HN is hit or miss, especially mornings. If you post something, and you are a nobody your submissions quickly fall to page 2, which is game over. A good way to

HN is hit or miss, especially mornings. If you post something, and you are a nobody your submissions quickly fall to page 2, which is game over. A good way to get upvotes is to ask friends. When I post something I'll usually link to it in #startups or the HN meetup group I am a member of and ask for some upvotes (if worthy, of course) but you can see from my submission history, I've built several apps, posted them to HN, and gotten nothing. Don't let it stop you. The other thing to keep in mind is if this is a bootstrapped project, that doesn't have major name brand funding or drama, you'll need to cram it down peoples throats. If you are ready to give up after 3 hours, I'm not sure you are ready for the work it'll take to bootstrap traction...