startup job
Web and SaaS
job board
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How HN took it
5 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 12 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score -0.23.
Idea: 1 for, 5 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 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
Clean, easy to scan design
From 2 comments
Easy to scan and clean design!
degrevemaxime on HNVery cool idea! Great design
muratmutlu on HN
Objections
Could fill with junk or recruiter spam once known
From 2 comments
I don't think King.com and SurveyMonkey are startups. What's stopping this from just turning into another job board? Once the recruiters catch wind of this it will be filled with…
vyrotek on HNAnd what happens when you add retweeting spambots into the mix?
webmaven on HN
Social voting/retweet mechanics add complexity and rely on spambots
From 2 comments
Not sure of the ideal solution but you are referencing 3 forms of social validation users are aware of: upvotes, karma, and retweets. I understand the relationship among the 3…
orky56 on HNAnd what happens when you add retweeting spambots into the mix?
webmaven on HN
Name copies 'Reddit for X' phrasing, which commenters dislike
From 2 comments
Neat site but please don't call it 'Reddit for Startup Jobs', X for Y is seriously annoying. Just say it's a startup job board ..
rss124 on HNI also disagree with the name of Reddit for startup jobs. It would still be better to call it a "Socially curated startup job board".
orky56 on HN
Requests
Add more countries such as Canada
From 2 comments
What does it take to add new countries (for example Canada)?
filearts on HN+1 for Canada. I feel for larger countries like canada or the states some option to limit ads to certain regions/states/etc would be very benefitial.
schabernakk on HN
Show salary or equity information
From 1 comment
Looks nice, good luck with it. Couple of points: Browser navigation does not seem to do much (I click on UK then back arrow and remain in UK, have to reload page or click on All…
_puk on HN
Provide a way to contact employers
From 1 comment
I found a gig I was interested in. There doesn't seem to be a way to contact them though. Their link goes to their homepage which has no contact info. Maybe the site could…
solomone on HN
Questions
Why Twitter authorisation is needed
From 1 comment
I'd like to put an advert on but why do you need Twitter authorisation? It's not clear to me exactly what you're going to do so I'm reluctant to authorise.
Major_Grooves on HN
Alternatives named
Reddit r/startups
From 2 comments
There's already a reddit for startup jobs its called reddit.com/r/startups
brotoss on HNYeah, /r/startups is totally not a jobs place. It's like a watered down HN. With more trolls.
colemorrison on HN
AngelList
From 1 comment
Thanks for the feedbacks! Very much appreciated :) I'll look into the bugs you mentioned I'm not so sure about the equity/salary part. Angellist does this but the ranges are…
arnauddri on HN
Startupers.com
From 1 comment
I use Startupers.com
tomkinson on HN