Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

"Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

tomcritchlow.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

21–30 of 76 posts

Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

#21

Post by basicallydan »

topcat31 wrote: post #14
gk1 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Articles like Tom's which include specific requests are probably the best format for such things. We don't want any information overload, right? But most people's articles will never make the homepage. By having one posts (like the jobs threads), you keep all the information in one place and it gets better visibility. It's the opposite of overload; it's consolidation. Also, those posts request a specific format (eg…

I agree - I'm very lucky to be on the homepage but a monthly HMO post would be a great idea.

Well, I thought it'd be more appropriate for you to do it, but someone got there first: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7573172

Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

#22

Post by carrollgt91 »

I've been working on some web programming with a coworking space in Nashville, TN that has a focus on artists and creatives. I think they would be interested in your service.

I can't provide feedback on their behalf, really, but I'd be happy to introduce you to them.

Also, I really love the idea of the HMO meme. The rate problems can be solved when pushed to a distributed, diverse audience such as HN is amazing.

Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

#23

Post by topcat31 »

basicallydan wrote: post #21
topcat31 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree - I'm very lucky to be on the homepage but a monthly HMO post would be a great idea.

Well, I thought it'd be more appropriate for you to do it, but someone got there first: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7573172

Sorry dan, I stepped away from my computer for a few mins (crucial mistake!) glad there's another thread going on. I'll up-bump!

Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

#26

Post by Justen »

I've been working on a website for almost 2 years (on&off). I'm right there at the final push to get it live, but I think I'm just a little burnt out from it. One of the things I'm struggling with is the pricing model I want to use. I'm trying to find that balance of a simple pricing scheme that scales well.

My site was made to run leagues & tourneys, and I'm a single founder. If anyone would like to talk with me on my business model ideas, my email is in my profile.

Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

#28

Post by dzink »

We have build http://DoerHub.com to tackle this head on. You post whatever projects you are working on (hackers, researchers, scientists, are are 50%+ of the community, but there are also marketers, subject matter experts, designers, etc). Examples:

http://www.doerhub.com/for/doerhub (dogfooding)

http://www.doerhub.com/for/robopaint

http://www.doerhub.com/for/surgery-boards-app

http://www.doerhub.com/for/coincashcard

http://www.doerhub.com/for/synaptor

http://www.doerhub.com/for/securityfirst

Whoever sees your project can help in little or big ways, from joining the team to becoming an advisor or a beta user. Teams are soon getting public/private collaboration tools inside projects as well.

At the same time your profile shows what areas you are great at or looking for help in/learning in, example: http://doerhubassets.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/badge-67f14a8ee...

So you can really easily see people you have a lot in common with and share complementary skills with. An app with real-time chat and serendipity matching is in the works as well. It is entirely free, we haven't made a cent with it but some amazing projects are now in beta because of our work and people who would have never ever met otherwise (a hacker and a surgeon for example) are now doing projects together. There are growing past 600+ doers already and 80+ projects as of yesterday. You are welcome to join.

We don't spread it randomly. Instead we mention it only to communities of doers we respect and would want to work with and I hope you will do the same if you join in.

Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

#29

Post by acomjean »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #12

When you say "local" I assume you mean local to Brooklyn, NY. Might have been wise to mention that. Framing does seem to be a dark art in the creative world. Framing local to where I am in the UK is expensive and there isn't anything [anymore] between the expensive, custom, wait-a-few-days, framing and IKEA. Perhaps I should try and make a robot-controlled cross-cutting mitre saw and start a new business.

for photos someone has done a site for relatively inexpensive, high quality custom built frames in the US. Mostly customizable and an example of a kludgy gui from yesteryear, that could easily be improved. They did put a youtube video on how to order on the front page.

I have no affiliation, but have bought frames there.

http://www.framedestination.com/

Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

#30

Post by my_username_is_ »

gk1 wrote: post #9
rubiquity wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> There are artists, doctors, triathletes, cartoonists, real estate agents, veterans, vagabonds, marketers... There's even computer programmers on here too.

Yes, most of us share a common area of interest (hacking, programming, and often startups). I meant to say there are programmers here who are also artists, doctors, ...

There are also people who browse HN who are not programmers, like myself (a mechanical engineer). I may not read all of the same posts as programmers, but the "intellectually stimulating" guideline for news posts & the overall level of discussion here seem to make it worth my while
Post reply on HN