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This will always be the best example of HN.

• pavlov 2y ago
  Yes, in the sense that it’s someone providing useful and concise feedback on a YC application, which is what the original poster (the Dropbox founder) explicitly asked for.
  • paulddraper 2y ago
    What part of the feedback was most useful to Dropbox? * That it didn't solve a problem for Linux users? * That it ultimately relies on some internet connectivity? * That it is not very "'viral' or income generating"?
    • pavlov 2y ago
      Useful feedback doesn’t mean saying something that will seem insightful 15 years later. Setting the bar so incredibly high just means you’re going to lose out on the majority of feedback, and that’s a net loss for a fledgling project. The benefit of early and unstructured feedback (like what you can get from a Show HN) is that it prepares the recipient to answer those questions down the road again. That’s why the Dropbox comment qualifies as useful. “Is this viral” sounds silly now, but in 2007 it was a question that the founder undoubtedly faced again and again.