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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

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Salary Fairy is currently acquiring users through platforms like Hacker News, Reddit, and Product Hunt, but needs to ensure long-term growth strategies.

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Office Hours at Startup School NY 2014

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06/20/14

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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

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Salary Fairy has 9,000 users and is experiencing a weekly growth rate of 10%.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

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Salary Fairy has a 30% return rate, indicating that users are coming back to the platform after trying it.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

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Salary Fairy helps users understand their market value by crowd-sourcing salary predictions.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

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As Salary Fairy grows, the goal is to refine predictions by dividing users into more specific categories, such as companies and years of experience.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

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It's essential for Salary Fairy to differentiate itself from other salary information sites by being significantly better to encourage user referrals.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

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Currently, users primarily use Salary Fairy out of curiosity rather than for salary negotiations.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

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Users have reported that Salary Fairy's salary predictions have given them the confidence to ask for higher salaries.

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Y Combinator Cast

11/27/24

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When launching your product, consider using Hacker News as it's a community of developers who can provide valuable feedback.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

To create a more efficient job market, Salary Fairy aims to price salaries accurately, similar to how the stock market operates.