No doubt, there's 1000s of ways to do online promotion and get in front of customers. Show HN is also one such way. Few companies like geckoboard.com and fresh

No doubt, there's 1000s of ways to do online promotion and get in front of customers. Show HN is also one such way. Few companies like geckoboard.com and freshdesk.com used Show HN effectively and ended up getting beta users, feedback and ultimately few initial customers.