Open Hunt
Web and SaaS
product launch platform
SHOW HN2015
1,093points
180comments
#3of 2,565 in 2015
Top 1%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
25 positive, 69 neutral or asking, 9 mixed, 25 critical, out of 128 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.
Idea: 12 for, 9 againstExecution: 3 for, 10 againstDesign: 0 for, 6 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and fast execution; alternative to restricted-comment Product Hunt
From 4 comments
I will definitely use this over ProductHunt. I mean, for crying out loud, I signed up for PH just now to leave a comment and the first thing you get is "commenting is restricted…
mindcrime on HNI plan to use this too. It's weirdly inspiring to see how quickly this came together, how much support its getting, and how the bitter HN community energy can be harnessed…
jflatow on HNI really like how you keep updating the site throughout the day based on the feedback you are getting here. Also, the suggestions made by users going directly to the creator of a…
pavornyoh on HNYou're #1 on Hacker News and Product Hunt today with an app whose repo was created 12 days ago and your server is not down. That's commendable in itself.
tedmiston on HN
Objections
Comments are not public, so it does not feel like a community
From 4 comments
Without comments it doesn't feel like a community
eecks on HNI don't like that the comments aren't public. I'm finding it way too easy to be short.
moron4hire on HNNice, but will wait until comments are public
KuhlMensch on HNI signed up and submitted actually. I am curious, why are comments/feedback all hidden? I would certainly like to read those - even if they are made anonymous.
AndrewKemendo on HN
Twitter-only sign-up and broad permissions requested
From 2 comments
I'd personally like to see other account options than Twitter (specifically email-based accounts).
lewisl9029 on HNI'd join this. It's asking for scary permissions: > Read Tweets from your timeline. > See who you follow, and follow new people. > Update your profile. > Post Tweets for you.…
DanBC on HN
Login fails with api_calls quota error
From 3 comments
Tried to join: Login unsuccessful. Something went wrong: Error: api_calls exceeding plan authorized calls
tarr11 on HNI love this! "Login unsuccessful. Something went wrong: Error: api_calls exceeding plan authorized calls" when I went to log in with Twitter. Good problem for you to have, I look…
richardbrevig on HNI'm getting this error when trying to sign up with Twitter. "Login unsuccessful. Something went wrong: Error: api_calls exceeding plan authorized calls"
astrowilliam on HN
Requests
Make comments public
From 3 comments
I share the exact same feeling. Signed on PH months ago to drop a comment and never got "approved". I wish comments were public on OpenHunt.co so I can take part in the…
http-teapot on HNI signed up and submitted actually. I am curious, why are comments/feedback all hidden? I would certainly like to read those - even if they are made anonymous.
AndrewKemendo on HNI don't like that the comments aren't public. I'm finding it way too easy to be short.
moron4hire on HN
Add RSS feed or daily summary email
From 3 comments
Can you please add a RSS feed?
toni on HNHey, this is really cool! Any chance you could add a daily summary email (like PH and some other similar sites have), or am I just missing it? That's a really easy way for me to…
peckrob on HNI wish there was RSS feed.
iliaznk on HN
Support email or other login options besides Twitter
From 2 comments
I'd personally like to see other account options than Twitter (specifically email-based accounts).
lewisl9029 on HNDisappointed by the twitter only sign up but I am still going to join because I like the idea.
eecks on HN
Questions
How will spammy links be filtered?
From 1 comment
how do you plan to filter spammy links?
kilimchoi on HN
How long did it take to build?
From 1 comment
how long did it take you to put the site together?
tmaly on HN
Alternatives named
Product Hunt
From 2 comments
I will definitely use this over ProductHunt. I mean, for crying out loud, I signed up for PH just now to leave a comment and the first thing you get is "commenting is restricted…
mindcrime on HNProduct Hunt is a Y Combinator startup - http://valleywag.gawker.com/product-hunt-founder-explains-why-the-hell-he-joined-y-1606835305 So I think that this open platform should…
sycren on HN
Lobsters
From 2 comments
You should take a look at lobsters. They solve a lot of the transparency issues that some have with HN and ProductHunt. "Some other link aggregation sites are operated by…
mmohebbi on HNThis is pretty cool - I notice you're building on top of Rails. Do consider using the source code of lobste.rs (which is like HN but open source). It has quite a bit if community…
sandGorgon on HN
Telescope
From 1 comment
Did you consider using http://www.telescopeapp.org/ to build this open version?
sycren on HN