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Show HN: My new startup forum

1 points by dutchbrit 15y ago

Hello HN! I decided to finally do something with one of my domains, Startup2.com & ended up turning it into a forum. Just launched it a few minutes ago! I'd love to receive some feedback/criticism. It's not really alive yet due to just launching - hopefully this is something that will change soon but I have to be patient. http://www.startup2.com Thanks in advance for any tips/feedback! Sam

petervandijck 15y ago
Main tip number 1 (and nobody ever listens to me on this but I'll say it anyway): the forum has to look active to attract people. Remove ALL categories, only keep 1 forum. And then seed it so it has at least a few pages full of interesting discussion. And THEN launch it with an invite-only. You do not have to be "patient": it will not populate by itself. You need to seed it. Good luck :)
- dutchbrit 15y ago
  I actually like the invite/private idea - creates a certain hype! Also, good point regarding making the forum look active by having 1 category, just not sure what I'd call that category!