LinkedList NYC

Productivity

event newsletter

SHOW HN2011

49points
18comments
#251of 1,097 in 2011
Top 23%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

5 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.

Idea: 5 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 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 hackers new to NYC

    From 1 comment
    • I am stoked for this. I have met David a couple times and know he's got the right mind and attitude to do a good job. NYC is not an easy place to navigate quickly. This…
      j2d2j2d2 on HN
  • Curator's track record makes it promising

    From 1 comment
    • I am stoked for this. I have met David a couple times and know he's got the right mind and attitude to do a good job. NYC is not an easy place to navigate quickly. This…
      j2d2j2d2 on HN

Objections

  • Other digests lean toward business development rather than hacking

    From 1 comment
    • nearly all of them: at least in nyc they tend toward bizdev instead of hacking
      nnythm on HN
  • Wants a sample before signing up

    From 1 comment
    • How about a sample before I surrender my email address?
      joshwa on HN

Requests

  • More tech-focused content, less business

    From 1 comment
    • We'll try to make it relevant. It's still evolving in our heads now. Probably a combination of programming meetups, hackathons, and possibly a cool party or two. Depends on what…
      davidbalbert on HN
  • Relevant events like meetups and hackathons

    From 2 comments
    • I signed up. I've gotten countless StartupDigest e-mails that I've learned to ignore every Monday. If this LinkedList has relevant events, I'll actually read the e-mail.
      rexf on HN
    • We'll try to make it relevant. It's still evolving in our heads now. Probably a combination of programming meetups, hackathons, and possibly a cool party or two. Depends on what…
      davidbalbert on HN

Questions

  • Is there an equivalent in SF?

    From 1 comment
  • Is the newsletter for hackers or for cool things to do?

    From 1 comment
    • Says here in the headline "weekly newsletter for New York hackers," and on the linkedlist main page says "weekly newsletter of cool things for engineers to do in New York." Which…
      emit_time_n3rgy on HN

Alternatives named

  • StartupDigest

    From 1 comment
    • I signed up. I've gotten countless StartupDigest e-mails that I've learned to ignore every Monday. If this LinkedList has relevant events, I'll actually read the e-mail.
      rexf on HN
  • TheHackersDigest (Silicon Valley)

    From 2 comments
    • Best one I know is the Silicon Valley HackersDigest: http://thehackersdigest.com curated by Santiago (@dfect). covers lots of bay area user group meetups, hackathons, & hacker…
      bmcmanus on HN
    • There's also TheHackersDigest.com
      will_lam on HN
  • NYC Tech Events

    From 1 comment
    • Says here in the headline "weekly newsletter for New York hackers," and on the linkedlist main page says "weekly newsletter of cool things for engineers to do in New York." Which…
      emit_time_n3rgy on HN

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