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Ask HN: What benefits did you get from being featured on the HN front page?

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Ask HN: What benefits did you get from being featured on the HN front page?

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Post by AndriusSutas »

Share with us what benefits did you get from being featured on the HN front page? (e.g. 10x increase in traffic, 50% increase in signups compared to the baseline, a new strategic deal...). I think it would interesting to see the statistics behind something that majority of submitters seek to experience here.

Thanks!

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Post by AndriusSutas »

minimaxir wrote: post #2

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.

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