StartupSupper

Consumer and social

recipe sharing

SHOW HN2013

27points
18comments
#838of 1,739 in 2013
Top 49%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.

Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 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

  • Good idea for startup and college people who need cheap meals

    From 3 comments
    • I would love to contribute to this, both being a veteran of cash-strapped startup life and someone who enjoys cooking. Do you provide a way for people to do so?
      benwerd on HN
    • I think this can target normal college students too. Not just startup hackers :)
      pohungc on HN
    • Startups absolutely need this. I speak from experience. We need recipes that hackers can relate to!
      teng on HN

Objections

  • Recipes need metric units

    From 2 comments
    • What I ALWAYS miss at these site: Metric units. Imperial/US/Australian/dunno is just PITA.
      the-kenny on HN
    • I second this, you need metric!
      rex_gsd on HN
  • Hard to judge value without a sample newsletter or recipe

    From 1 comment
    • As usual with these kinds of lists, I'm a bit weary to sign up without seeing a sample newsletter (or, in this case, recipe).
      avolcano on HN

Requests

  • Include metric units

    From 2 comments
    • What I ALWAYS miss at these site: Metric units. Imperial/US/Australian/dunno is just PITA.
      the-kenny on HN
    • I second this, you need metric!
      rex_gsd on HN
  • Add vegetarian recipes

    From 1 comment
    • Will this include a decent amount of vegetarian recipes?
      whichdan on HN
  • Allow contributions from users

    From 1 comment
    • I would love to contribute to this, both being a veteran of cash-strapped startup life and someone who enjoys cooking. Do you provide a way for people to do so?
      benwerd on HN

Questions

  • Will it include vegetarian recipes?

    From 1 comment
    • Will this include a decent amount of vegetarian recipes?
      whichdan on HN

Alternatives named

  • Fork the Cookbook (forkthecookbook.com)

    From 1 comment
    • People, stop treating yourself badly. Eating ramen everyday may seem to be the cheap thing to do, but it's not value for money in the long run. Here's a site for fellow hackers -…
      chewxy on HN

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