youshouldbuythese
Web and SaaS
product recommendations
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
5 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Polished for a weekend project
From 1 comment
This is great. For a weekend project this looks and feels very polished. Possible suggestions: it looks like it is 'just' retrieving one's list of subscribed subreddits then…
pyduan on HN
Idea is useful and fun
From 2 comments
Good idea. Funny that half my recommendations I already have.
styluss on HNHad the exact same project on my todo list! Validate my idea :-)
macarthy12 on HN
Objections
Products are manually curated, not algorithmic
From 2 comments
from the faq: 3) How do you find these products? Most of the products on our site are hand picked. We sometimes use automated tools to search Reddit for product links, and only…
notatoad on HNThis is great. For a weekend project this looks and feels very polished. Possible suggestions: it looks like it is 'just' retrieving one's list of subscribed subreddits then…
pyduan on HN
Results are the same for every user in a category
From 1 comment
This is great. For a weekend project this looks and feels very polished. Possible suggestions: it looks like it is 'just' retrieving one's list of subscribed subreddits then…
pyduan on HN
Referral-fee motive
From 1 comment
So you've just built a site so you can collect referral fees?
lowglow on HN
Not novel enough for Show HN
From 1 comment
It's a perfectly fine business decision. It works and it shipped, which is an awesome way to make money. I'm not trying to take anything away from the product here, but there…
notatoad on HN
Requests
Build a real recommender using subreddit overlap
From 2 comments
This is great. For a weekend project this looks and feels very polished. Possible suggestions: it looks like it is 'just' retrieving one's list of subscribed subreddits then…
pyduan on HNCan you build a useful algorithm without data? That sounds awesome, I just have no idea how one would create something like that (except by starting with something like this)
grimtrigger on HN
Fallback products for users with no subreddits
From 1 comment
I have a Reddit account but no subreddits. The result is a "Sorry, we couldn't find any products!". I'd recommend a fallback... it may be not personalized, but at least it gives…
ecesena on HN
Clearer title
From 1 comment
I have a Reddit account but no subreddits. The result is a "Sorry, we couldn't find any products!". I'd recommend a fallback... it may be not personalized, but at least it gives…
ecesena on HN
Questions
Is a weekend build really that fast?
From 2 comments
Out of curiosity: when you say "weekend project", do you mean one person working for a single weekend? Because I've been seeing more and more "weekend projects" showing up on HN…
archagon on HNPeople like to brag. If someone says "this took us a weekend to put together", I generally expect (for example) all the planning was already done, a code skeleton was already put…
sliverstorm on HN
How did the project perform after launch?
From 1 comment
Now that it's been a week, would you be willing to post a followup? What did you learn? How's the ROI? Any surprises?
cweiss on HN
Alternatives named
TheNeeds shop
From 1 comment
I have a Reddit account but no subreddits. The result is a "Sorry, we couldn't find any products!". I'd recommend a fallback... it may be not personalized, but at least it gives…
ecesena on HN