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Sorry you had a less than desirable experience. However, rather than writing this HN post, did you quickly make the changes on your site so it displays the most

by ftrflyr 10y ago

Sorry you had a less than desirable experience. However, rather than writing this HN post, did you quickly make the changes on your site so it displays the most relevant information you wished would have been displayed on PH? Did you test those changes? Did you harness that PH data that allows you to continue refining what the exact problem it is you are solving for your users? There are two key learnings here: 1. Use this experience as a learning opportunity. If you are pissed because you didn't reach number 1, I think you are thinking about all the wrongs things PH is meant to represent. If anything, PH purposefully kicks your startup into hyperdrive once you are hunted - regardless to you being ready or not. This is a good thing. It means you no longer can afford to drag your feet. 2. Iterate, test, iterate, test. You shouldn't be focused on pushing out the perfect product right out of the gate. I suggest you read a bit about startups here: https://gigster.com/resources/pg-essays?ref=producthunt https://gigster.com/resources/pg-essays?ref=producthunt

rafapaez 10y ago
Hey, thanks for your comment. I'm working on improving my site day by day. Thanks for the link, I'll read it all and I'll keep improving my project. However, given the circumstances and how PH works, there is nothing I could change on my site that would change what happened with PH, nothing. Everything that should have done for a proper hunt, was out of my control. I couldn't do anything at all because I was not notified about the submission. I couldn't tell the hunter to not submit just before the weekend when nobody is there to vote. I cannot add nice screenshots on my profile, like most of the good PH profile have, because I don't have access. I cannot add a proper comment explaining what's the project about. I cannot add the correct Tags and remove the SALES one. I cannot even assign myself as the Maker. Come on, is that fair?

by ftrflyr 10y ago

rafapaez 10y ago

Hey, thanks for your comment. I'm working on improving my site day by day. Thanks for the link, I'll read it all and I'll keep improving my project. However, given the circumstances and how PH works, there is nothing I could change on my site that would change what happened with PH, nothing. Everything that should have done for a proper hunt, was out of my control. I couldn't do anything at all because I was not notified about the submission. I couldn't tell the hunter to not submit just before the weekend when nobody is there to vote. I cannot add nice screenshots on my profile, like most of the good PH profile have, because I don't have access. I cannot add a proper comment explaining what's the project about. I cannot add the correct Tags and remove the SALES one. I cannot even assign myself as the Maker. Come on, is that fair?