balajiviswanath

Interesting concept. Where did you source the data from? Are they from public records or Wikipedia?

Very cool design and concept. I loved how you used Bootstrap for this.

Bait and switch model is a pretty old concept (promo offers, free trials, etc in consumer goods).

I'm an active Quora user and I feel irritated by the whole flood of reviews that is polluting my feed. There is also a huge internal rage against the feature. It is like turning university classrooms into a bar.

That's a good feedback, rmason. It is a niche model that could be added to the article.

If you are a solo entrepreneur who is running a website part-time and furthering your personal brand, then advertising is not a bad idea. However, it is different if you are working full-time along with a team and building something bigger.

Thanks chewxy. The only issue is that advertising is getting increasingly sophisticated and contextual. The big boys (Facebook and Google) have way too much data and crowd out the smaller startups. So, startups should start thinking beyond advertising as a main source of revenue.