Here’s the deal. I need money for servers.
One way to raise funds is to go to an Angel or a VC and try to raise funds but honestly this takes time and I’m really not sure this is the right way to go.
Another way to raise funds is to sell $20 Golden Tickets to TailRank. Not only that but I’ll give you 6 months of a TailRank PRO account (no ads, realtime stats, etc) for free!
If this works (hopefully) I’m going to turn around and spend the money on servers (and other misc expenses) which will hopefully make our launch go smooth.
I’ve got 20 minutes before my demo here at the TechCrunch BBQ. Wish me luck! It would be SUPER cool if I sold a golden ticket before my demo! Don’t let me down guys! :)
Click here to Purchase TailRank Golden Ticket on PayPal.
Update: Dave Winer just gave me $20 for an invite! Sweet! I’ll blog more about this later. I have pictures!
Update Again:
And I have pictures of Dave giving me $20!!! Just think! You guys can be as cool as Dave Winer and get a TailRank beta!
Thanks to Ethan Stock of ZVents for the photo.
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Trackback on Oct 22nd, 2005 at 12:09 am
Paying for Betas
Kevin Burton doesn’t have enough money for server(s). So, for fund raising, he is offering you the privilege of testing his product, if you pay $20. I think this has a few major problems, that whole paying for servers idea. First off, you can’t buy that m
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Trackback on Oct 24th, 2005 at 8:17 pm
$10 Gets Us a Beer!
We need money for beer. Beer makes us snarky. We need to be snarky to make sure that YOU get the best content possible. Announcing the Super-Silly™ fund raiser - the second silliest fund-raiser EVAR!
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Homesteading Our Noósphere
Scott says that its insanity to expect that Web services should be free. I agree, and Ive written here many times about my support for services that I well and truly appreciate. This is homesteading the noósphere at its root.
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October 22, 2005 at 1:17 am
Dude that picture rocks! I already have a TailRank account but I’ll give you 20 bucks anyway if you promise to spend it on servers and not on wine and women.
October 22, 2005 at 1:21 am
Brad!
Alright.. on servers it is! :)
You would have had fun tonight. Lots of cool people!
Kevin
October 22, 2005 at 6:32 am
Awesome idea for cash strapped .com startups! I hope it works out, I wish I had mulah spare to give it a whirl.
October 22, 2005 at 8:40 am
If the account’s good for multiple blogs (we’re a blog network, and want to track all our blogs), then drop me an email and we’ll contribute :)
October 22, 2005 at 11:47 am
Cool idea. 20 bucks sent.
October 22, 2005 at 11:48 am
Damien!
You rock!
Kevin
October 22, 2005 at 2:03 pm
The checks in the mail….
I’ll give you twenty bucks the next time I see you. You talked about dropping by coworking this comming week; you should come by on Monday. The address is 3387 22nd St in San Francisco.
October 22, 2005 at 2:08 pm
Brad.
That’s even BETTER! Then I can get a picture of you giving me the $20 and post it to my blog :-)
Kevin
November 3, 2005 at 12:09 pm
two thumbs up!!! think that will make relief: http://www.adobe.com , substances that cure you , my parents didnt told me about it