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jefftk
on Nov 7, 2019
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What do we really know about the effectiveness of ...
HN has ads: startups advertising for employees. But I don't know how YC thinks of the effect of HN.
JetSpiegel
on Nov 14, 2019
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It has ads, but those are not commercial. Only indirectly.
jefftk
on Nov 15, 2019
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What do you mean that the ads aren't commercial?
JetSpiegel
on Nov 15, 2019
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The companies don't pay for the ads (that's my understanding). It's not dissimilar from an artist mentioning a patron. It's more an endorsement than an ad, it's not exactly the same thing as AdWords.
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