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mk  ·  3303 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A word is worth a thousand vectors - Word2Vec, and why you should care

Oh absolutely. It's way beyond our pay grade. Expect that in a Hubski Update in 2021.





user-inactivated  ·  3303 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sell out, Mmkay. Get that sweet, sweet Venture Capitalist Money.

Or, you know, add a donate button. Please. Please.

mk  ·  3303 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  

It was part of Monday's meeting. Truth be told, we aren't going to be able to quit our day jobs with the level of donations/subscriptions that we will currently muster, and that is part of the reason I have held off. That said, it would be nice not having to dig into our own pockets for servers and stickers.

I cannot imagine a VC scenario that would work out well for the site. If Fred Wilson really wanted to give us $10M, it would be difficult not to consider trying to make it work, but I don't think that cash money is what Hubski ought to be after. In my mind, Hubski is about expanding a dimension of human interaction that could benefit from the effort. That goal can easily extend beyond what exists here and now, but I am not keen on selling myself or you all on a new strategy for Hubski that fits a funding model.

Ideally, I would like to get the site into a state where is sustained itself, and can continue its mission with minimal polluting influences. I do think it is possible, and I think that it will be even more possible as time passes. The team seems to think that there won't be much harm in an early revenue model; we are going to experiment with that this year.

user-inactivated  ·  3303 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hell yeah! haven't even been here that long and I can already tell 2015 is gonna be the hypest year of Hubski.

lil  ·  3303 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I love that this "thoughtful" comment about Hubski directions is hidden in this obscure feed.

steve  ·  3303 days ago  ·  link  ·  

NPR has evergreen partners (a set amount comes out of my checking account every month). Hubski could do the same. Think givemarkadollar.com, but ongoing. No - you still couldn't quit your day job, but that could provide a steady, reliable stream of server/sticker opex. People feel good about contributing to causes they love.

veen  ·  3303 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wonder, would a small ad box above the feed make a significant difference? Personally I wouldn't mind that at all.

mk  ·  3303 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I only want to entertain it if the benefit is significant. At this time, I don't think it would be.

user-inactivated  ·  3303 days ago  ·  link  ·  

insom and I talked about this once and she seemed to think that it would hardly make a difference financially. Not enough pageviews etc.