[bitexploder]

HN influences. It makes a wide and deeply technical circle aware. Maybe a week, month, year they suggest [or recommend to peers], etc. organic growth business like Plausible is about surviving long enough to keep growing your network effect. All these mentions and discussions add up. People remember.

[markosaric]

exactly! our first "viral" moment was on HN too and we only got a few direct signups that day but we would never have made it to this point without being on the top of HN that time