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mh, sorry for misleading you. not my intention. but i think my story is exactly about how to validate an idea on HN. I wrote about every step I did and couldn't

by wnm 12y ago

mh, sorry for misleading you. not my intention. but i think my story is exactly about how to validate an idea on HN. I wrote about every step I did and couldn't have been more transparent about it. I learned quite a lot from similar articles on HN from other people... having said that, I'm happy to hear suggestions for a more fitting title, and have nothing against a mod changing it

wnm 12y ago
maybe a mod can change it to "How I validated an Idea on Hacker News"?
- ColinWright 12y ago
  You can change it - hit the "Edit" link. And it's not about validating an idea - I think that's where we have a mismatch in expectation. You didn't validate it, you submitted it, and it went well. There's a difference.
  - wnm 12y ago
    its too late, the edit link is gone. i think you are only allowed to edit for 30 minutes or something like that...
  - wnm 12y ago
    Yes, maybe there is a mismatch about what we think validation means. I think it means looking for indicators that you are not the only one liking your idea. When you offer a product, one indicator (the most obvious actually) would be, if people buy it. For an email list, the most obvious indicator if other people like your idea is, if they are willing to give you their email address. From all the visitors to my site, 25 percent thought the idea was good enough to enter their email address. And everybody who runs a newsletter can tell you how hard it is to get people to enter their email. To me this is validation. Validation that people find value in the idea...
ColinWright 12y ago
I don't believe the story is about how to validate ideas on HN. This is a story about how you had an idea, submitted it to HN, and you got a good reaction. It's simply saying that this idea was validated. Your story seems to amount to saying that the way to validate an idea on HN is simply to submit it and see if it does well. Your tale is more than that, and deserves a title that better expresses that. Maybe: I submitted my idea to HN - here's a blow-by-blow description of what followed. I'm happy to believe it wasn't intentional, and I wonder if this is a language thing. It's not a big deal, but I thought you could benefit from some feedback. I'm pleased it all went well for you.

by wnm 12y ago

wnm 12y ago

maybe a mod can change it to "How I validated an Idea on Hacker News"?

ColinWright 12y ago
You can change it - hit the "Edit" link. And it's not about validating an idea - I think that's where we have a mismatch in expectation. You didn't validate it, you submitted it, and it went well. There's a difference.
- wnm 12y ago
  its too late, the edit link is gone. i think you are only allowed to edit for 30 minutes or something like that...
- wnm 12y ago
  Yes, maybe there is a mismatch about what we think validation means. I think it means looking for indicators that you are not the only one liking your idea. When you offer a product, one indicator (the most obvious actually) would be, if people buy it. For an email list, the most obvious indicator if other people like your idea is, if they are willing to give you their email address. From all the visitors to my site, 25 percent thought the idea was good enough to enter their email address. And everybody who runs a newsletter can tell you how hard it is to get people to enter their email. To me this is validation. Validation that people find value in the idea...

ColinWright 12y ago

I don't believe the story is about how to validate ideas on HN. This is a story about how you had an idea, submitted it to HN, and you got a good reaction. It's simply saying that this idea was validated. Your story seems to amount to saying that the way to validate an idea on HN is simply to submit it and see if it does well. Your tale is more than that, and deserves a title that better expresses that. Maybe: I submitted my idea to HN - here's a blow-by-blow description of what followed. I'm happy to believe it wasn't intentional, and I wonder if this is a language thing. It's not a big deal, but I thought you could benefit from some feedback. I'm pleased it all went well for you.