I'm not sure how valid this premise of this article is. I would imagine that most startup founders probably spend maybe 10-15% of their day worrying about HN/P

I'm not sure how valid this premise of this article is. I would imagine that most startup founders probably spend maybe 10-15% of their day worrying about HN/Product Hunt comments. I forget who said it (maybe pg?), but HN isn't meant to be used as support board, especially for YC companies. Of course there are exceptions to the rule, especially if there is malfeasance or fraud involved.