I think HN is a very particular group of people and not representative of the market for a lot of the products we make. We tend to like open-source things, ask lots of technical questions and complain about minute things. Also, Show HNs tend to perform better if they are quick to use (no sign in required, don't need to download, etc.).

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marginalia_nu 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's also a pretty big lottery. Two nearly identical projects can get very different receptions depending on the phase of the moon.

	▲	ben_w 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		If there's a non-lottery option for $6m in revenue and $4.5m profit over a few years, I wouldn't be alone in wanting to find it and work that option. As per the old efficient market jokes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28029044

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weird-eye-issue 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes, this was in a marketing niche and I knew it wasn't a good fit