CTOnet

Consumer and social

private community forum

SHOW HN2020

15points
15comments
#1,964of 3,028 in 2020
Top 65%of 2020 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

5 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.

Idea: 4 for, 2 against

The thread, comment by comment

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Good idea, interest in seeing how it goes

    From 3 comments
    • Fantastic idea and very cool to see, I'd love to hear how it goes as you get going. Reminds me of Vistage/EO but for CTOs a bit.
      bwb on HN
    • Sweet - looks like you're in NYC - I'm just across the river in NJ. Definitely wish you the best of luck, and would be really interested to hear what kind of interest you receive…
      dossy on HN
    • The domain doesn't sound pretentious to me at all. Just a niche forum to discuss things managing and running the tech for a company. I'd love to join and hear from the trenches…
      sergiotapia on HN

Objections

  • Exclusivity based on title may exclude capable non-CTOs

    From 2 comments
    • It's not exactly the domain, but rather the exclusivity based on title/status that I think is a problem. Someone could be a PM and know 10x more about managing people than a CTO,…
      johnmarcus on HN
    • lol. didn't angel list start off as something like this? it's an itsy bitsy tiny market, even if every cto joined. personally, the domain sounds pretentious and douchy, and as a…
      johnmarcus on HN
  • Market is small

    From 1 comment
    • lol. didn't angel list start off as something like this? it's an itsy bitsy tiny market, even if every cto joined. personally, the domain sounds pretentious and douchy, and as a…
      johnmarcus on HN
  • Domain name sounds pretentious

    From 1 comment
    • lol. didn't angel list start off as something like this? it's an itsy bitsy tiny market, even if every cto joined. personally, the domain sounds pretentious and douchy, and as a…
      johnmarcus on HN

Requests

  • Mentee program for prospective engineering leaders

    From 1 comment
    • How about a mentee program for prospective engineering leaders to learn from those in those positions. There's a huge gap in mentorship for this kind of skill set. I can easily…
      luckyscs on HN

Questions

  • Is it launched and does it have participants?

    From 1 comment
    • Hi, Burak - are you just launching this or do you already have people participating?
      dossy on HN
  • What forum software is used?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Vistage / EO

    From 1 comment
    • Fantastic idea and very cool to see, I'd love to hear how it goes as you get going. Reminds me of Vistage/EO but for CTOs a bit.
      bwb on HN
  • AngelList

    From 1 comment
    • lol. didn't angel list start off as something like this? it's an itsy bitsy tiny market, even if every cto joined. personally, the domain sounds pretentious and douchy, and as a…
      johnmarcus on HN

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