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Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe

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Post by rayhano »

skrebbel wrote: post #12

I doubt it'll work. HN doesn't work just because it's there, it works because it has a certain traction among a certain community. Building up such traction is very difficult, and I doubt doing so by adding a link to it from a non-Europe-focused site is going to help much. Lamernews looked real cool the first 2 weeks as well, and then it mostly died out. How will Hackful be different? I mean, I'd love it to be differ…

You are right... but that is why Hackful should be fine: it was born out of an email list called Open Coffee London where there is an amazing community of entrepreneurs helping each other everyday. We saw how open HackerNews is and thought that we should give our European community more chance to flourish.

Our NEXT steps are to make this more shareable: RSS, possibly daily email digests (opt-in only)

THEN we are plugging in a calendar of local events and need-to-know events

AND FINALLY capping it off with a local Angel List

Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe

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Post by rayhano »

elisee wrote: post #47
Udo wrote: post #5

Let me start off by saying that this is a great idea, and maybe we do need more HN-like sites as HN currently has a usefulness monopoly as far as my news browsing habits are concerned. On a more constructive note: please implement an RSS feed.

I can't do without an RSS feed either. Hacker News has the top spot on my iGoogle page and if I can't put Hackful next to it, I'll probably forget about it real soon.

It is being worked on ASAP :)

Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe

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Post by rayhano »

Udo wrote: post #43
Jd wrote: post #25

Can I ask a simple question: Why? I live in Europe, but AFAIK none of the places where I've lived/am regular even have an HN meetup. I have no idea we would want a splintered HN.

As an EU hacker myself, I'm not exactly crazy about this regional split - it feels unnecessary and artificial somehow. On the other hand, if we're going to have an alternative HN site, it will probably have to differentiate itself in some way.

First sharing with each other

Then a very relevant calendar

And finally a local Angel List

Would those be useful, or superfluous?

Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe

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Post by rayhano »

LaGrange wrote: post #40
Jd wrote: post #25

Can I ask a simple question: Why? I live in Europe, but AFAIK none of the places where I've lived/am regular even have an HN meetup. I have no idea we would want a splintered HN.

One reason that is good enough for me: HN is a bit of an echo chamber. It's maintained by a specific VC with specific opinions, which already was a source of some controversy. While I don't see a problem with the existence of opinionated media, I do think it's healthy if we have alternatives. And being "european" is specifically beneficial, because it brings with itself a somewhat different perspective. I'd probably…

Hackful will never replace Hacker News - it is for local entrepreneurs to have far more relevant discussion.

Why would a European service need peer review from a predominantly US audience?

Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe

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Post by v0cab »

huskyr wrote: post #41

Wouldn't this be more successful if it would be split across countries? Stories about US-focused topics interest me as much (or as little) as stories about European countries where i don't live. Also, for more people than you might imagine a site thats in English (and not in their local language) could be a barrier.

But you do live in Europe, and can visit other European countries relatively easily. If you are a member of the EU, you could even move to another EU country.

I think most Dutch people would prefer the site to be in English, as the Netherlands is only a small country, and England's an hour or less away by plane. Surely Dutch people would be interested in, for example, sources of venture capital in the UK?

Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe

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Post by rayhano »

zachinglis wrote: post #74

To be honest, I never go "Damn. I wish the Hacker News articles were more focused around me." Most of the articles here are universal, the rest still make a difference to me.

Then you will likely carry on benefiting from Hacker News, as we all do. Hackful is for those who want to share amongst their local peers. We aren't trying to be fancy; just an extension of the current Open Coffee mailing list.

Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe

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Post by jsilence »

jsilence wrote: post #6
Udo wrote: post #5

Let me start off by saying that this is a great idea, and maybe we do need more HN-like sites as HN currently has a usefulness monopoly as far as my news browsing habits are concerned. On a more constructive note: please implement an RSS feed.

Yes, RSS feed please. Pretty please. pleeeez!

Downvote for supporting a feature request? srsly?

Re: Hackful - A Hacker News for Europe

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Post by geon »

My only concern is that I don't think people in Europe feel very "European". There is no identity in being European like there is in being German, Swedish, or whatever. Bundling us together because we live on the same continent seems a bit artificial to me.
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