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A social news website, bought back by its co-founder Kevin Rose, to build a new social platform tackling AI authenticity.
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Ryan Hoover on Product Hunt's Acquisition and Lessons Learned About Launches with Dalton Caldwell
Y Combinator
A social news aggregation website whose redesigns were compared to Product Hunt's, noting community resistance to change.
2023 Resolutions and New Tools, Booze and Ethanol Alternatives, The “Yearly Delete,” and Much More
Tim Ferriss
Kevin Rose's former startup, an early social news website that was very popular, reaching 38 million monthly users, but eventually declined after losing to Reddit.
#37 – Zubin Damania, M.D.: Revolutionizing healthcare one hilariously inspiring video at a time
Peter Attia MD
A social news website co-founded by Kevin Rose.
How I Built The Tim Ferriss Show to 700+ Million Downloads (Featuring Chris Hutchins)
Tim Ferriss
A social news website where Daniel Burka worked, relevant in connecting Chris Hutchins to his network.
Drew Houston : How to Build the Future
Y Combinator
A social news aggregation website. Drew Houston posted a demo video of Dropbox here to generate interest.
Leo Babauta on Zen Habits, Antifragility, Contentment, and Unschooling | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A social news website mentioned as a significant source of traffic for blogs in the early days of social media, particularly when posts reached its front page.
Jeff Atwood: Stack Overflow and Coding Horror | Lex Fridman Podcast #7
Lex Fridman
Mentioned as a platform whose voting and content aggregation features were incorporated into Stack Overflow's design.
Mike Maples Jr Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
A social news website, one of Mike Maples Jr.'s first angel investments through Kevin Rose, described as having a 'circuitous path' but crucial for his entry into consumer internet investing.
HubSpot CEO and Cofounder Brian Halligan with Wufoo Cofounder Kevin Hale
Y Combinator
A social news aggregation website popular in the early days of HubSpot, used for marketing.
New Health Gadgets, How to Drink Less, AI, & More
Tim Ferriss
A social news website, bought back by its co-founder Kevin Rose, to build a new social platform tackling AI authenticity.
Ramit Sethi Interview: Part 1 (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
A social news aggregation website where Ramit Sethi's article 'Geek to Freak' gained significant traction, crashing his site.
#500! KevKev TimTim TalkTalk on Dragon Slaying, Lessons Learned, Viagra, and Assorted Nonsense
Tim Ferriss
A social news website co-founded by Kevin Rose, mentioned as his previous podcasting experience prior to The Tim Ferriss Show.
Kevin Systrom: Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #243
Lex Fridman
An early social news aggregator, mentioned as an example of a platform that distributed interesting content to users, much like modern social networks.