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Personally, I click on the launch threads because they're part of the current batch: a clear indication that they're part of the current batch (rather than just
by icyc 5y ago
Personally, I click on the launch threads because they're part of the current batch: a clear indication that they're part of the current batch (rather than just a generic "launch HN" announcement) is much more valuable to me than the reference to the type of business. The "Launch HN" title is used by non-YC people, meaning these threads come across as non-YC threads than YC threads.
I think on balance you're probably right that excluding a startup from the title is a problem though -- so yeah, in hindsight, I think you made the right choice.
- dang 5y agoI changed it to say "Launch YC" instead of "Launch HN" this time round, for reasons related to what you're saying. Doesn't seem to have landed though :) Another thought I had was "Meet S21". Better? It would free up a char! "Meet YC S21" is too long. "YC S21" would be the shortest. That is, something like "YC S21: Foo, Bar, Baz" with a word or phrase for each startup. But I'm not sure if that would convey that it's a launch thread. Another possibility: "YC Launch" instead of "Launch YC". Our original idea was "Meet the Batch" but that's way too long.
- redkoala 5y agoHow about "YC S21 Launch"?
- dang 5y agoThat's too long as a prefix to be followed by the startups, and too generic as a title on its own.
- lazyasciiart 5y ago"Meet S21" would be completely meaningless to me without context. It's not a shorthand I associate with anything. What about YC21?
- dang 5y agoAnother user posted a comment suggesting something like Launch YC S21 - Batch thread #3 Would that be clear enough? We may end up with something like that.