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How HN took it
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
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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 HNthanks 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 HNHere'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 HNI 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