Show HN: A daily biography of a historical figure in your inbox

Show HN: A daily biography of a historical figure in your inbox(biographydaily.com)

10 points by anaskar 10 years ago | 5 comments

tedmiston 10 years ago |

Cool idea. I signed up. Also, I think you could add a sample bio to the site to boost your conversion rate.

Austin Kleon (the author of Steal Like an Artist, and Show Your Work!) talks about reading obituaries every morning as a tool to help clarify priorities and to remind yourself that interesting people often led non-linear lives.

https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/03/12/austin-kleon-show-y...

anaskar 10 years ago |

pretty basic backstory: I read a biography every morning to inspire my day. My friends wanted me to create a newsletter about it. I don't know python or anything like that but managed to duct tape some plugins together on a static html page.

I used to run email marketing at Homejoy at one point so wanted to exercise those muscles before they atrophy (currently unemployed)

JohnHammersley 10 years ago | |

This looks pretty cool! Is there any chance you could include an example or two on the website? I clicked on the learn more button and was only presented with a field to enter my email address. It would be helpful to see an example of what I might be getting, before signing up.

(and from a service point of view, it would help people avoid being disappointed / annoyed if they didn't get what they were expecting!)

anaskar 10 years ago |

awesome, thanks all! i agree with the sentiments about adding an example. i have a lot of features i want to include as I build this out.

scorpwarp23 10 years ago |

Damn sweet initiative. Signed up!