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151points
42comments
#281of 2,195 in 2019
Top 13%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

5 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score -0.16.

Idea: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Readable as a way to think through ideas; GTD analogy appreciated

    From 1 comment
    • Yeah I thought it was a joke at first but then I saw the comments here and went back to re-evaluate. Looks more to me like it's a thought process that's laid out like code to…
      turc1656 on HN

Objections

  • Algorithm never terminates: _uncertainty is never updated so product is never returned

    From 1 comment
    • product-market fit can never be achieved using this algorithm, since a product is never found: in achieveProductMarketFit.ks, _uncertainty is set to 1.0. It needs to go below the…
      clemParis on HN
  • Unclear how it relates to real market analysis or competitors

    From 1 comment
    • This is cute and all but there is a sniff test here. Could you rephrase what you're turning into pseudocode back into prose, specifically into a memo, and have it still sound…
      yowlingcat on HN
  • Hard to read on mobile

    From 1 comment
  • Minority groups persona and traits list seems odd

    From 1 comment
    • Am I the only one who finds it strange that "minority groups" is listed as a persona and that it's also associated with compatible traits, behaviors, and values?
      turc1656 on HN

Requests

  • Make the pseudocode functions editable and shareable with others

    From 1 comment
    • Nice! it would be great if you are able to integrate a simple playground where getPainsIFeel() can be edited and the URL shared with anyone for them to enter `theirPains` for…
      Abishek_Muthian on HN
  • Show a call stack

    From 1 comment
  • Improve mobile layout

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • What is a cohort retention curve?

    From 2 comments
    • What's a cohort retention curve?
      StavrosK on HN
    • define a cohort. Say, people who signed up during a given month = 12 cohorts per year Or people who signed up during a given week = 52 cohorts per year Then, given a set of…
      mygo on HN
  • What is the algorithm's ideal output and how does it relate to PMF?

    From 1 comment
    • This is cute and all but there is a sniff test here. Could you rephrase what you're turning into pseudocode back into prose, specifically into a memo, and have it still sound…
      yowlingcat on HN

Alternatives named

  • 40% very-disappointed survey (Sean Ellis test)

    From 2 comments
    • For those who think the "40%+ of users would be highly disappointed if your product did not exist" is weird to test PMF, I recently found a better way: Your cohort retention…
      koonsolo on HN
    • It's not weird at all. It's also called the "Must Have" Metric which defines if your product is a Must Have vs. Nice-to-Have. Must Have means your users can't live without it.…
      glaive123 on HN
  • NeedGap

    From 1 comment
    • Nice! it would be great if you are able to integrate a simple playground where getPainsIFeel() can be edited and the URL shared with anyone for them to enter `theirPains` for…
      Abishek_Muthian on HN

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