How We Bootstrapped AirPair to Ramen Profitability (and YC W14)

http://hackerpreneurialism.com/post/67498528332/how-we-bootstrapped-airpair-to-ramen-profitability

by jkresner • 13 years ago

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justinelof• 13 years ago

These guys are serious hustlers. Worked with them on a hack at StartupBus earlier this year and was very impressed. Get'm.

ohheyworld• 13 years ago

Krener is a hustla all the way

markrickert• 13 years ago

Congrats! I was an AirPair expert a while back and had a great experience. Providing a marketplace like this is a fantastic idea and i'm happy they're getting some industry backing!

dylandrop• 13 years ago

Just lettin ya know -- you have a typo in your header: "Hackerpreneurialsm" is missing the last i

jhuckestein• 13 years ago

Congrats! Way to go Jonathon! Can't wait to have a plumber AirPair with me to fix my dryer :)

jasoncrawford• 13 years ago

Nice, congrats!

I was one of the early experts on AirPair; it's been a good way to get a bit of contracting work on the side without having to promote myself. Jonathan and Maksim do a good job of matching up experts with clients. Best of luck, guys.

woah• 13 years ago

Biggest thing I admired about these guys is their reluctance to code! Some startups spend months and years building elaborate codebases before anyone even uses them, these guys were doing everything by hand and making money before a single line was written. Really the right outlook on things.

scottmcleod• 13 years ago

Kresner is a talented guy, glad to see this blog post up!

lquist• 13 years ago

Don't mean this as a dig, but if this is the definition of bootstrapping, isn't almost every YC company bootstrapped?

soneca• 13 years ago

Wow, great idea. This is exactly what I was looking for when I did this Ask HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5832823

..copying here: "I am a newbie founder learning to code and creating a web app to practice. Sometimes I am completeley stuck and no amount of Google and Stackoverflow solves my problem. What I really want is to some senior developer remotely access my code and (eg) correct the bug of how my app relate to my database now that it is published on Azure. Something that I already spent 3 days trying to do it and I am sure a developer with experience on it would solve in no more than an hour.

I don't want to outsource my code, or hire a freelancer for a job worth $10,000. I just want one or two hours of his/hers time to fix a very specific bug. A marketplace like this would be very valuable for me. What do you think?"

lukasm• 13 years ago

There is a typo "WorPress"

picsoung• 13 years ago

Congrats ! I can see AirPair for other stuff than programming, cant wait to see more :)

taariqlewis• 13 years ago

I saw AirPair start and I am continued to be impressed with all the milestones they have conquered with their determination, grit, and passion for software programming. A great team that deserves every bit of success they have acquired. Nice job and congrats on entering YC W14!

How We Bootstrapped AirPair to Ramen Profitability (and YC W14)

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