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54points
18comments
#229of 1,097 in 2011
Top 21%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

1 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 1 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.

Design: 0 for, 1 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

  • Business idea is useful and could be monetized through an index

    From 1 comment
    • The design is bad, but you're serving a need that is big enough (for me, at least; I'll probably come back). I'd an accounting "accounting" category (I know of very few…
      OJKoukaz on HN
  • Useful for people outside the Valley without startup networks

    From 1 comment
    • This is a pretty nice idea for people not based in the valley or that don't have a startup based network. I like the idea, but the site design is a little painful to the eye.
      brehardin on HN

Objections

  • Interface is hard to browse and visually poor

    From 3 comments
    • This interface is absolutely terrible to browse. Really. You have data but the presentation is very very bad. I actually start to feel physically sick while browsing it. I am not…
      alexhaefner on HN
    • This is a pretty nice idea for people not based in the valley or that don't have a startup based network. I like the idea, but the site design is a little painful to the eye.
      brehardin on HN
    • The design is bad, but you're serving a need that is big enough (for me, at least; I'll probably come back). I'd an accounting "accounting" category (I know of very few…
      OJKoukaz on HN
  • Presents data like raw SQL tables

    From 1 comment
    • This interface is absolutely terrible to browse. Really. You have data but the presentation is very very bad. I actually start to feel physically sick while browsing it. I am not…
      alexhaefner on HN

Requests

  • Add an accounting category

    From 2 comments
    • The design is bad, but you're serving a need that is big enough (for me, at least; I'll probably come back). I'd an accounting "accounting" category (I know of very few…
      OJKoukaz on HN
    • Thanks for the constructive criticism. We definitely want to flesh out the content, and accounting is a category that several folks have asked for (i.e., software, human…
      browser411 on HN
  • Add missing vendors such as Linode and Visual Website Optimizer

    From 2 comments
    • Surprised to see Linode not on the Hosting Provider list
      mzuvella on HN
    • Hey, how do we request for inclusion? Our tool, Visual Website Optimizer, is currently missing. Thanks.
      paraschopra on HN
  • Add customer lists for vendors

    From 1 comment
    • We're compiling a list of vendors to add. Is it possible to provide a list of companies that use MiraPost? I didn't see a "customers" page on your site. You can email jay at our…
      browser411 on HN

Questions

  • Where does the who-uses-what data come from

    From 1 comment
    • Where are you getting the data on who uses what?
      jf on HN
  • How much of the data is collected manually versus automated

    From 1 comment
    • How much of that data is collected manually vs. automated tools? (I ask as the author of https://github.com/jpf/domain-profiler/ and someone with a casual interest in such things)
      jf on HN

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