200k+ podcasts with emails to feature your business
Hey guys!Podcast List (https://presshunt.co/podcasts) is a categorized database of 200k+ podcasts with emails & tags to help you find and pitch podcasts to cover your business.Podcasts are the newest form of media outlet, and coverage of you, your product, or your business can generate tons of attention quickly.Most podcast lists are designed for people trying to find new podcasts to listen...
Show HN: PR Boost gets your startup in the news with PR campaigns powered by AI
Hey everyone!For the last year and a half we’ve been working hard on building the future of PR software at Press Hunt (https://presshunt.co). We’ve compiled one of the most advanced journalist databases available. One of the biggest requests we’ve had from our users is to have guided campaigns ran by PR experts integrated into our core software product.We’ve launched a similar service in the...
Show HN: Scribble is a simple, no BS blog-writing subscription for busy startups
Hey guys!About 6 months ago we launched the first version of Scribble on Hacker News & Product Hunt. Scribble (https://hiscribble.com) is a simple, no BS blog-writing subscription for startups, small businesses, and indie makers.Since launching our 1.0 we’ve learned a lot about how to run a service like this, and today we’re launching a huge revamp:We’ve about doubled the amount of writers...
Show HN: We compiled a database of 45k+ investors to raise a seed round
Hey guys!Investor Scout (https://investorscout.co) is a categorized database of over 45,000 angel investors and venture capitalists.Finding the right investors to pitch your startup to––then finding the best way to reach out to them directly––is a nightmare. The data is spread out all over the internet, down the google rabbit hole, Twitter, LinkedIn, and AngelList.Research can take hundreds of...
Re:Show HN: A categorized database of ~400k journalists
on Friday December 14, 2018 @05:52PM (#18685640)
Thanks!
Cision is one of those behemoths that doesn't care too much about UI or UX, or improving their product quickly for that matter.
Used Cision in the past and hated it, figured there was a better way to build something for this use-case.
Working on a lot of data science opportunities here + integrating other web services like gmail to 10x the efficiency of the PR outreach process.
Re:Show HN: A categorized database of ~400k journalists
on Friday December 14, 2018 @05:50PM (#18685625)
Yeah, you can actually search through our entire database for free on our homepage (we've just redacted premium data like emails and phone numbers).
For 'fish' we have almost 17k results. A lot of media outlets related to fish like Fishipedia.
For 'fishing travel' there are results from Voyages de Peche (which I'm pretty sure is literally "fishing trips" in French), who writes about 'fish' and 'travel'.
We have their writer Julien's name, email, and phone number here.
Re:Show HN: A categorized database of ~400k journalists
on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @02:29PM (#18658060)
We launched Press Hunt 1.0 in late March, so we've been validating etc. since then
Re:Show HN: A categorized database of ~400k journalists
on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @02:28PM (#18658054)
Thanks for commenting! We've been working on this for ~3 months, and we've exclusively invested all our engineering resources into this for the past 6-7 weeks
Re:Show HN: A categorized database of ~400k journalists
on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @01:27PM (#18657479)
Yes! Anyone can use the trial search on our homepage for free to see if they're in the database and how they're categorized.
If you're not in there and want to be added, just let me know. If you're in there and don't want to be, just leave a message in the live chat of our site. Same goes if you'd like to update your tags!
Show HN: A categorized database of ~400k journalists
Hey guys!Press Hunt (https://presshunt.co) is a categorized database of almost 400k journalists, reporters, and media outlets.Finding the right journalists to pitch your business to––then finding their email address––is a nightmare. The data is spread out all over the internet, down the google rabbit hole, news sites, and twitter accounts.Research can take hundreds of hours on it’s own, not...
Re:Show HN: Automatically share new blog posts on targeted subreddits
on Thursday October 04, 2018 @09:34AM (#18139715)
Hey everyone!
From launching our own blog we’ve discovered just how much a PITA it is to maintain it—let alone actively grow it.
Blogs are great growth mechanisms for products (SEO, targeted traffic, branding, etc.), but they also require a lot of love & attention. Beyond writing the blog in the first place, you also have to get it in front of the right people.
We heard all about this problem when we launched Scribble (an on demand blog writing subscription for startups), and thought we had the right background to address it.
Exclamation is a seamless way to promote your blog posts on targeted subreddits. Here’s how it works:
1. Send us a link when you publish a new post 2. We’ll generate a custom list of 10 targeted subreddits for each post you submit 3. We’ll hand-submit the posts (to avoid getting flagged as spam) to the subreddits within 5 days
Exclamation is for those who have enough time to write a great blog post, but not enough to share it everywhere they should. Your blog should help your product grow, not suck time away from working on it.
Exclamation is really exciting when it’s combined with Scribble: essentially with these two you can automate both the writing of your blog and the promotion of it. You can just sit back, relax, and leave your entire blog on autopilot. That way you can focus on what actually matters: product & users.
Would love to hear your thoughts on this! We’ll be around all day to answer questions.
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Show HN: Automatically share new blog posts on targeted subreddits
Show HN: An unlimited blog-writing subscription starting at $99
Hey HNScribble (https://www.hiscribble.com/) is an unlimited writing subscription for brands starting at $99/mo. We help startups, indie hackers, and brands write high-quality blogs to attract attention to their products.Writing a blog is a great way to improve SEO and bring in long-term targeted traffic. Blogs are hard work though. You can’t just write one post, you have to constantly maintain...
Re:Show HN: Get featured on a famous billboard in Times Square with 1 ...
on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @09:51AM (#18075886)
Are you sure? It's working for us!
Show HN: Get featured on a famous billboard in Times Square with 1 click
Hey HN!BroadBoard is the simplest & most affordable way to get your product featured on one of the most famous billboards in Times Square. We just launched on Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/broadboard-times-square!Normally advertising in Times Square requires 7-figure budgets and months-long commitments.We’ve organized a partnership with the management behind the famous...
Re:Show HN: Investor Hunt is a database of 40k+ investors to raise you...
on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @10:21AM (#17355623)
Got it. Thanks for the feedback! We'll add this feature ASAP. In the meantime you can see past investments so you can get a feel for company's maturity level. Thanks for subscribing :)
Re:Show HN: Investor Hunt is a database of 40k+ investors to raise you...
on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @09:52AM (#17355306)
Yeah, that could be true. I think now it's pretty standard that it doesn't make sense for people to spam others
Re:Show HN: Investor Hunt is a database of 40k+ investors to raise you...
on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @09:25AM (#17355098)
Thanks––we agree! We built Investor Hunt to make finding relevant investors easier. In our experience, investors don't mind receiving cold emails as long as they're polite and relevant. Startups who aggressively spam irrelevant investors won't have any luck raising.
Show HN: Investor Hunt is a database of 40k+ investors to raise your seed round
Hey guys!Investor Hunt (https://www.investorhunt.co) is a categorized database of 40k+ angel investors and venture capitalists.Figuring out which investors are likely to be interested in your project and how to get in direct contact with them is a nightmare. All this data is spread out, and finding it pushes you down a rabbit hole of AngelList, personal websites, Crunchbase, and VC fund...
Re:Show HN: Howler 2.0 is PR outreach as a service starting at $99/mo
on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @12:32PM (#17180670)
Agreed! We're working hard to do just that
Show HN: Howler 2.0 is PR outreach as a service starting at $99/mo
Hey guys!~3 months ago we launched Howler (www.howler.media) as a simple “PR outreach as a service” product; a productized alternative to $5k/mo PR agencies for $149/mo.So far we’ve helped ~100 startups like Ben (YC W18), Bitsbox (as seen on Shark Tank), and Off The Grid get dozens of interviews with outlets like TechCrunch, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. (You can see some of the...
Re:Show HN: Find the best journalists to cover you with our DB of 500k
on Thursday March 29, 2018 @11:21AM (#16707759)
Hey guys!
Last month we launched Howler: AI-powered media outreach. So far Howler’s working really well for our users and were excited to make it better and better.
In doing so we’ve had to build out a comprehensive database of journalists that includes their name, email, and tags that represent what they’re interested in writing about (determined by what they’ve written about before, where they write, and what they’ve tweeted about). We have just about 500,000 journalists now.
Our goal is to perfect the matching of stories to journalists, helping startups get featured faster and helping journalists get less spam. Our tagging system is great this (and getting better), and we think it’s the right time for this database to be a standalone product.
While there are a few comparable services, they’re either a. too small (10k-100k contacts), b. outdated (making most of the data useless), or c. too niche (only TechCrunch emails).
In our experience with cold media outreach, we’ve found it to be a game of numbers. Assuming you’re only pitching to people interested in writing about stories similar to yours, around 1% - 2% on average will feature you. Given this, a database of 10k contacts isn’t very useful (especially when only a small number of the contacts are relevant).
The best strategy is to find as many relevant journalists as possible (a few thousand), and push cold email campaigns with a compelling story (but emails must be direct, not en masse spam––like sniping).
As always, we’ll be here all day to answer questions!
Check us out on PH here: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/press-hunt
- Matt
P.S. Our goal is to launch 2 products a month for all of 2018. This is product #5 of the year!