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So this is a link to a blog post on the frontpage of HN detailing the analysis of how to get a post onto the front page of HN because "a great post can save mon
by barbazoo 5y ago
So this is a link to a blog post on the frontpage of HN detailing the analysis of how to get a post onto the front page of HN because "a great post can save months of organic growth and give you that much needed bump of early adopters" while at the same time saying nothing about the actual product or service they're working on, other than "we are in stealth mode but sharing some cool stuff about DevOps and Security". Seems like a missed opportunity, unless their business is figuring out when to post to HN for it to be most likely to become "viral".
- mrgalaxy 5y agoI feel like if they can do it once, they can do it again. Maybe they are just trying to prove something.
- barbazoo 5y agoMaybe, or maybe posts about how succeed on HN are just particularly popular.
- mrgalaxy 5y agoI mean I clicked on it for that reason, so you're not wrong.
- Zababa 5y agoI clicked on it thinking is was "hacking" in the black hat/white hat sense.
- PostThisTooFast 5y agoThat is actual hacking. This is another BS use of the word, where there's no actual hacking done.
- eranation 5y agoGood point, and thanks for the feedback! We had this debate internally. We feel we need some more time to polish the product before launching, and had an internal discussion on whether we postpone any marketing activity till after we launch, or start engaging with the community sooner. In this case, we just wanted to share our learning.