HackerCouch
Consumer and social
hospitality exchange
SHOW HN2015
162points
43comments
#120of 2,565 in 2015
Top 5%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
7 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clever use of GitHub as a database
From 2 comments
Github as a federated database engine. That's super clever.
jacquesm on HNI love these repurposing hacks. No matter where you stole it, realizing that you could use this mechanism for your problem is imo just as neat as the project itself.
jacquesm on HN
Filtering via pull requests is a good idea
From 1 comment
I love the implicit filtering mechanism through allowing people to post couches only via pull-request.
s3nnyy on HN
Objections
No reference or trust system for hosts and guests
From 1 comment
Interesting. I've hosted over 40 couchsurfers in Manhattan so I have a few concerns. My largest one is that HackerCouch lacks a reference system so that people "know" who is a…
hitekker on HN
Contact requests could be abused; need a proxy contact channel
From 1 comment
Interesting. I've hosted over 40 couchsurfers in Manhattan so I have a few concerns. My largest one is that HackerCouch lacks a reference system so that people "know" who is a…
hitekker on HN
Trademark risk from the Couchsurfing name
From 1 comment
I'm still figuring this out, so thanks for the concerns and suggestions. Reference System: I think I saw a website on reddit recently that let you rate your experience on…
captn3m0 on HN
Requests
Add a reference or verification system
From 2 comments
Thank you for being open minded. > Reference System I would suggest piggy backing off another platform for now so that you can get the legwork out of the way and focus on the…
hitekker on HNI like the idea of building a reference system in. One thing to note is that you actually validate the user owns said account on another site. On B/S/T forums back in the day, a…
tedmiston on HN
Rename to avoid Couchsurfing trademark
From 2 comments
I'm still figuring this out, so thanks for the concerns and suggestions. Reference System: I think I saw a website on reddit recently that let you rate your experience on…
captn3m0 on HNThank you for being open minded. > Reference System I would suggest piggy backing off another platform for now so that you can get the legwork out of the way and focus on the…
hitekker on HN
Better CSS design
From 1 comment
I like that, but it could use some CSS love. Will you accept a PR if I clean things up a tad?
hunvreus on HN
Questions
How does the site work and who to contact
From 1 comment
I know that I am not worthy to surf on anybody's couch. Even my own. Call me an idiot but I don't understand this site. At all. Whom do I contact to get a spot on one of these…
HillaryBriss on HN
Should it be invite-only
From 1 comment
I might go so far as making the platform invitation only. I think doing so would provide two benefits. First, it would allow you to generally restrict the userbase to the type of…
fvargas on HN
Alternatives named
Couchsurfing
From 1 comment
Interesting. I've hosted over 40 couchsurfers in Manhattan so I have a few concerns. My largest one is that HackerCouch lacks a reference system so that people "know" who is a…
hitekker on HN
AirBnB
From 1 comment
Interesting. I've hosted over 40 couchsurfers in Manhattan so I have a few concerns. My largest one is that HackerCouch lacks a reference system so that people "know" who is a…
hitekker on HN
Horizon
From 1 comment
I'm one of the co-founders of http:/ww.horizonapp.co - which is hospitality exchange (aka couchsurfing) for groups. Think Peace Corps, Teach for America, Stanford alum, Kiva…
drewmeyers24 on HN
BeWelcome
From 1 comment
Interesting. I've hosted over 40 couchsurfers in Manhattan so I have a few concerns. My largest one is that HackerCouch lacks a reference system so that people "know" who is a…
hitekker on HN