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Stripe launched this way: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3053883 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3053883. We didn't do any press or anything like tha

by pc 12y ago

Stripe launched this way: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3053883 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3053883. We didn't do any press or anything like that. (We didn't think of adding the Show HN prefix, though.)

nostrademons 12y ago
Dropbox did too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 The "Show HN" convention hadn't been invented at that point, though.
- waterside81 12y ago
  The comments on this post are perfect examples of why it's hard to predict what's going to take off and what won't. And also why it's sometimes a good idea to just give people the benefit of doubt.
  - livejamie 12y ago
    These are awesome, are there more?
    - nostrademons 12y ago
      Imgur: http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/7zlyd/my_gift_to_reddit_i_created_an_image_hosting/ http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/7zlyd/my_gift_to... Reddit: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.lang.lisp/vJmLVd9lJyk https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.lang.lisp/vJmLV...
    - peterarmstrong 12y ago
      Leanpub, 1206 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2329397 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2329397 (We didn't get any comments or many points, but it's nice to see that afterward we've had a number of Leanpub books do better...)
    - baddox 12y ago
      Does Linux count? "I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones." https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.os.minix/dlNtH7RRrGA/SwRavCzVE7gJ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.os.minix/dlN...
  - deleted 12y ago
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  - mattm 12y ago
    And also how people on HN sometimes have trouble putting themselves in the shoes of others. The 2nd top comment is a perfect example: > For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem. From Windows or Mac, this FTP account could be accessed through built-in software.
    - BrandonM 12y ago
      One learns a lot in 8 years, it turns out. To be fair, I was making an argument that it was trivial to replicate, and it was... Ubuntu, Google, Microsoft, and several others did just that. Kudos to Dropbox for their unanticipated (by me, anyway) staying power.
      - mattm 12y ago
        I didn't mean to call you out personally. I think we've all made that mistake before. My point was more that even if something is technically replicable, there is value in making it super easy for the non-technical user.
        BrandonM 12y ago
        No worries! When I read it, I chuckled at the shortsightedness, then I noticed the asterisk and thought, "WAIT, THAT WAS ME?!" It's always interesting when you can look back at yourself and see how much you've grown or learned.

by pc 12y ago

nostrademons 12y ago

Dropbox did too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 The "Show HN" convention hadn't been invented at that point, though.

waterside81 12y ago
The comments on this post are perfect examples of why it's hard to predict what's going to take off and what won't. And also why it's sometimes a good idea to just give people the benefit of doubt.
- livejamie 12y ago
  These are awesome, are there more?
  - nostrademons 12y ago
    Imgur: http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/7zlyd/my_gift_to_reddit_i_created_an_image_hosting/ http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/7zlyd/my_gift_to... Reddit: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.lang.lisp/vJmLVd9lJyk https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.lang.lisp/vJmLV...
  - peterarmstrong 12y ago
    Leanpub, 1206 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2329397 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2329397 (We didn't get any comments or many points, but it's nice to see that afterward we've had a number of Leanpub books do better...)
  - baddox 12y ago
    Does Linux count? "I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones." https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.os.minix/dlNtH7RRrGA/SwRavCzVE7gJ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.os.minix/dlN...
- deleted 12y ago
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- mattm 12y ago
  And also how people on HN sometimes have trouble putting themselves in the shoes of others. The 2nd top comment is a perfect example: > For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem. From Windows or Mac, this FTP account could be accessed through built-in software.
  - BrandonM 12y ago
    One learns a lot in 8 years, it turns out. To be fair, I was making an argument that it was trivial to replicate, and it was... Ubuntu, Google, Microsoft, and several others did just that. Kudos to Dropbox for their unanticipated (by me, anyway) staying power.
    - mattm 12y ago
      I didn't mean to call you out personally. I think we've all made that mistake before. My point was more that even if something is technically replicable, there is value in making it super easy for the non-technical user.
      - BrandonM 12y ago
        No worries! When I read it, I chuckled at the shortsightedness, then I noticed the asterisk and thought, "WAIT, THAT WAS ME?!" It's always interesting when you can look back at yourself and see how much you've grown or learned.