Snowday2011
Web and SaaS
e-commerce t-shirt store
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
22 positive, 42 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 6 critical, out of 72 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Idea: 9 for, 2 againstDesign: 8 for, 1 againstPricing: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 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
Polished landing page and design
From 3 comments
Great landing page. I instantly get what's being sold and for how much, and the sale is a click away.
makmanalp on HNThis looks very polished for a 4 hour effort. Congrats on being profitable. :)
random42 on HNNice work, your good site design is a big part of why it works. Maybe you can turn this into a brand that makes more ironic t-shirts about overblown current events?
joelmichael on HN
Savvy opportunism
From 2 comments
i wouldn't call it exploitive, rather i would say it's very savvy. even if it's a one-time shot, it's real money and you're not doing anything shady to earn it. that's how people…
unshift on HNYou found the opportunity and owned it. I can't see how that deserves any criticism. How much did you make so far?
icandoitbetter on HN
Objections
Hacker News is not the right place for get-rich-quick stories
From 1 comment
I suppose I'll be in the minority on a site run by a VC, but I'm pretty disappointed that a get-"rich"-quick story like this can outpace technical articles here - no doubt the…
danielhfrank on HN
Shirts are a poor fit for summer in Chicago
From 1 comment
So are we expected to wear these T-Shirts in summer in Chicago? Nice idea at the right time but I am not sure why people would buy such things. But then again, you'd know better.
u48998 on HN
PayPal may freeze the account over pre-payment pattern
From 1 comment
You might want to keep an eye on that Pay Pal account - the "pay me now and I'll send you $stuff in a few weeks" pattern is exactly the sort of thing that trips their "might be…
bigiain on HN
Requests
Share revenue and sales figures
From 3 comments
What would be cool, and a nice courtesy gesture since HN gave you so much traffic, is if you shared actual numbers with us. Data we can use. I'd like to see: Cost price of your…
mmaunder on HNany word on revenue figures for this? kudos.
joelrunyon on HNhow much are you making?
HackrNwsDesignr on HN
Write up the build steps and process
From 1 comment
I would love a blog post describing the steps you used to get to a MVP; how you got the shirts en masse to be printed and shipped, platforms you used to quickly iterate, etc.…
genieyclo on HN
Questions
How are orders fulfilled if they go viral?
From 1 comment
What if your orders go viral. How can you possibly fulfill them?
mrchess on HN
Where are the shirts printed and at what cost?
From 2 comments
Where are you getting the shirts printed from? Whats the total cost for printing and shipping?
gilaniali on HNWhere are the shirts being made? Are they made to order and drop-shipped like Cafe Press/Zazzle? Or are you building up inventory?
djahng on HN
Alternatives named
Cafepress and Zazzle
From 2 comments
Building up orders to place a bulk wholesale order. Cafe press and zazzle are overpriced for the customers and too low profits for sellers. Why would I charge somebody $24 +…
guynamedloren on HNNo zazzle or cafepress. I'm building up orders for a bulk wholesale order of good quality screenprinted tees. Haven't started printing or shipping just yet, as is explained on…
guynamedloren on HN
Threadless and Design by Humans
From 1 comment
I love online shirt designs / prints / creativity. I'm a regular fan of shirt woot, threadless, design by humans, etc. etc. Great job capitalizing on a fast trend, you can use…
kalpeshjoshi on HN