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Hi everyone. Founder here. I'm flattered that this popped up on HN. I'm a long-time lurker and browse multiple times a day but seldom post. For some context, y

Hi everyone. Founder here. I'm flattered that this popped up on HN. I'm a long-time lurker and browse multiple times a day but seldom post. For some context, you guys are looking at an MVP. It took me a month to build this. The marketing site was done in 2 hours (today, fuelled by coffee). I'm bootstrapping after leaving my corporate job last year. Not trying to make excuses, but I think a lot of questions can simply be answered with "it's one month of work, by one dude, and it launched today" :) It's live now. That's the easy part over with - the hard stuff begins now!

tomglynch 8y ago
Show HN is reserved for the maker to post what they have made [1]. Who posted this if it was not you? Seems like a marketing ploy... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html
- fookyong 8y ago
  I believe this gentleman did: https://twitter.com/DainisKanopa/status/1113351502175834112 https://twitter.com/DainisKanopa/status/1113351502175834112 I really don't have the resources for the level of conspiracy you are implying :)
- jcims 8y ago
  I’ve been using the site for a while now and wasn’t aware of that rule for Show HN. It’s clearly articulated, but I could see someone that didn’t RTFM just using it to amplify their post of something cool.
- O_H_E 8y ago
  I didn't know that either, so I posted a couple of Show HNs that is not mine before. I have read the FAQ and guidelines before, but never stumbled across this page.
  - nmstoker 8y ago
    Easy misunderstanding. Yet assuming you didn't know this, it would logically raise a question as to why all posts featuring some form of product or service were not Show HN then.
- loceng 8y ago
  It certainly wouldn't hurt for HN to add some JS to check for 'Show HN' in title posts and prompt to confirm they're following this rule.
  - dang 8y ago
    That's on my list to do. But the code would be server-side, as nearly everything on HN is.
    - O_H_E 8y ago
      It would be also a good idea to promote that page a little more. I have gone through the guidelines and FAQ multiple times checking for stuff, but never saw a link to the said page.
      - dang 8y ago
        Good point! I'll add that to the list too. We should at least include it in the FAQ.
- jcims 8y ago
  Exhibit b - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19563768 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19563768
_31 8y ago
Great job launching! Simple but effective landing page, I look forward to seeing the product evolve.
huhtenberg 8y ago
> I'm flattered that this popped up on HN. Erm. Who is "middle1" then and why did they post this as "Show HN"?
- wtfrmyinitials 8y ago
  I’m gonna invoke Hanlon’s Razor[1] here and assume middle1 is a random HN user that didn’t realize you only use “Show HN” when it’s your own project. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor
bfdm 8y ago
Congrats! Something I was looking for that you could work towards adding is a demo video showing how this might be used / what the experience looks like. I know I can sign up for free to try, but I don't even know what I'm signing up for.
tamasnet 8y ago
That's awesome! A similar landing page would take me 2 days, I'be agonizing over every detail, and the result wouldn't be half as good. Well done!
OJFord 8y ago
No certificate / unknown issuer causes big scare page in FF by the way. Oh and then even if I continue, corporate DNS is blocking you due to "security threat".
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tomglynch 8y ago

Show HN is reserved for the maker to post what they have made [1]. Who posted this if it was not you? Seems like a marketing ploy... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

fookyong 8y ago
I believe this gentleman did: https://twitter.com/DainisKanopa/status/1113351502175834112 https://twitter.com/DainisKanopa/status/1113351502175834112 I really don't have the resources for the level of conspiracy you are implying :)
jcims 8y ago
I’ve been using the site for a while now and wasn’t aware of that rule for Show HN. It’s clearly articulated, but I could see someone that didn’t RTFM just using it to amplify their post of something cool.
O_H_E 8y ago
I didn't know that either, so I posted a couple of Show HNs that is not mine before. I have read the FAQ and guidelines before, but never stumbled across this page.
- nmstoker 8y ago
  Easy misunderstanding. Yet assuming you didn't know this, it would logically raise a question as to why all posts featuring some form of product or service were not Show HN then.
loceng 8y ago
It certainly wouldn't hurt for HN to add some JS to check for 'Show HN' in title posts and prompt to confirm they're following this rule.
- dang 8y ago
  That's on my list to do. But the code would be server-side, as nearly everything on HN is.
  - O_H_E 8y ago
    It would be also a good idea to promote that page a little more. I have gone through the guidelines and FAQ multiple times checking for stuff, but never saw a link to the said page.
    - dang 8y ago
      Good point! I'll add that to the list too. We should at least include it in the FAQ.
jcims 8y ago
Exhibit b - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19563768 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19563768

_31 8y ago

Great job launching! Simple but effective landing page, I look forward to seeing the product evolve.

huhtenberg 8y ago

> I'm flattered that this popped up on HN. Erm. Who is "middle1" then and why did they post this as "Show HN"?

wtfrmyinitials 8y ago
I’m gonna invoke Hanlon’s Razor[1] here and assume middle1 is a random HN user that didn’t realize you only use “Show HN” when it’s your own project. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor

bfdm 8y ago

Congrats! Something I was looking for that you could work towards adding is a demo video showing how this might be used / what the experience looks like. I know I can sign up for free to try, but I don't even know what I'm signing up for.

tamasnet 8y ago

That's awesome! A similar landing page would take me 2 days, I'be agonizing over every detail, and the result wouldn't be half as good. Well done!

OJFord 8y ago

No certificate / unknown issuer causes big scare page in FF by the way. Oh and then even if I continue, corporate DNS is blocking you due to "security threat".

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