Thomas Biodun, Manager at TDPel Media, advises to "start immediately without delay"

HackerNoon Reporter: Please tell us briefly about your background.

We are a team of experienced and versatile journalists and writers with years of experience working in the field.

What's your startup called? And in a sentence or two, what does it do?

TDPel Media. TDPel Media is an online news and interviews publishing platform.

What is the origin story?

TDPel Media was launched to simplify news and get straight to the point.

What do you love about your team, and why are you the ones to solve this problem?

We are a team of experienced and versatile journalists and writers with years of experience working in the field.

If you weren’t building your startup, what would you be doing?

Building other apps

At the moment, how do you measure success? What are your core metrics?

Traffic reach and income worldwide.

What’s most exciting about your traction to date?

We now have numerous paid advertisements (upfront), numerous guest post offers, and other paid sponsorships.

What technologies are you currently most excited about, and most worried about? And why?

Wordpress. Hacking and privacy.

What drew you to get published on HackerNoon? What do you like most about our platform?

The recognition and publicity.

What advice would you give to the 21-year-old version of yourself?

To start immediately without delay.

What is something surprising you've learned this year that your contemporaries would benefit from knowing?

There are many ways to make money from blogs other than advertisements.

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