Tint Blog

tintup.com · Company blog · on HN since 2013

The company blog of Tint, a San Francisco social media aggregation startup, covering SEO, sales commissions, and hiring.

What HN saysHN links it for posts on dropping sales commissions for team bonuses and for the company's job listings and startup stories.
19HN people shared it
7linked it in comments
32stories submitted
107story points
9 years agolast shared
2013people per year2026

Most-shared posts

  1. 1
    Homepage
    4 people · first shared 2014
  2. 2
    About
    3 people · first shared 2014
  3. 3
    Clients
    3 people · first shared 2014
  4. 4
    Jobs
    3 people · first shared 2017
  5. 5
    Improve SEO: How we increased search traffic by 2600%
    2 people · 9 points · first shared 2013 · 1 comments on HN
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    Restructuring your Sales Commissions
    2 people · 1 points · first shared 2014 · discussion on HN
  8. 8
    Take a Break
    1 people · 13 points · first shared 2015 · 3 comments on HN
  9. 9
    How our Tech Startup Tint Hit $290,000/month in 14 Months
    1 people · 13 points · first shared 2014 · discussion on HN
  10. 10
    How to Recruit Engineers in San Francisco
    1 people · 8 points · first shared 2014 · 1 comments on HN
  11. 11
    An Open Letter to the Tech Workers of SF
    1 people · 6 points · first shared 2014 · discussion on HN
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    Tough Times Don’t Last but Tough Startups Do
    1 people · 4 points · first shared 2016 · 1 comments on HN

What HN people wrote when they linked it

rchiba · 2016-08-01
Senior Front End Engineer | TINT | http://www.tintup.com | San Francisco | ONSITE | $126K - $175K TINT: A GREAT PLACE TO WORK We’re looking for Senior Front End Engineers to join our small 30-person team. We offer competitive equity packages, full medical/dental, and free lunch everyday, among other benefits. Over 5,000 brands use TINT to power their content marketing and help us generate $410k MRR. We are proudly PROFITABLE, not dependent on investor funding, and have been consistently growing our top line. We aspire to be a company like Basecamp or Fog Creek Software. We pair everyday, and every Friday we work on hack projects that we think will push the business forward. Our current stack is Backbone, Rails, MySQL, and AWS. We have a uniquely transparent culture, as featured in the Wall Street Journal: http://www.wsj.com/articles/emote-control-silicon-valley-slump-has-mil… To learn more: https://jobs.lever.co/tint/1cb89a39-91a3-47bd-8486-e1dff62c1a3c?lever-…
thomasfromcdnjs · 2013-10-26
It has been my pleasure! Also a thank you to tintup.com for sponsoring this great event feed -> http://www.tintup.com/thomasdavis-1382673881
timsaekoo · 2013-11-14
I am the author of the post. If you want to hear more of our war stories, read here: http://www.tintup.com/blog/how-our-tech-startup-created-a-profitable-b… In summary, we tried raising money, failed miserably, started asking customers what they found valuable, maximize on that, and charge based on value we provided.
sarakking · 2017-09-01
TINT | Senior Full Stack / Frontend / Backend Engineers | UX/UI Designer | https://www.tintup.com | San Francisco | REMOTE (US/Canada/India) | $90K - $170K APPLY HERE: https://www.tintup.com/jobs?lever-source=hackernews We’re looking for senior engineers and a UX/UI designer to join our small 24-person team. We offer a competitive compensation package and have a flexible remote work policy. Over 5,000 brands use TINT to power their content marketing. We are proudly profitable, not dependent on investor funding. Every Friday we work on hack projects that we think will push the business forward. Our current stack is Backbone, Rails, MySQL, and AWS. ___________________ DETAILS • on the positions: https://www.tintup.com/jobs?lever-source=hackernews • on TINT company culture: https://www.tintup.com/about • on a few of our customers: https://www.tintup.com/clients • on what it's like to work here: https://instagram.com/tint/ and https://vimeo.com/album/4636336 ___________________ BENEFITS (besides the competitive salary and equity...) • TEAM TRANSPARENCY - We calculate compensation based on a formula that we all agree on. Cap table is made available to all employees. Business financials are known by all teammates. Even cofounder meeting minutes are sent to the team. • FLEXIBLE REMOTE WORK - We have a flexible remote work policy that allows employees based in San Francisco to work remotely for extended periods, and for engineers to join us remotely full-time. •…
tln · 2017-07-03
TINT | Front End Engineer | https://www.tintup.com | San Francisco | REMOTE (US/Canada) | $90K - $164K APPLY HERE: https://www.tintup.com/jobs?lever-source=hackernews We’re looking for a Front End Engineer to join our small 30-person team. We offer a competitive compensation package, and have a flexible remote work policy. Over 5,000 brands use TINT to power their content marketing. We are proudly profitable, not dependent on investor funding. Every Friday we work on hack projects that we think will push the business forward. Our current stack is Backbone, Rails, MySQL, and AWS. ___________________ DETAILS * on the positions: https://www.tintup.com/jobs?lever-source=hackernews * on TINT company culture: https://www.tintup.com/about * on a few of our customers: https://www.tintup.com/clients * on what it's like to work here: https://instagram.com/tint/ ___________________ BENEFITS (besides the competitive salary and equity...) * TEAM TRANSPARENCY - We calculate compensation based on a formula that we all agree on. Cap table is made available to all employees. Business financials are known by all teammates. Even cofounder meeting minutes are sent to the team. * FLEXIBLE REMOTE WORK - We have a flexible remote work policy that allows employees based in San Francisco to work remotely for extended periods, and for engineers to join us remotely full-time. * PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - A monthly stipend and program designed for self-improvement. Every month, we…

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