I think on HN it depends on how quickly you get a few strong responses. (which can be largely random, less you're super-deliberate about it.) If you want to wo

I think on HN it depends on how quickly you get a few strong responses. (which can be largely random, less you're super-deliberate about it.) If you want to work the social media sauce, the best way is to get a few people having an actual conversation with you ASAP, through the intended medium you want to seed. Flickr, Reddit, Quora, etc all started out this way. I suppose it's necessary but not necessarily sufficient.