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119points
45comments
#232of 2,272 in 2014
Top 11%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
8 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 4 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 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
Simple, addictive way to discover startups
From 4 comments
Very addictive and a neat way to see what is going on out there with a quick browse. I'd suggest more modern look and feel for the top bar, maybe something like a black bkgd with…
bdevani on HNNice, simple, and addictive! If you don't mind, adding it to startuplister.com
crixlet on HNGood job, it makes discovery easy!
daddykotex on HNIt is kind of addicting. 1)The top bar can be improved. 2) Hackerrank constantly refreshes for me. Some sites do not load properly. 3) Lots of startups appear again, if a startup…
iamshs on HN
Objections
Unclear what counts as a startup; old or large companies listed
From 3 comments
When is a startup no longer a startup? Should mint.com (acquired by Intuit five years ago after raising thirty million in five rounds) or redfin.com (ten years old, and has…
stevewilhelm on HNA mechanism to flag sites as 'not a start-up' would be good. There are already sites like 9gag and upworthy in the mix. (4 & 144)
rtkwe on HN"When is a startup no longer a startup?" There is really no dejure definition of a startup as it is. Not to mention that the site doesn't even give its own definition of what…
larrys on HN
Sites allow iframe embedding, a clickjacking risk
From 1 comment
This looks like a collection of startups whose web site is vulnerable to click jacking [1]: they all allow to be embedded in an iframe. [1]…
fooyc on HN
Submission via Google Docs form was restricted and looks unpolished
From 2 comments
I was thinking on making something like this, I am happy you beat me to it. Just remember, this should be used for discovery. Scratch that, google docs for submittal :)…
desireco42 on HNThanks for that. I tried to submit my startups, but I get "You need permission. This form can only be viewed by users in the owner's organisation.", unfortunately.
frading on HN
Startups repeat and some sites fail to load
From 1 comment
It is kind of addicting. 1)The top bar can be improved. 2) Hackerrank constantly refreshes for me. Some sites do not load properly. 3) Lots of startups appear again, if a startup…
iamshs on HN
Requests
Add a flag for not-a-startup sites
From 1 comment
A mechanism to flag sites as 'not a start-up' would be good. There are already sites like 9gag and upworthy in the mix. (4 & 144)
rtkwe on HN
Improve the top bar design
From 2 comments
Very addictive and a neat way to see what is going on out there with a quick browse. I'd suggest more modern look and feel for the top bar, maybe something like a black bkgd with…
bdevani on HNEverything looks fine. Please try to modify the css of the top frame. It looks little old. You can try modern flat colors.
techaddict009 on HN
Consider user location
From 1 comment
Would be good if considers user location. I'm not interested in startups outside of my country =)
ashleyp on HN
Publish the source code
From 1 comment
I'll push the source code to a public repository on GitHub in the next few days and we can take it from there. I'll also add a link to the repo. in the site's header so that…
paulborza2 on HN
Questions
How is a startup defined?
From 2 comments
When is a startup no longer a startup? Should mint.com (acquired by Intuit five years ago after raising thirty million in five rounds) or redfin.com (ten years old, and has…
stevewilhelm on HN"When is a startup no longer a startup?" There is really no dejure definition of a startup as it is. Not to mention that the site doesn't even give its own definition of what…
larrys on HN
How does the iframe embedding check work?
From 2 comments
Good job! How do you check if the startup's site can be embedded into your iframe?
ecesena on HNi check for the x-frame-header
uptownhr on HN
Alternatives named
StartupTabs
From 2 comments
Similar to: http://startuptabs.com/tab/
bhaumik on HNYup, there's also a chrome extension available.
uptownhr on HN
Startup Lister
From 1 comment
Nice, simple, and addictive! If you don't mind, adding it to startuplister.com
crixlet on HN