Highscore.money
Web and SaaS
paid advertising leaderboard
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
7 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 39 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Idea: 4 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 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
Fun, bold idea with good aesthetics
From 2 comments
I think it's a bold, fun idea, with good aesthetics. Now, I'm not going to pay anything, but maybe someone will? After all, this is mostly advertisement space. Humble Bundle…
cprecioso on HNI kind of hate this, but I still paid you $22 because it's actually awesome. Nice one! Maybe donate the funds to charity?
_Marak_ on HN
Compared to Million Dollar Homepage as ad space
From 2 comments
Reminds me a bit of the old Million Dollar Homepage: http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/
colinbartlett on HNI think it's a bold, fun idea, with good aesthetics. Now, I'm not going to pay anything, but maybe someone will? After all, this is mostly advertisement space. Humble Bundle…
cprecioso on HN
Objections
Pay-to-win mechanic; no way to play for less than current top score
From 2 comments
The problem with this as gamification is that there is zero ability to play for less than the current high-score. That is a real problem: suppose 500 people were wiling to pay…
logicallee on HNThis is basically a pay-to-win game simplified down to the leaderboard. I hate pay-to-win games. They do have an uncomfortable similarity to the real life though.
Artoemius on HN
Shirt-style status symbols are easy to fake
From 2 comments
Shirts are too easy to fake
smt88 on HNHaha yes I've had similar ideas before. The problem with that though is that they can be easily faked (e.g. anyone could design/print a $1,000 t-shirt). – It's also less like to…
keesj on HN
Checkout error for small amounts and JS bypass of minimum
Scores not cumulative per email
From 1 comment
Seems like scores are not cumulative based on email. :-(
_Marak_ on HN
Requests
Lower the current score over time
From 1 comment
You could lower the current score by one cent every x seconds
phoobot on HN
Donate proceeds to charity
From 3 comments
I always thought this should exist for philanthropy. If you get a critical mass, it becomes self perpetuating. I am not sure the value of doing it just because, but taking a…
nibs on HNI kind of hate this, but I still paid you $22 because it's actually awesome. Nice one! Maybe donate the funds to charity?
_Marak_ on HNI love this idea, it would probably look better if it was for charity though.
gourou on HN
Show visit counts
From 1 comment
have you thought about adding a visits count? would give an indication of what you are buying...
trahn on HN
Questions
How much traffic has the linked site received
From 1 comment
How much traffic has it brought?!
jastr on HN
Alternatives named
Million Dollar Homepage
From 2 comments
Reminds me a bit of the old Million Dollar Homepage: http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/
colinbartlett on HNI think it's a bold, fun idea, with good aesthetics. Now, I'm not going to pay anything, but maybe someone will? After all, this is mostly advertisement space. Humble Bundle…
cprecioso on HN
Humble Bundle leaderboards
From 1 comment
I think it's a bold, fun idea, with good aesthetics. Now, I'm not going to pay anything, but maybe someone will? After all, this is mostly advertisement space. Humble Bundle…
cprecioso on HN
I Am Rich iPhone app
From 1 comment
Anybody else remember the I Am Rich app for the iPhone? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich
dagw on HN