Weave.in shutting down • Hacker News Board

Re: Weave.in shutting down

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Post by bosdev » Wed, Jul 13, 2016, 2:39 PM UTC

splatcollision wrote: post #16

First I'd heard of it, but seems like a really effective way to apply bias filters for elitist tech folks to meet and advance careers of other elitist tech folks. Glad it's shutting down.

That's a really horrible thing to say. They presumably worked hard to help people connect. I'm sorry if you don't like their selection criteria, but people meeting and interacting in the real world is better than them not, no?

If you would like to start a competitor which helps bridge 'elitist' to 'non-elitist' please do, until then, please don't hate on someone's attempt to make their part of the world better.

Re: Weave.in shutting down

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Post by im_down_w_otp » Wed, Jul 13, 2016, 2:48 PM UTC

corobo wrote: post #4

I really wish these projects would post a Show HN or something a month or so before announcing their shutdown. So many times I hear of something new and interesting I'd like to give a go through a shutdown message on HN.

Perhaps they should be better at marketing, so they don't have to wait until right before they shutdown, to get your attention?

Re: Weave.in shutting down

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Post by conwayanderson » Wed, Jul 13, 2016, 2:50 PM UTC

This is a bummer. I was just looking forward to being able to take more Weave meetings next month...

Re: Weave.in shutting down

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Post by dsr_ » Wed, Jul 13, 2016, 3:00 PM UTC

bosdev wrote: post #21

splatcollision wrote: post #16

First I'd heard of it, but seems like a really effective way to apply bias filters for elitist tech folks to meet and advance careers of other elitist tech folks. Glad it's shutting down.

That's a really horrible thing to say. They presumably worked hard to help people connect. I'm sorry if you don't like their selection criteria, but people meeting and interacting in the real world is better than them not, no? If you would like to start a competitor which helps bridge 'elitist' to 'non-elitist' please do, until then, please don't hate on someone's attempt to make their part of the world better.

It seems a perfectly reasonable criticism to me, and indeed, you aren't saying he's wrong. You're just saying that you support it.

Re: Weave.in shutting down

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Post by splatcollision » Wed, Jul 13, 2016, 3:18 PM UTC

bosdev wrote: post #21

splatcollision wrote: post #16

First I'd heard of it, but seems like a really effective way to apply bias filters for elitist tech folks to meet and advance careers of other elitist tech folks. Glad it's shutting down.

That's a really horrible thing to say. They presumably worked hard to help people connect. I'm sorry if you don't like their selection criteria, but people meeting and interacting in the real world is better than them not, no? If you would like to start a competitor which helps bridge 'elitist' to 'non-elitist' please do, until then, please don't hate on someone's attempt to make their part of the world better.

Thanks for your comment. Lots of people work hard on things but that doesn't magically make them any good. Working hard has no value just by itself.

Re: Weave.in shutting down

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Post by ivanca » Wed, Jul 13, 2016, 3:19 PM UTC

splatcollision wrote: post #16

First I'd heard of it, but seems like a really effective way to apply bias filters for elitist tech folks to meet and advance careers of other elitist tech folks. Glad it's shutting down.

Yeah, god forbid those elitists start getting together and making even more people elitists as well.

Re: Weave.in shutting down

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Post by preetbhinder » Wed, Jul 13, 2016, 3:22 PM UTC

jbb555 wrote: post #11

Given it's domain name, was this an india thing?

I believe the ".in" was a play on LinkedIn

Re: Weave.in shutting down

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Post by ivanca » Wed, Jul 13, 2016, 3:22 PM UTC

splatcollision wrote: post #25

bosdev wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a really horrible thing to say. They presumably worked hard to help people connect. I'm sorry if you don't like their selection criteria, but people meeting and interacting in the real world is better than them not, no? If you would like to start a competitor which helps bridge 'elitist' to 'non-elitist' please do, until then, please don't hate on someone's attempt to make their part of the world better.

Thanks for your comment. Lots of people work hard on things but that doesn't magically make them any good. Working hard has no value just by itself.

They were trying to make people meet over shared professional interests.

And anyway, for your assertion you would have to prove it produced elitism, not only "that you feel like it would".

Re: Weave.in shutting down

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Post by hissworks » Wed, Jul 13, 2016, 3:30 PM UTC

im_down_w_otp wrote: post #22

corobo wrote: post #4

I really wish these projects would post a Show HN or something a month or so before announcing their shutdown. So many times I hear of something new and interesting I'd like to give a go through a shutdown message on HN.

Perhaps they should be better at marketing, so they don't have to wait until right before they shutdown, to get your attention?

Closing up shop as a marketing strategy is interesting as a high-risk/high-reward last ditch effort.

If under a particular set of circumstances, the most viable path to attracting eyeballs is to go under, it could be really effective to give potential users a "last chance" and then pivot to a new name.

Re: Weave.in shutting down

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Post by calbear81 » Wed, Jul 13, 2016, 3:38 PM UTC

I enjoyed the few times I connected on Weave to meet other folks who were interested in networking with me as well. Brian, the founder, had worked with some of my colleagues at a previous startup and was gracious to offer advice and feedback when I was applying to YC a few years back.