[jamesfzhang]

This is such a negative, short-sighted outlook. A company doesn't need an immediate monetization strategy that's open to the public for it to have value that's attractive to an acquiring company.

Edit: Furthermore, PH definitely does have potential to have a large scale revenue stream. Any "destination" site that millions of people visit daily with intent to try/buy new products has major potential.

[danenania]

Definitely. Anyone who's tried to market a new product should see the value that PH offers. There are issues with execution, fairness, and a cliquey community, but it can still get you real customers--lots of them--who have a sympathetic early adopter mindset. Finding these sorts of people in the early stages is crucial for anything new, and there aren't that many places you can go to find them. Show HN is decent, but interested and supportive folks are often drowned out by the same smug negativity on display in this thread.

Where such a rare and valuable resource is being offered, there are certainly paths to monetization available. And since PH is a discovery platform as much as it is a community, advertising doesn't necessarily conflict with the core value proposition if it's done smartly.

[leoalmighty]

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