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HackerNoon: What is your company in 2–5 words? Erik Huberman: AI Enabled. Tech-Integrated. Marketing Powerhouse. Why is now the time for your company to exist? Now more than ever, Hawke Media’s existence is crucial because we are celebrating a decade of marketing excellence and leading the way in the AI-integrated marketing landscape. As the fastest growing agency in the nation, our expertise in artificial intelligence and data analytics sets us apart. Our proprietary platform, Hawke AI, has been developed over nearly ten years and is at the core of our strategy. It delivers deep audience insights and competitive analysis, empowering us to craft highly targeted and adaptive marketing campaigns. By automating tasks and enhancing decision-making, Hawke AI analyzes extensive data from over 7,000 brands and $500 million in ad spend. Operating in real-time, it dynamically adjusts to market changes and ensures transparency across all major marketing channels, positioning us at the forefront of the industry. What do you love about your team, and why are you the ones to solve this problem? If there was one thing to celebrate over the past 10 years at Hawke Media, it would be our people. As a CEO and founder, I've quickly learned that it's all about people. Creating an environment where you can develop, hire, attract, and retain great people is critical to building a great business. Their incredible marketing capabilities and talents are what make Hawke Media the powerhouse it is today. With innovation being crucial in our ever-evolving world, I've witnessed firsthand how many of our competitors have fallen apart. My team at Hawke Media goes above and beyond in identifying potential disruptions and adapting to them, allowing us to stay on top of trends and making Hawke Media the leading marketing agency of choice. If you weren’t building your startup, what would you be doing? I would be building another one! At the moment, how do you measure success? What are your metrics? Our success metrics are directly tied to specific ROI indicators, such as revenue increases, customer lifetime value, and engagement metrics. To date, Hawke Media boasts 10 consecutive years of profitability, over $2.9 billion in gross revenue, and has never raised debt or outside funding. Our success is also marked by growing 4,755 brands, 90+ awards for innovation, 44 angel investments, and 13 strategic acquisitions. As we celebrate 10 years, our 2,957 partnerships reflect our ongoing commitment to transforming marketing for businesses of all sizes. In a few sentences, what do you offer to whom? Hawke Media offers best-in-class marketing services to both established brands and burgeoning businesses. Our comprehensive offerings include strategy development, branding and production, media buying, web design, content and social media management, lifecycle marketing, photo and video production, affiliate marketing, and Amazon services. We create digital playbooks tailored to your business, develop unique brand aesthetics, and run data-driven campaigns to target ideal consumer touchpoints. Our goal is to help brands exceed their marketing goals and drive massive revenue through customized growth strategies. What’s most exciting about your traction to date? The most exciting aspect of Hawke Media's success to date is our remarkable growth, both as an agency and in the growth we've achieved for our clients. We've had the privilege of working with 4,755 brands including Crocs, Casamigos, Barstool Sports and more, helping them reach new heights they might have never envisioned for themselves. Our commitment to driving client success has been a key factor in our own growth, as we continually strive to exceed expectations and deliver exceptional results. This mutual growth is a testament to our innovative strategies, dedicated team, and the strong partnerships we've built with our clients. Where do you think your growth will be next year? Currently we are in growth and expansion mode at Hawke Media. We have doubled down in Mergers and acquisitions, software and tech investments, and are anticipating exponential growth in all verticals over the next year. Tell us about your first paying customer and revenue expectations over the next year. My first paying customer was a company that approached me after I sold my last business. Initially, they wanted to hire me full-time, but I wasn't interested in a full-time job. Instead, I offered to consult for them one day per week. They insisted on three days, and after some negotiation, we agreed on a part-time schedule of three days per week. This arrangement was pivotal as it gave me the foundation to start Hawke Media. Regarding revenue expectations for the next year, we anticipate expeditious growth. Our goal is to achieve a significant increase in revenue through expanding our client and employee base, enhancing our service offerings, and leveraging our expertise in marketing. What’s your biggest threat? The biggest threat currently is AI. Rapid disruption in our space means artificial intelligence will change and automate much of what we do. However, every threat is also an opportunity. I strongly believe we are taking the right steps to benefit from this trend, while our competitors might not keep up. Hawke AI is a key part of our strategy to stay ahead and leverage these advancements. By analyzing marketing and revenue data from more than 7,000 brands, over $500 million in media spend, and providing universal transparency across every major channel, we can(and are) turn this potential threat into a significant opportunity. HackerNoon : What is your company in 2–5 words? HackerNoon Erik Huberman : AI Enabled. Tech-Integrated. Marketing Powerhouse. Erik Huberman Why is now the time for your company to exist? Now more than ever, Hawke Media’s existence is crucial because we are celebrating a decade of marketing excellence and leading the way in the AI-integrated marketing landscape. As the fastest growing agency in the nation, our expertise in artificial intelligence and data analytics sets us apart. Our proprietary platform, Hawke AI, has been developed over nearly ten years and is at the core of our strategy. It delivers deep audience insights and competitive analysis, empowering us to craft highly targeted and adaptive marketing campaigns. By automating tasks and enhancing decision-making, Hawke AI analyzes extensive data from over 7,000 brands and $500 million in ad spend. Operating in real-time, it dynamically adjusts to market changes and ensures transparency across all major marketing channels, positioning us at the forefront of the industry. What do you love about your team, and why are you the ones to solve this problem? If there was one thing to celebrate over the past 10 years at Hawke Media, it would be our people. As a CEO and founder, I've quickly learned that it's all about people. Creating an environment where you can develop, hire, attract, and retain great people is critical to building a great business. Their incredible marketing capabilities and talents are what make Hawke Media the powerhouse it is today. With innovation being crucial in our ever-evolving world, I've witnessed firsthand how many of our competitors have fallen apart. My team at Hawke Media goes above and beyond in identifying potential disruptions and adapting to them, allowing us to stay on top of trends and making Hawke Media the leading marketing agency of choice. If you weren’t building your startup, what would you be doing? I would be building another one! At the moment, how do you measure success? What are your metrics? Our success metrics are directly tied to specific ROI indicators, such as revenue increases, customer lifetime value, and engagement metrics. To date, Hawke Media boasts 10 consecutive years of profitability, over $2.9 billion in gross revenue, and has never raised debt or outside funding. Our success is also marked by growing 4,755 brands, 90+ awards for innovation, 44 angel investments, and 13 strategic acquisitions. As we celebrate 10 years, our 2,957 partnerships reflect our ongoing commitment to transforming marketing for businesses of all sizes. In a few sentences, what do you offer to whom? Hawke Media offers best-in-class marketing services to both established brands and burgeoning businesses. Our comprehensive offerings include strategy development, branding and production, media buying, web design, content and social media management, lifecycle marketing, photo and video production, affiliate marketing, and Amazon services. We create digital playbooks tailored to your business, develop unique brand aesthetics, and run data-driven campaigns to target ideal consumer touchpoints. Our goal is to help brands exceed their marketing goals and drive massive revenue through customized growth strategies. What’s most exciting about your traction to date? The most exciting aspect of Hawke Media's success to date is our remarkable growth, both as an agency and in the growth we've achieved for our clients. We've had the privilege of working with 4,755 brands including Crocs, Casamigos, Barstool Sports and more, helping them reach new heights they might have never envisioned for themselves. Our commitment to driving client success has been a key factor in our own growth, as we continually strive to exceed expectations and deliver exceptional results. This mutual growth is a testament to our innovative strategies, dedicated team, and the strong partnerships we've built with our clients. Where do you think your growth will be next year? Currently we are in growth and expansion mode at Hawke Media. We have doubled down in Mergers and acquisitions, software and tech investments, and are anticipating exponential growth in all verticals over the next year. Tell us about your first paying customer and revenue expectations over the next year. My first paying customer was a company that approached me after I sold my last business. Initially, they wanted to hire me full-time, but I wasn't interested in a full-time job. Instead, I offered to consult for them one day per week. They insisted on three days, and after some negotiation, we agreed on a part-time schedule of three days per week. This arrangement was pivotal as it gave me the foundation to start Hawke Media. Regarding revenue expectations for the next year, we anticipate expeditious growth. Our goal is to achieve a significant increase in revenue through expanding our client and employee base, enhancing our service offerings, and leveraging our expertise in marketing. What’s your biggest threat? The biggest threat currently is AI. Rapid disruption in our space means artificial intelligence will change and automate much of what we do. However, every threat is also an opportunity. I strongly believe we are taking the right steps to benefit from this trend, while our competitors might not keep up. Hawke AI is a key part of our strategy to stay ahead and leverage these advancements. By analyzing marketing and revenue data from more than 7,000 brands, over $500 million in media spend, and providing universal transparency across every major channel, we can(and are) turn this potential threat into a significant opportunity.

"As a CEO and Founder, I've Quickly Learned that It's All About People." says Hawke Media Founder

"እንደ ዋና ሥራ አስፈፃሚ እና መስራች ፣ ሁሉም ነገር በሰዎች ላይ መሆኑን በፍጥነት ተማርኩ ።" ይላል ሃውክ ሚዲያ መስራች

"Como director ejecutivo y fundador, aprendí rápidamente que todo es cuestión de personas", dice el fundador de Hawke Media

"zuzendari nagusia eta sortzailea naizen aldetik, azkar ikasi dut jendeari buruz dela". dio Hawke Media Fundatzaileak

「CEO兼創業者として、私はすぐに、すべては人に関することだと学びました」とホークメディアの創業者は語る。

«Бас директор және негізін қалаушы ретінде мен бәрі адамдарға қатысты екенін тез білдім». дейді Hawke Media негізін қалаушы

"CEO이자 창립자로서 저는 모든 것이 사람에 관한 것이라는 것을 빨리 깨달았습니다." Hawke Media 창립자의 말입니다.

"Amin'ny maha-Tale Jeneraly sy Mpanorina ahy, dia nianatra haingana aho fa momba ny olona izany." hoy ny mpanorina ny Hawke Media

„Ca CEO și fondator, am învățat rapid că totul este despre oameni.” spune fondatorul Hawke Media

"Som VD och grundare har jag snabbt lärt mig att det handlar om människor." säger Hawke Media grundare

"ஒரு CEO மற்றும் நிறுவனர் என்ற முறையில், இது மக்களைப் பற்றியது என்பதை நான் விரைவாகக் கற்றுக்கொண்டேன்." ஹாக் மீடியா நிறுவனர் கூறுகிறார்

"Bosh direktor va asoschi sifatida men hamma narsa odamlarga tegishli ekanligini tezda bilib oldim." - deydi Hawke Media asoschisi

Hawke Media 创始人表示：“作为首席执行官和创始人，我很快就意识到，一切都与人有关。”

The recent battle was a classic David vs. Goliath story that pitted the old against the new. The video game retailer’s stock price shot up nearly 2000% in a fierce battle between retail investors and overexposed hedge funds. Gamestop (GME) vs. Wall Street Just a year ago, GME was stagnant and trading under $4 as the company struggled to find footing in a shift to online prominence. Fast forward a year and the stock had increased to a high of $470. This was not a result of great management or financial performance, but rather an ambitious and dedicated group of Reddit users who worked together to catapult the price in a successful short squeeze against a hedge fund called Melvin Capital. This sparked a collective effort to find and exploit hedge funds with large shorts on struggling companies. A global news frenzy ensued, with people joining forces to support the movement from the comfort of their homes using various mobile trading applications. The hype has since subdued but the clinging effects of this event include a continued discussion around the power of hedge funds and various collaborative entities, regulation, and what appears to be the into what happened. beginning of an investigation How did this all start? In short, Gamestop shares surged as a result of a subreddit called , where degens and talented traders collide to drop alpha and place bets on stocks. Over the past few months, a smaller group of WallStreetBets members believed that GameStop's stock was undervalued, largely due to a massive options bet in 2019 by one user who was later as a prominent Youtube financial educator and trader. r/wallstreetbets doxed During this squeeze, the rally of retail investors grew and demand for the stock was through the roof. Right as critical mass and support were building, several mobile apps begin interfering with user trades. Several trading platforms such as WeBull, Apex Holdings, and most prominently Robinhood refused to allow more buying of GameStop shares. WeBull highlighted that the market is characterized by extreme volatility and its clearing house was unable to process more orders. As a result, the users of WeBull were forced to liquidate or sell GME and other stocks with short squeeze potential. Robinhood also cited extreme volatility. Trading in GameStop shares was stopped, preventing retail investors from buying more shares. There was immense pressure on circuit breakers and trading platforms to restrict trades. This paved the way for people calling for the need for more censorship-resistant trading and decentralization in its best form.  The event also saw massive support from top influencers, thinkers, and media personalities.  Chamath Palihapitiya, CEO of Social Capital and popular influencer, : tweeted Dave Portnoy, Founder of Barstool Sports and popular crusader against Wall Street, strongly against Robinhood and demanded that they get punished for the crime. came out Making a Strong Case for DeFi A fundamental shift from centralized exchanges and apps (that can essentially control your money without your permission) to decentralized solutions is currently underway. In the context of the cryptocurrency markets, a centralized exchange like Coinbase has a closed order book that is managed by a central system. They use their own servers to take care of the trades meaning that the company alone takes decisions on several critical factors such as suspending trades on certain listings and other events that can be detrimental to their user base. In the world of equities, Robinhood benefits from its relationship with Citadel Securities and other large liquidity providers, funds, and partners. In return for access to order data, Robinhood sold roughly $69 million worth of user Information in 2018 to firms like Citadel Securities. One could argue their interests are not in their users (who can use the app for free) but in the profit potential their user data brings. Decentralized finance (DeFi) brings the transparency and security of distributed ledger technologies to traditional finance use cases while reducing inefficiencies and solving pain points. Similar to migrating financial processes from the physical realm to the digital realm, DeFi intended to migrate from current infrastructures to more robust, secure, and efficient systems. Open-sourced smart contracts allow for an immutable ledger backed by consensus mechanisms. Hence decentralized technologies can easily transfer the burden of trust from a centralized authority to software. The ability to automate the creation and settlement of agreements using smart contracts provides a secure and reliable basis to access financial services for the underbanked and unbanked populations. With decentralization also comes great transparency. Distributed ledger technology (DLT) contains records of all blockchain network activity and is shared by everyone. This is a major game-changer and ultimately is more secure, robust, and efficient vs. legacy systems. With the smart use of consensus algorithms and cryptography, like Proof-of-Work, one can achieve true immutability. This makes manipulating records stored on the blockchain network impossible. How DAO’s Help Provide Transparency and Control The main feature of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) is that their operating rules are automatically hardcoded. These rules are enforced when the conditions specified in the software are met in stark contrast to traditional norms. In the case of DAOs, funds are immediately transferred upon result of a contract's approval. Not even influential internal stakeholders and third parties like banks can then stop it. Everyone has a stake in a DAO can make proposals regarding its future. Stakeholders vote on various proposals and proposals are determined based on the opinion of the majority. Currently in the blockchain industry, DAOs are as various applications and products realize the importance of governance within their platforms. In fact, since 2019, the number of active DAOs have . In 2020, we saw the rise of DeFi DAOs including oracles ( and ), staking derivatives platforms (OINDAO), and other notable names like . gaining momentum increased by 660% DIA Data API3 Curve DAO In the case of , its blockchain systems offer convenient and robust solutions to create DeFi functions. allows projects to mint their own stablecoins with the help of a customization staking pool. This way users can swap their hot coins in order to accumulate more and surge their holdings. Users can leverage their holdings, use it for many use cases, earn rewards, and much more. With such progressive DAO solutions onboard, OIN Finance and OINDAO are a good example of what v2 DOAs look like in 2021's Defi landscape. OIN Finance OINDAO Conclusion While the debate for decentralization is still ongoing, the recent turn of events has driven people away from centralized platforms towards a more trustless and decentralized future in trading. The people have spoken and they want more control over their money and how it is used.

Following the Robinhood Saga, the Demand for Decentralization Has Never Been Higher

If the internet is an ever-evolving collective consciousness of content, then memes are it’s DNA. In this week’s edition of Internet Culture Roundup, we have a diverse array of memes take the spotlight including a mobile game with ads showing delusions of grandeur, a photobombing Fiji water bottle model, an ambitious content creator, a victim of an All-Star baseball player’s troll campaign, and a deleted Wikipedia page. Mafia City There are normal mobile game advertisements, and then there are Mafia City ads which are in the league of their own. Created by Shanghai-based Yotta Games, Mafia City gameplay consists of different clans competition to be the preeminent crime family of the city. But what has really taken the internet by storm is not the games, but the ads that accompany it are ludicrous enough to become meme-worthy. A typical Mafia City ad consists of a Level 1 “Crook” performing an action such as robbing a bank or drinking a power-up drink, and then transforming to a Level 35 “Mafia Boss.” Some ads even have the Mafia Boss coming in at the end with the caption “That’s how mafia works.” A number of have appeared since Mafia City ads became popular in late 2018/early 2019, some of the most popular include the “That’s how mafia works” graphic below a . Maybe if we are lucky enough, a full-length movie will be in the works. memes mischievous action or headline Kelleth Cuthbert photobombing Richard Madden at the Golden Globes Kelleth Cuthbert (Fiji Water Girl) Model and brand ambassador Kelleth Cuthbert recently got a plethora of attention from her appearance on the Golden Globes red carpet. No, she was not nominated for any awards that night, but people could not get enough of her holding a plate of Fiji water bottles behind the nominees. Her photobombing of celebrities such as Nicole Kidman, Judy Greer, Idris Elba, and Jim Carrey have brought her newfound fame and left many wondering where she came from. The Toronto-born, Los Angeles based model has a bachelor’s degree in social work and previously worked specializing in mental health and addictions counseling before pursuing modeling full-time. Her full biography, as always, can be found on her Everipedia page. Still-frame from the YOUNG PAGEVIEWS music video Young Pageviews Ben Friedman a.k.a. Young Pageviews had an interesting path to joining Barstool Sports full-time. The St. Louis-native created a music video to get the attention of El Presidente David Portnoy and when given the chance, drove 1,000 miles to New York City to make his case to start Barstool Outdoors which focuses on outdoorsman/wildlife content. Out of sheer determination and will, Friedman got the job and has been at Barstool Sports since 2016. Friedman, like many Barstool Sports bloggers, produces engaging content and have strong followings on social media. Yet, outside the Barstool Sports community, they fail to get the recognition they deserve (hence why the Everipedia community started a ). list of Barstool Sports bloggers A picture of Nikki Giles Nikki Giles Texas State senior and former softball player Nikki Giles had to deal with the full wrath of Twitter trolls led by Cleveland Indians All-Star pitcher Trevor Bauer. It all started after Bauer made a run at Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, Giles’ favorite player, and she later criticized him. Infuriated, Bauer went as far as digging up old tweets of Giles and sharing them with his followers and tagging her in a number of tweets. The Twitter fight has been reported in major outlets such as the and . Although there have been many Twitter fights between individuals in the fast, the Giles-Bauer debacle shows how fast things can escalate, especially when one side as 135x more followers than the other. New York Post USA Today A picture of Micah Baldwin Micah Baldwin Micah Baldwin is an unsung hero of the social media growth hackers of the world. The Executive Director of Create33 started #followfriday (#ff) way back in January 2009. What started as a way of helping his two friends who were competing to see who could gain more followers ended up becoming a global trend the following Friday with more than 400,000 tweets including the hashtag. Since then, Baldwin has gone on to have a successful career in the startup world, founding companies such as Graphic.ly, working with accelerators Y Combinator and TechStars, and advising a slew of companies. Yet, with all of his accomplishments, Baldwin had his Wikipedia page deleted due to their “notability” requirements. I guess that’s how mafia works…

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Will robots take my job? Last Tuesday saw the official launch of and 5 days later we have passed 500K visitors and 4M page views. Will Robots Take My Job? To say this surpassed any expectations we had would be a major understatement. This is a recap of how the project got started and the first 5 days after launch. The Back Story Just over a month ago launched . I’ve freelanced on and off for over 10 years, so I was happy to back the documentary, and joined the Slack community. Dann Petty Freelance TV has also joined and messaged me, and we started talking about the possibility of working together on a project. We decided to start with something small and quick to see how we might like working together. Dimitar Raykov Dimitar mentioned his idea of building a website around a in 2013 about the probability that jobs would be automated thru Machine Learning and Mobile Robotics. report published I’ve been interested in the AI/ML space for a while, even co-founding . BotList BotList We’ve already seen many chatbots assist people in their jobs, even replacing them in some instances, the and categories are good examples of this. HR Travel We decided to move forward with the project. Just showing the percentage automation risk, would not make for a very interesting user experience, so we looked for additional data that would help. We found additional information about the jobs in the report via the website. We were able to download salary data and estimates for number of people employed. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics The Build Dimitar would handle the design & front end and I would handle the backend and hosting duties. We wanted to make it easy for people to find jobs, since the report only covered 702 jobs, finding similar jobs would be an important feature. We decided to go with to achieve this. Their search matching is great (even with misspelled words) and the synonym feature would make it easy to find related jobs. We signed up for the trial and thought the free tier would mean we’d get able to run the site with no cost — more on that later! Algolia We started working and I built a quick prototype on using Bootstrap, while Dimitar worked on the design. LaravelPHP Once the design was complete, Dimitar built the pages out in static html pages, and passed them over to me to integrate. Some fun features we added as we worked: Algolia Instantsearch to power the job search autocomplete, why reinvent the wheel. Easy job page link copying and sharing to Twitter and Facebook. Custom open graph share images for each job. Random color palette for each visit. Go ahead and try it! Each visit you’ll be assigned one of ten palettes. All in the build took about 3 weeks, of us working on evenings and weekends. I setup the website on a droplet I had for other projects, and the site was live, just nobody knew it. We share the site with a few friends and got some early feedback. Digital Ocean The Launch Given my affinity for that seemed to be the obvious place to launch our project. I reached out to and discussed the project with him. He agreed to hunt it for us. Dimitar created the thumbnail image we wanted to use for the product on the site, and prepared some images to show some of the features, and we passed those on to Ben. Product Hunt Ben Tossell The site appeared on about 3:15am (et) on Tuesday (May 30th). I like to be around when something is first hunted, to add a comment and respond to any immediate questions. Since I was up, I decided to also post the site to , and Dimitar posted it to . Product Hunt Hacker News Designer News We immediately got traction on all three sites. We quickly moved to the 2nd spot on Product Hunt, and my post moved to the front page of and . As I was going to head to sleep, I noticed the visitors start to tick up. Google Analytics showed we have 48 people on the site, that jumped to 88, and then to 327. No going to bed now. Designer News Hacker News It wasn’t until about 5am when I finally got to bed, the visitors peaked out at around 440 users. After my short nap, had to get up and get the kids ready for school, I saw that we’d been written about in The Next Web. That had pushed our visitors higher, we had over 500 visitors on the website. Featured on The Next Web homepage This site estimates how likely you are to lose your job to robots We quickly passed the Agolia free tier limit and upgraded to their Starter package. 1M operations a month, we should be good with that. Dimitar started to reach out to journalist to help spread the word about the website. Having the initial success, helped frame the outreach, which would lead to further success. Visitors continued to rise through the day, the article from TNW was syndicated to a number of sites, including MSN and AOL. We jumped to 822 visitors and then peaked out during the day at over 1400. Day 2 We continued to get have articles written on all sorts of website, most interestingly not just in the tech space. General news sites in Arizona, Texas and Washington state wrote about us, and a post on lead to a massive jump in visitors. BarStoolSports A New Website Tells You The Likelihood Of A Robot Taking Your Job And When It'll Do It By We peaked out with about 2000 visitors on the site! We were rapidly approaching the Starter tier limit on Aloglia. I couldn’t justify the $300 to upgrade to the next tier, and started investigating alternatives. I tweeted about the situation, and Algolia responded and offered to help us out by raising our usage limit. That saved us a bunch of time and worry, the support from Algolia is much appreciated! The full search alternatives to Algolia wouldn’t have been much cheaper and a lot more work. Running our own server with Lucene or Elasticsearch would have been one option, but the cost of hosting and the time sunken to get that operational wouldn’t have been a good use of my time. Our best alternative would have been to switch to , no additional server would be required and writing a JSON API around the search would have been relatively straight forward in Laravel. Thankfully none of this ended up being required. TNTSearch for Laravel Scout Day 3 We had a very steady stream of visitors all day, ended by topping the sub-reddit. InternetIsBeautiful <a href="https://medium.com/media/cc095486140faf2980bf79cee104bf22/href">https://medium.com/media/cc095486140faf2980bf79cee104bf22/href</a> Although we finished the day with over 5000 votes, we unfortunately didn’t make the Reddit popular page, perhaps next time! Day 4 I decided it was best to upgrade the server, we were getting pretty steady visitors and although the server was handling the load pretty well, I wanted to have some spare capacity, and ensure the pages loaded very quickly for our visitors. makes it ridiculously easy to setup servers, my only concern was adding SSL to the new server. I used on the original server, but you can’t do this until you’ve pointed your DNS to the server. Luckily I remembered that I had some unused SSL certificates in my account. I ordered a SSL cert, and in a few minutes the new server was up and running. Laravel Forge LetsEncrypt Namecheap I crossed my fingers as I updated the DNS to the new server. Luckily we managed to get things migrated with zero downtime. The extra capacity came in handy. Although we didn’t get another big surge in visitors, the average was higher thru the day. We did end the day with a peak of 1600 visitors which appeared to be coming from Google search. We’re still unsure what caused that surge in visitors. Day 5 Finally some time to breath. The weekend lead to lower visitors levels, but with about 300–400 visitors on the site through the day, we’re still pretty happy! The Results Although we topped the Product Hunt homepage for a while on launch day, we ultimately ended up in the 2nd spot. Falling behind Andy Rubin’s Essential phone. Product Hunt votes for May 30th, 2017 We have close to 950 votes, I’m hoping to reach the 1000 vote club for the 4th time before soon :) We stayed on the Hacker News homepage for a few hours, we topped a popular sub-reddit for 3 days, and appeared in many popular sites, including: TheNextWeb, LifeHacker, Mashable, MSN, FoxNews, AOL, BarStoolSports, BusinessInsider, Geek.com, Vice, Gizmodo, BoingBoing, and Fortune. Google Analytics summary for the first 5 days By the end of Saturday, just 5 days, over 500K people have visited the website and generated over 4.2M page views, an average of over 6 pageviews per session. We expect the visitors to slow down, even a significant drop will leave us with a lot more traffic than we expected. Top 10 Searched Jobs The Lessons Just because you build something small and quick, doesn’t mean it won’t have a big impact. Will Robots Take My Job? is easily the most successful personal product launch I’ve been involved with. Yes I’ve been involved more high profile, high traffic launches, but those involved big marketing teams and big budgets. We are a developer from Upstate New York, a designer from Bulgaria, with no budget. Make it fun Dimitar and I had fun building the website, and working together for the first time, but that’s not the only thing what I’m referring too. We made the website fun for our visitors. Instead of being dry and just displaying numbers, we injected some fun into the website. Any job highly likely to be automated was presented with a “Your are doomed message”. Make it Shareable Although it wasn’t easy we made it so that every job had a custom share image, so when people shared their job on social media it presented their specific automation likelihood rather than a generic image. Facebook and Twitter accounted for over 100K visitors, which we think is large part due to our custom share images. Be Available Via email, via social media, via comments. We tried to respond to anyone and everyone who had a question or comment. We believe this lead to more articles, more shares and more votes. It takes time, but if you don’t dedicate your time to your project why should any one else. Be Grateful Both Dimitar and I are very grateful to everyone who wrote about, shared or just visited the site. None of this would have been possible without you. We’re especially grateful to Algolia for the support, we may need to discuss raising operations limit again 😁. If you haven’t had a chance to visit yet, go ahead and try it out now. Come back and leave a comment with what you think. Will Robots Take My Job?

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