I'm Timothy, one of the founders of Discovery List. I'm really excited to be launching our site on Hacker News and over the next 24 hours, I'll be sending out invites immediately to people who request them.
I'd like this to be an Apply HN as well, so I'll be more than happy to answer any questions about the business model.
A few interesting (?) points:
- we want Discovery List to be a detailed directory of everything buyable on the Internet
- we make money when people buy products through links on our site; we're putting aside 30% of this affiliate revenue for users that contribute the most
- every week, we give out $10 each to users that contribute the most; if 30% of our affiliate revenue is $10,000, we’ll give out $10 to the top 1,000 contributors.
- users that invite friends get 10% of their invited friend's Karma points
- everyone can add products and reviews and everyone has commenting access
I'd like this to be an Apply HN as well, so I'll be more than happy to answer any questions about the business model.
A few interesting (?) points:
- we want Discovery List to be a detailed directory of everything buyable on the Internet
- we make money when people buy products through links on our site; we're putting aside 30% of this affiliate revenue for users that contribute the most
- every week, we give out $10 each to users that contribute the most; if 30% of our affiliate revenue is $10,000, we’ll give out $10 to the top 1,000 contributors.
- users that invite friends get 10% of their invited friend's Karma points
- everyone can add products and reviews and everyone has commenting access