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Startup StackOverflow

10 points by tghw 17y ago

I grabbed http://startups.stackexchange.com/ since it was available. I would like it to be a community resource the way StackOverflow has been for development. Let me know how you would like to see it used.

yan 17y ago
What's wrong with asking startup-related questions here, keeping everything local and cultivating a discussion around them?
- tghw 17y ago
  They're just harder to find, so sometimes the same questions keep getting asked over and over again. I'm not trying to force this, just facilitate it if there's interest.
tocomment 17y ago
Is it expensive?
- tghw 17y ago
  $129/month, but I have some "ins" at Fog Creek, so I might be able to work something out. If not, I'd try and find companies to sponsor it.
  - johns 17y ago
    You're not going back after your break?
tocomment 17y ago
Could we make it exclusive somehow? Like certain HN kharma to get in, say ~1160 :-) Or maybe the answers become public to non-members after so many months? Does it have that feature?
- tghw 17y ago
  Interesting choice of karma score... :) Right now, there is no such exclusivity, nor would I really want it, personally. I would, however, want to recruit moderators from HN, especially those with higher karma.
  - dustingetz 17y ago
    StackExchange is self-moderating, the most active users automatically gain mod powers.
- Timothee 17y ago
  Why would you want to restrict it this way? I could understand some limitations like editing, commenting…* but accessing the answers? Sounds odd. * StackOverflow (or StackExchange precisely) is actually built so that trolls and their friends are limited in what they can do anyway
tocomment 17y ago
Somewhat offtopic, are there other stackexchange.com sites that have been set up, and look successful? (I couldn't find a list anywhere) I'm curious to see what other sites have been made.
- onewland 17y ago
  http://moms4mom.com http://moms4mom.com is the only one I've heard of. Still, the site format is optimized for really narrow verticals. I think they're going to have trouble overcoming the fact that the best example of their knowledge engine's success is really inaccessible to the average user. I'm guessing even a lot of IT guys would have trouble understanding/demonstrating how useful StackExchange might be for a topic completely unrelated to code. edit: I do think the technology is very interesting, just that non-technical people will have trouble seeing that.
  - tocomment 17y ago
    That's cool. The site looks why good, why do you think it isn't suitable for non-technicals? I wish I could think of some cool topics to make one for.
    - codexon 17y ago
      The color scheme is hard on the eyes like meta and superuser. I think they need to hire a designer.
    - onewland 17y ago
      I think that, until you see a populated StackExchange site (with content you understand), it's not really clear how useful it can be. Non-technical people pretty much just have moms4mom.com to look at right now.
  - codexon 17y ago
    Amusingly, Jon Skeet is only 3rd place for most reputation there.
- tghw 17y ago
tghw 17y ago
Link: http://startups.stackexchange.com/ http://startups.stackexchange.com/
sjs382 17y ago
Sean Grove (who frequents hn) runs a similar site. http://chuwe.com/ http://chuwe.com/
yrashk 17y ago
I grabbed http://startup.stackexchange.com/ http://startup.stackexchange.com/ :)

10 points by tghw 17y ago

yan 17y ago

What's wrong with asking startup-related questions here, keeping everything local and cultivating a discussion around them?

tghw 17y ago
They're just harder to find, so sometimes the same questions keep getting asked over and over again. I'm not trying to force this, just facilitate it if there's interest.

tocomment 17y ago

Is it expensive?

tghw 17y ago
$129/month, but I have some "ins" at Fog Creek, so I might be able to work something out. If not, I'd try and find companies to sponsor it.
- johns 17y ago
  You're not going back after your break?

tocomment 17y ago

Could we make it exclusive somehow? Like certain HN kharma to get in, say ~1160 :-) Or maybe the answers become public to non-members after so many months? Does it have that feature?

tghw 17y ago
Interesting choice of karma score... :) Right now, there is no such exclusivity, nor would I really want it, personally. I would, however, want to recruit moderators from HN, especially those with higher karma.
- dustingetz 17y ago
  StackExchange is self-moderating, the most active users automatically gain mod powers.
Timothee 17y ago
Why would you want to restrict it this way? I could understand some limitations like editing, commenting…* but accessing the answers? Sounds odd. * StackOverflow (or StackExchange precisely) is actually built so that trolls and their friends are limited in what they can do anyway

tocomment 17y ago

Somewhat offtopic, are there other stackexchange.com sites that have been set up, and look successful? (I couldn't find a list anywhere) I'm curious to see what other sites have been made.

onewland 17y ago
http://moms4mom.com http://moms4mom.com is the only one I've heard of. Still, the site format is optimized for really narrow verticals. I think they're going to have trouble overcoming the fact that the best example of their knowledge engine's success is really inaccessible to the average user. I'm guessing even a lot of IT guys would have trouble understanding/demonstrating how useful StackExchange might be for a topic completely unrelated to code. edit: I do think the technology is very interesting, just that non-technical people will have trouble seeing that.
- tocomment 17y ago
  That's cool. The site looks why good, why do you think it isn't suitable for non-technicals? I wish I could think of some cool topics to make one for.
  - codexon 17y ago
    The color scheme is hard on the eyes like meta and superuser. I think they need to hire a designer.
  - onewland 17y ago
    I think that, until you see a populated StackExchange site (with content you understand), it's not really clear how useful it can be. Non-technical people pretty much just have moms4mom.com to look at right now.
- codexon 17y ago
  Amusingly, Jon Skeet is only 3rd place for most reputation there.
tghw 17y ago

tghw 17y ago

Link: http://startups.stackexchange.com/ http://startups.stackexchange.com/

sjs382 17y ago

Sean Grove (who frequents hn) runs a similar site. http://chuwe.com/ http://chuwe.com/

yrashk 17y ago

I grabbed http://startup.stackexchange.com/ http://startup.stackexchange.com/ :)