My point is, if it was a publicity stunt, it was very poor. When you launch a product, tell me why it's awesome and provide me with some minimal friction to ge

My point is, if it was a publicity stunt, it was very poor. When you launch a product, tell me why it's awesome and provide me with some minimal friction to get in there and try it. When I'm like "Whoa that's cool." then I'll care more about the creators. If you're looking for people to help you out then say that outright. If I was a programmer looking to work at a startup, I'd have already glossed over this whole thing and moved on. I'm not hating on you or anything. I'm trying to help you out. Another word of advice - don't write people off from a basic meeting with them. I didn't even know about HN until I was already working for a startup.