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SHOW HN2021
87points
25comments
#596of 2,533 in 2021
Top 24%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Design: 3 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 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
Layout and design look nice.
From 2 comments
I love this layout, and I've done a similar thing over the years: http://jeffrey.io/wall-of-shame.html Something I intend to do next year is to go through and catalog my ideas…
mathgladiator on HNI like the design of this site. Reminds me of notion.
timwis on HN
Idea of a place for dead projects appeals to commenters.
From 2 comments
I've toyed in the past with the idea of creating a place for people to capture their now defunct startups based on my own experience with how quickly all the digital traces…
yoaviram on HNI would use it, but given my eclectic nature would need an backup button.
mathgladiator on HN
Objections
Framing as a graveyard feels morbid.
From 1 comment
I would not contribute to something framed as a graveyard, because the name implies commemoration of your loved ones. If you ever want to be successful, your way will be paved…
pengwing on HN
Requests
Add a backup button.
From 1 comment
I would use it, but given my eclectic nature would need an backup button.
mathgladiator on HN
Questions
Is there a general need for a place to record defunct startups?
From 1 comment
I've toyed in the past with the idea of creating a place for people to capture their now defunct startups based on my own experience with how quickly all the digital traces…
yoaviram on HN
Alternatives named
Failory cemetery of failed startups.
From 1 comment
Graveyard listing of some failed startups. https://www.failory.com/cemetery.
dumbmachine on HN
Project Cemetery.
From 1 comment
Love the idea and your past (passed?) projects. My condolences. I’ve built something similar, called Project Cemetery [0], with the hopes of giving all of us a place to pay our…
zapstar on HN
Fucked Company.
From 1 comment
Back in the days following the OG dotcom bust there was a website called Fucked Company that detailed all the tech startups that either had failed or were in the process of…
bartread on HN