I made a Show HN post earlier today about a startup I invested in and am now working for. I haven’t posted too much to HN, so I only know what’s popular based on what’s on the front page, which is usually very high quality and interesting to me (tech, business, startups, generally really interesting stuff).
Given the builder-focus of HN, I thought more people might be interested. Selfishly we were hoping to generate buzz and some investor leads but also to get genuine feedback. HN is my favorite forum as the quality is so high.
Here are a few thoughts on why it’s flat, and I’m curious to hear y’all’s thoughts.
* Too market-y.
* Too long a post.
* HN is too nerdy for a sports related startup.
* I should’ve done more to “promote it”; however, I read this is frowned upon, so I didn’t really do it.
* It’s not a good idea.
* Poor posting time.
* Just not that relevant for HN.
* It was downvoted for some reason…perhaps I violated some written or unwritten rule.
Am I doing this in hopes that it will boost the original post? Yes, but also to understand the mechanics better as I’m going to post on some relevant subreddits too.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36634428
Cheers!