YC Interview Demo

Productivity

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50points
13comments
#249of 1,097 in 2011
Top 23%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 0 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.24.

Idea: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 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.

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Concept is interesting and a useful alternative to allowing or disabling comments

    From 3 comments
    • I love the concept. It's a nice alternative to allowing or disabling comments altogether. I don't like the way the questions are organized, though; the unanswered questions…
      kmfrk on HN
    • i think the concept is interesting. Would be extremely helpful to get more information about an article and also the publisher..
      jimisir on HN
    • > ...wisdom of the crowds... Hmm. My local newspaper just recently disabled all comments on their articles altogether while they try to figure out how to handle the "wisdom" of…
      thaumaturgy on HN
  • Question organization is clean and the app is great

    From 1 comment
    • I disagree. I think the questions are organized quite well. Great app.
      sfrenke on HN

Objections

  • Unanswered questions shown by default would clutter posts

    From 2 comments
    • I love the concept. It's a nice alternative to allowing or disabling comments altogether. I don't like the way the questions are organized, though; the unanswered questions…
      kmfrk on HN
    • Regarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
      kmfrk on HN
  • Upvote ranking may not reflect question quality

    From 1 comment
    • Regarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
      kmfrk on HN
  • Unclear what the Highlights label means

    From 1 comment
    • Regarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
      kmfrk on HN

Requests

  • Hide unanswered questions by default or move them to a separate page

    From 2 comments
    • I love the concept. It's a nice alternative to allowing or disabling comments altogether. I don't like the way the questions are organized, though; the unanswered questions…
      kmfrk on HN
    • Edit: Just changed That's a really great point about organizing questions. So at what point would unanswered questions get moved to another page? Since for a new blog post, we…
      jerryguo on HN
  • Show more information about the article and publisher

    From 1 comment
    • i think the concept is interesting. Would be extremely helpful to get more information about an article and also the publisher..
      jimisir on HN
  • Add a Twitter feed

    From 1 comment
    • I love the concept. It's a nice alternative to allowing or disabling comments altogether. I don't like the way the questions are organized, though; the unanswered questions…
      kmfrk on HN
  • Rename Highlights and other popularity labels

    From 1 comment
    • Regarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
      kmfrk on HN

Questions

  • Is the business model sponsor-based blog placements?

    From 1 comment
    • Could a business model be wrapped around pairing blogs with relevant sponsors? Obviously some possible issues with this (sponsors can't control the message) but it's a little…
      imcqueen on HN
  • What does Highlights mean and does it show all answers?

    From 1 comment
    • Regarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
      kmfrk on HN

Alternatives named

  • Reddit IAMA

    From 2 comments
    • Interesting app. It's basically a dedicated reddit IAMA app?
      e1ven on HN
    • That's a flattering comparison for us since reddit amas are so addictive / useful / entertaining. But in addition to asking the author, on Qomments the author could ask reader…
      jerryguo on HN
  • Formspring

    From 2 comments
    • Formspring for comments.
      kmfrk on HN
    • Regarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
      kmfrk on HN
  • Quora

    From 1 comment
  • Disqus

    From 1 comment
    • They described it as Disqus meets Quora. http://socialcam.com/v/4GWNAQJb
      dwynings on HN
  • StackExchange

    From 1 comment
    • Regarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
      kmfrk on HN

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