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by minimaxir 4150 days ago
The benefits from getting front page of HN are insignificant 99.9% of the time.

If your startup goes viral and it appears on HN, it's likely that appearing on HN is not the causal effect.

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Interesting! I know many people who view HN as a path towards viral. Any specific examples from your experience?