Co-founder of Disqus explains why they raised a $10 million round.

[g0atbutt]

http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/05/04/co-founder-of-disqus-explains-why-they-raised-a-10-million-round/

[guynamedloren]

Paul - I love the original content and insight that you're providing through TSF, but please seem more interested! Engage a little more. Interrupt the interviewee and dig for a more content. We want depth. We want the info we can't get anywhere else. We want the nitty gritty details. You have a unique opportunity here - take advantage of it!

[g0atbutt → guynamedloren]

Thanks for the advice guynamedloren. I'm still a newbie at interviewing but I'm working hard to get better at it. I really appreciate your feedback and I'll look to incorporate it moving forward. All the best.

[stevenj]

Disqus > "Discuss"

Wow, that makes sense. But for some weird reason, I always thought it was pronounced "Dis-kiss".

[rokhayakebe → stevenj]

How did you get kiss out of qus

[tshaddox → rokhayakebe]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discus_throw

I initially thought it was pronounced like the heavy disc. The second syllable isn't exactly "kiss," but the first syllable is stressed.

[stevenj → rokhayakebe]

I'm guessing I heard someone call it "Dis-Kiss" or "Dis-qiss", and it stuck.

[jowiar → rokhayakebe]

The same way you get it out of cus?

[pbreit]

To feed the hamsters in their servers! But those are some pretty big traffic numbers so I suppose the frequent sluggishness is reasonable.

[dotcoma]

"because we could".

[rokhayakebe]

How does Disqus make money?

[danielha → rokhayakebe]

disqus.com/addons