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I'm not sure I understand how ProductHunt is better than ShowHN. Maybe I just like having everything I read in one place, but after having our product listed on
by austenallred 12y ago
I'm not sure I understand how ProductHunt is better than ShowHN. Maybe I just like having everything I read in one place, but after having our product listed on ProductHunt I haven't really gone back.
Ryan: I would be interested to hear your take on why ProductHunt is better/different than ShowHN. I don't mean this to be a jab, I just want to hear your perspective.
- higherpurpose 12y agoProbably in the same way a Chromebook is "better" than a Windows PC - it focuses on one thing, perhaps the most important thing for some.
- rrhoover 12y agoValid question, Austen! Kevin Hale and I shared our thoughts on this in this Gigaom article: http://gigaom.com/2014/07/17/as-product-hunt-joins-y-combinator-hacker-news-starts-to-look-more-like-product-hunt http://gigaom.com/2014/07/17/as-product-hunt-joins-y-combina... I won't say PH is better than Show HN. It's just different. HN has a very engineering-focused culture and you see that in the conversation and products surfaced. Furthermore, you see fewer big startup product launches on Show HN and more side projects. On PH you get a combination of both but often we have well-known founders from prominent startups jump into the conversation. Again, this isn't necessarily better -- it's a different type of content and experience. Personally, I like to see a variety of submission from VC-backed startups to weekend hacks.
- austenallred 12y agoThat's very fair. Looking at the ShowHN stuff it's >50% stuff the general public wouldn't understand. Congrats, and best of luck!