Directory
topic on 3 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes
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the Startup Ideas Podcast
3 statements about Directory, every show
Gilbert: Human-curated web directories cannot scale as internet content multiplies exponentially
“When you have a small number of total websites, curating them is interesting, but when you have 10,000 times more websites and 10,000 times more niches that people are interested in, directory is not going to be an efficient way to surface what people are look…”
Rush: Starter Story is a directory generating over $1M
“Starter story is a directory too, right? It's a directory of starter stories and he's making over a million.”
Walling: Communities offer zero SEO benefit and fail without critical mass
“In addition, a community is going to be private, so there's really no SEO benefit. Maybe you have a landing page or something, but now you're trying to get enough people in there. That you need the community to work. It doesn't work with 10 people. A directory…”