There's nothing stopping you from entertaining pitches from smart folks on Hacker News. Hell, I'd be happy to go first, if you invited it. The nice thing about

There's nothing stopping you from entertaining pitches from smart folks on Hacker News. Hell, I'd be happy to go first, if you invited it. The nice thing about this strategy for you would be: - even the dumb jerks on HN are generally really smart and working on cool projects - taking initiative will make the story about you, which will bring you credibility and a higher quality deal flow If you end up posting an "Ask HN: Why should I seed invest in your start-up?" let me know, and I'd bite.