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You could sell the site on http://flippa.com http://flippa.com

by xiaomei 14y ago

aymeric 14y ago
Imagine: You have a growing successful website and you wonder what to do with it, would your answer be: I should sell it on flippa? I think this is a poor advice, especially in an entrepreneur community.
- xiaomei 14y ago
  It may be poor advice but it is an option nevertheless. pud asked for what to do next and selling the site is a potential road to take. I'm disappointed that some people have down voted this to death. I am following the rules of the site. I feel bullied after expressing an opinion.
  - GFischer 14y ago
    I think you're right, but I guess some people thought your comment didn't add to the discussion. It did answer the original question. I wouldn't have downvoted it, but I wouldn't have upvoted it either. That said, I do believe it's not the best suggestion (especially since pud seems engaged and interested in growing the site).
  - aymeric 14y ago
    You are right. You were not off-topic and the fact it is poor advice is only a judgement, not the absolute truth. Maybe I have misused downvoting here. Can't downvoting be used to express disagreement instead of just reporting a misbehaviour?
    - xiaomei 14y ago
      I believe downvoting is only available to users with high karma. This makes me believe that downvoting is meant to fight misbehavior. Unfortunately there is no way to report misbehavior of downvoting. If you already have high karma you have a conflict of interest in reporting downvoting misbehavior.
      - aymeric 14y ago
        I will stop using downvotes for disagreement then. (Actually I think it is the first time I use this downvote feature on HN so the damage is fairly limited so far).
      - aymeric 14y ago
        Actually, it seems that downvoting for disagreement is a ok behaviour: pg: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171
- Matt_Mickiewicz 14y ago
  Matt, co-founder of Flippa here. Given the huge size of fandalism, Phil would probably be better of hiring an investment banker or business broker to sell the it (not that it's his goal here)... Flippa's specialty is under $250K, once you start approaching 7-figures, the transaction gets more complex, the buyers get bigger, and it makes sense to have a professional involved.
- xiaomei 14y ago
  I believe a taboo has slowly been growing among the entrepreneur community regarding selling startup businesses. I think it started with Mark Z. turning down offers from major tech players and it has continued with Dropbox turning down an acquisition from Apple. I am not taking sides on whether entrepreneurs should sell their companies. But I think there is a problem when bringing up the subject is frowned upon on. I am unsure whether this is a problem with Hacker News' moderation system or it really is a taboo.

You could sell the site on http://flippa.com http://flippa.com

by xiaomei 14y ago

You could sell the site on http://flippa.com http://flippa.com

Imagine: You have a growing successful website and you wonder what to do with it, would your answer be: I should sell it on flippa? I think this is a poor advice, especially in an entrepreneur community.

xiaomei 14y ago
It may be poor advice but it is an option nevertheless. pud asked for what to do next and selling the site is a potential road to take. I'm disappointed that some people have down voted this to death. I am following the rules of the site. I feel bullied after expressing an opinion.
- GFischer 14y ago
  I think you're right, but I guess some people thought your comment didn't add to the discussion. It did answer the original question. I wouldn't have downvoted it, but I wouldn't have upvoted it either. That said, I do believe it's not the best suggestion (especially since pud seems engaged and interested in growing the site).
- aymeric 14y ago
  You are right. You were not off-topic and the fact it is poor advice is only a judgement, not the absolute truth. Maybe I have misused downvoting here. Can't downvoting be used to express disagreement instead of just reporting a misbehaviour?
  - xiaomei 14y ago
    I believe downvoting is only available to users with high karma. This makes me believe that downvoting is meant to fight misbehavior. Unfortunately there is no way to report misbehavior of downvoting. If you already have high karma you have a conflict of interest in reporting downvoting misbehavior.
    - aymeric 14y ago
      I will stop using downvotes for disagreement then. (Actually I think it is the first time I use this downvote feature on HN so the damage is fairly limited so far).
    - aymeric 14y ago
      Actually, it seems that downvoting for disagreement is a ok behaviour: pg: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171
Matt_Mickiewicz 14y ago
Matt, co-founder of Flippa here. Given the huge size of fandalism, Phil would probably be better of hiring an investment banker or business broker to sell the it (not that it's his goal here)... Flippa's specialty is under $250K, once you start approaching 7-figures, the transaction gets more complex, the buyers get bigger, and it makes sense to have a professional involved.
xiaomei 14y ago
I believe a taboo has slowly been growing among the entrepreneur community regarding selling startup businesses. I think it started with Mark Z. turning down offers from major tech players and it has continued with Dropbox turning down an acquisition from Apple. I am not taking sides on whether entrepreneurs should sell their companies. But I think there is a problem when bringing up the subject is frowned upon on. I am unsure whether this is a problem with Hacker News' moderation system or it really is a taboo.