Show HN: Our little bootstrapped startup is powering CNN's ticker for NYE

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12 years ago

Our little startup you've never heard of, called Vidpresso, is powering CNN's New Year's Eve social media ticker! It's a huge accomplishment for us. We're originally Utah based (our other employees are in NM and Karachi though)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bc3GdRrCUAAqLaN.jpg:large

I'm posting this more out of sheer excitement than anything. I wanted to share that any startup anywhere can have exciting wins like this... regardless of whether you're in SV, went to MIT, or whatever. Just make something people want, and it'll work out.

In 2014, start the thing you've been putting off. Maybe you'll have a fun new years like us next year! :)

As a company, our goal is pretty ambitious: We want to change the way video is produced, so we're starting with the big guys and working our way down to the little guys.

We're not hiring (yet) but if things like this appeal to you, we should definitely be friends. We have a writeup of our dreams here:

http://www.vidpresso.com/blog/secret-vidpresso-master-plan

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