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How valuable can a forum with 15,000 companies (most of which are bad) spamming their services ever offer any real value? If you're lucky to have a good group y
by tragicjordan 8y ago
How valuable can a forum with 15,000 companies (most of which are bad) spamming their services ever offer any real value? If you're lucky to have a good group you might find value, otherwise it's going to be pointless.
I'd encourage seeking out other, smaller founder mastermind groups - you'll get much more value there.
- mindcrime 8y agoHow valuable can a forum with 15,000 companies (most of which are bad) How do you know they're bad? And maybe it's the case that having ONE person in your group, who is the "right" person, will actually be what makes the group valuable... Not saying that will prove to be the case, but I think you're rushing to judgment a bit.
- punnerud 8y agoDoes that mean you think HN should turn into a private group, and that way get better than it is now?
- privacypoller 8y agoI'd put a lot more effort and expect far more value out of a private, vetted startup school then I would say, this response.
- dang 8y agoPlease don't post uncivilly here.
- snowmaker 8y agoWe're going to work hard to moderate the community to prevent that from happening. I think Hacker News itself shows that it is possible to run a large community site that's open to everyone and still keep the content interesting and non-spammy.
- tragicjordan 8y agoYeah, I suppose it's a fair point that if anyone's going to moderate this properly it's you guys. Don't mind my negative commentary - I know this was a difficult day for you, and I appreciate the hard decisions that need to be made. As a founder, though, I have a very hard time finding groups of other founders who have reached a certain level of success and was very excited to be a part of that. It's very difficult finding something like that and I really hope you guys can consider my ideas here.