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Re:Ask HN: What is your faviorte interview question?
on Saturday May 11, 2019 @04:49AM (#19885272)
"How do you think your contribution to the business can be calculated? Please make me a step by step calculation so that hiring you is actually a good decision for our business"
PS. we are small SAAS, hence any one's contribution can clearly be seen. (https://www.testinvite.com)
Re:As a maker, do you code your landing pages from scratch everytime?
on Saturday May 11, 2019 @04:46AM (#19885262)
I do create my landing pages from scratch every time.
You just need to know a little bit of CSS (grids/flexbox) and media queries. The rest is idea & finding matching fancy images.
I don't do A/B testing, to me, it is a waste of time for small businesses.
What do you think about our landing page: https://www.testinvite.com
Maybe I am very old fashioned. I don't know
Re:Ask HN: Help. My startup is failing
on Saturday May 11, 2019 @04:31AM (#19885216)
It is hard man, very hard. I struggled for 9 years. I failed 3 startups. I can only hope the best for you.
I went through all the things you say. I stopped doing cold calls. It is the worst thing that happened to me. Very demoralizing and devastating. Sucks my energy and will of live.
Later I fully focused on SEO for the locale market. 6 months later, one day a lady from Sanofi Pharmaceutical called me. They were in hurry to find a local partner for conducting an online proctored exam and somehow I got my first customer within a few business days.
Once you have 1 good customer, you should try to expand over. Here is my advice for this case: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19866334
PS: If you wonder what our product is: https://www.testinvite.com
Re:Ask HN: How do you market a new product?
on Saturday May 11, 2019 @04:17AM (#19885181)
Talk to your customers, ask for advice. They may come up with referrals. They may get you in touch with similar companies. That's how we do for https://www.testinvite.com
When we have a new customer, we try our best to expand over.
We ask for back links if it is a small business.
If it is a medium size company, we ask who they can introduce us in similar companies. Even though these are their competitors, they don't bother introducing us or giving the right contacts.
IF it is an international company, we ask if they can introduce us in offices in other countries.
PS. That works for us because our product is a software as a service.
Hope that helps
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Are personality tests effective in hiring decision?
Many companies are using personality tests during hiring. Do you think that makes sense? Is there any proof that it really affects the hiring decision in the good direction?