Siggi SimonarsonBuildBuddy joins Y CombinatorIf you’ve hung out around developers for any extended period — you’ve probably heard “my code is compiling” as an excuse from them when…Mar 16, 20201Mar 16, 20201
Siggi SimonarsonGoogle AdWords charged me for clicks in Istanbul while location targeting the U.S.Three months ago, I quit my job at Google to start my own company. This past week, I decided that I wanted to get a feel for how much it…Nov 29, 20198Nov 29, 20198
Siggi SimonarsonHow a 15 minute hack got me into the Product Hunt Top 5Our Product Hunt launch from my last update reached the sites’s coveted Top 5 products, landing us in Product Hunt’s daily…Nov 12, 2019Nov 12, 2019
Siggi SimonarsonProduct Hunt launch, Android app release, and moreToday is Hyperlink’s Product Hunt launch day! This week I rolled out a Chrome extension for desktop users and an Android app…Oct 29, 2019Oct 29, 2019
Siggi SimonarsonHyperlink’s Y Combinator application & interviewBreaking a bit from the biweekly progress update cadence to share that after applying (an hour before the deadline) for the YC Winter 2020…Oct 17, 2019Oct 17, 2019
Siggi SimonarsonApple’s iMessage impersonates Twitter & Facebook bots when scrapingWhen you send a link to a friend on iMessage you get this nice big link preview that’s much easier on the eyes than your standard blue…Oct 15, 2019Oct 15, 2019
Siggi SimonarsonGrowing MAUs, a potential customer list, and GCP creditsTL;DR It’s been a little over 2 weeks since my last update, and I’ve been busy! My primary focus has been on exploring growth channels and…Oct 11, 20191Oct 11, 20191
Siggi SimonarsonWhat I’ve been building since leaving GoogleTL;DR I’m building Hyperlink — an app that allows you to create links that send you push notifications when someone taps on them. I see…Sep 25, 2019Sep 25, 2019