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149points
64comments
#273of 2,155 in 2018
Top 13%of 2018 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

12 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 9 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.

Idea: 10 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 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

  • Useful for side projects and growing skills

    From 2 comments
    • Seems like a really great idea for small projects to help grow your skills. Also seems like a great place to spawn some open source projects. As an aside, I think it would be…
      kylesf on HN
    • thanks for the clarification, and removing "co-founder" from the hn title. For side projects it could be useful.
      rgbrenner on HN
  • Simple and easy to use

    From 1 comment
    • This is a very stripped down version of a platform I'm currently creating with a friend. I love the idea, obviously. And I like the implementation. Simple (no registration too!)…
      dktp on HN

Objections

  • Co-founder partnerships are risky

    From 2 comments
    • Sorry bloatedcarpel, but I've always thought this is a terrible idea... I've been a solo-founder for 15 years, and I'll admit a co-founder would be awesome. But starting a…
      rgbrenner on HN
    • Here's why I advise extreme caution when partnering up if you're a programmer: If you have a co-founder or co-hacker that goes postal, off on their own, acting shady, behaving…
      git-pull on HN
  • Board may fill with low-quality ideas

    From 1 comment
    • I've seen idea boards and similar projects to these in the past. What inevitably happens is the board gets flooded with lousy ideas, which are hard to filter out or sift through.…
      Nuzzerino on HN
  • Airtable layout is cluttered and hard to use

    From 2 comments
    • I find the airtable kind of cluttery. All the content is on the far left, why not use the full width of the page? Then it opens the description in this tiny little window...
      dharness on HN
    • I have a reasonably large computer screen but when I select a project, the dialog is significantly taller than the screen and I have to scroll up to read it top-to-bottom. As I…
      smoyer on HN

Requests

  • Add skills field for the poster

    From 2 comments
    • I noticed very few of the projects list skills that the poster has. This is a big turnoff for any potential collaborator. One would want to know what the poster brings to the…
      mzzter on HN
    • "Specific Skills Needed" has no option of supplying user-provided skills. I would like to insert Common Lisp there, but the most suitable option is "other", which is not specific…
      phoe-krk on HN
  • Search or filter by language

    From 1 comment
    • It would be cool if you could search by language.
      vesche on HN

Questions

  • Whether the site is flagged as unsafe by McAfee

    From 1 comment
    • McAfee Web Advisor has labeled your web site as not to be trusted. I was so looking forward to seeing what you built. Perhaps your site has been compromised in some way?
      ytNumbers on HN

Alternatives named

  • Hackathons and university projects

    From 1 comment
    • The biggest challenge I've seen so far to find a co-founder is that you need good reasons to spend time with the person before you screw anything because you actually dont…
      quadcore on HN
  • Indie Hackers community

    From 1 comment
    • Don't get me wrong I think having a co-founder is often a bad idea. I just don't like any of the reasons you mentioned. Hmm. Let's see. 1) It’s very hard to convince a cofounder…
      jv22222 on HN

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