annajohnson

Joined 16 years ago

Karma
210
Submissions
80
Member since
Sep 2
Co-founder and CEO of Kikabink (http://www.kikabink.com), the company behind the Domainer Income domain name investment platform (http://www.domainerincome.com).
View on Hacker News

Recent submissions

Comment · 15 years ago
I like Jason Calacanis. He's done a wonderful job with TWIST, the This Week In network, the Open Angel Forum and the Launch conference. I find him to be very funny and entertaining, passionate about entrepreneurship, tough-minded and determined to succeed, forthright and honest about his opinions, and someone who isn't afraid to make hard decisions. I do wonder about the future of Mahalo, though. Unlike some of Jason's other ventures, it seems as if Mahalo - now version 4.0 - has struggled to obtain a unique and strong identity, let alone sufficient market traction, so far. If it can be the best how-to video site on the Internet, great, but given Google's recent stance on how-to content sites (i.e. the 'farmer' algorithmic change), not to mention all the other companies vying to be the best how-to video site on the Internet, the company certainly has its work cut out for it. On the other hand, these are precisely the circumstances that sort out the real entrepreneurs from the wannabes and from Jason's comments above... I wouldn't count him or the Mahalo team out.
Comment · 16 years ago
Comment · 16 years ago
Green tea contains caffeine... so I'm confused too.
Comment · 16 years ago
Why Are There So Many Articles on Why There Are So Few Women in Tech?

Okay, I'm being facetious. But as a female entrepreneur and founder of a growing tech startup, I would much rather read about the women who ARE building tech companies than endless articles on the women who aren't (i.e. articles about why so many women don't work in tech or start tech companies, etc).

That's not to say such articles don't make some relevant points. But are they really helping or hindering the situation? Which kind of article would inspire more women to get into tech... another article lamenting the lack of women... or an inspiring article profiling some of the women who have, or are, building wonderful tech companies?

I know which kind fires me up (and of course I get inspired by ALL entrepreneurs - men and women).

Live from the official Hacker News API

A modern reader for Hacker News · SvelteKit + Skeleton