online directory
7 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 21, 2024 by John Rush · across every show →
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Oct 21, 2024
Oct 21, 2024 negative
Rush: New online directories should only launch with listed items, not ratings
“At the first launch of your directory, the only thing that's important is the items. Like if you put the out, the ratings and everything, it will be empty because there will be no ratings. There will be no users. So all those features, they don't make sense fo…”
Oct 21, 2024 negative
Rush: Building an online directory should take one evening max
“So it all takes, if it takes you more than one evening, then you're doing it wrong. Because if it takes more than one evening, You need to redo your method, otherwise you're kind of riding on a small car, on a slow car, and you'll never get really far with tha…”
Oct 21, 2024
Oct 21, 2024 positive
Rush: Founders should test five to ten directories simultaneously
“That's why I usually bet for five, six, 10 ideas, and I test them all at the same time, so that I, Remove the chance to be disappointed when one idea fails. That's pretty good approach, I would say. Like, don't do just one directory, because it will be disappo…”
Feb 16, 2026 neutral