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http://imgfave.com - YC company. 100k daily pageviews.

http://backerpass.com - Monthly funding platform for artists and creators. ~$200/month currently going to creators.

http://followfridayapp.com - Web, iOS, Android. Doesn't work currently because Instagram restricted their API. Could be rebranded into an app focused on selecting your own photos (something like 2016bestnine.com).

http://facebook.com/youtubesearchbot - Messenger bot with 25 daily active users. Yeah not a lot, but could be grown if you have another bot to cross-promote with.

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Does imgfave make any money? Surprised to hear it's a YC company. I remember it.

Yup, YC S12. It does, but it's hard to cover CDN costs these days. CDN costs have gone up, mostly due to gifs, and ad rates have fallen over the past few years. Never quite got to the size where I could do direct brand deals for higher CPMs.

You are using google cloud storage? That's very expensive (as is cloudfront) since they charge for requests. Try KeyCDN/maxCDN/edgecast (via a reseller) which doesn't charge for requests and with cheaper bandwidth pricing

Is backerpass growing/shrinking/steady?

Only have a few creators on board but they will likely stick around since it's a meaningful amount of money for them. Since this kind of thing really only works for creators will a decent size fan-base, my strategy so far has been to reach out to people directly via email, explain how it works, helping them setup their page, help them launch it to their audience, etc. While that process could be improved, with something like this I think that's inevitable for awhile until word-of-mouth starts growing. I'd say it's a good starting point if you're looking to launch a Patreon-style crowdfunding service, but it might make sense to take what I've built and focus on a particular niche (Youtubers? Open Source projects?) and add features that work well for that niche.

imgfave uses shady pop-unders? first and last time visited. surprised that's a YC co

Yeah popunders suck, but doing what I can to cover costs right now. Have a lot of users that would much rather that than imgfave being shut down. That said, plan to remove those as soon as I find a better ad network.

Given that is the case, the business is worth close to $0

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