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Ask PG: Ever Considered HN Store?
A 'Store' tab lodged with the other links in the top panel.
...Working exclusively with one print company (for manufacturing) and selling high-quality t-shirts (for starters). YC logos, hacker slogans, and tech images on each.
Storefront could be a clean and spacey UI - following pre-established HN design standards. Or the store's UI could be built off API to third-party 'online store builder' application - a past YC startup comes to mind.
I'm sure you've considered it already, so I guess the better question is: Will you ever sell HN-inspired gear through HN?
- sorbus 15y agoWhy would setting up a HN store be worth the time and effort?
- arn 15y agoit certainly wouldn't be a profit center, but from a brand / loyalty perspective I see the value.
- ABrandt 15y agoWhy not a store that aggregates and organizes all the HN-built apps out there? I'm sure there's an app built by an HN member that covers all the major tools startups rely on. Say you decide you need an A/B testing tool. Check out the HN Store and you'll be sure to see Visual Website Optimizer is a popular choice. Support your fellow Entrepreneur and get great software; its a win, win. Probably something that wouldn't be incorporated into HN itself, but I could see the potential for success if someone else built it...
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- ZackOfAllTrades 15y agoMain questions: Does PG actually need more money? Would a store do anything more for the YC brand than if the time required to create it were spent doing other things, like helping startups/doing interviews/thinking? I suspect that the answer to both questions is not really. Thus, probably not gonna happen dude. Bummer.