Indie Hackers: Now Invite-Only

#1

Post by edroche » Tue, Aug 03, 2021, 12:17 PM UTC

Indie Hackers: Now Invite-Only
indiehackers.com

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#2

Post by log101 » Tue, Aug 03, 2021, 1:18 PM UTC

This is the first time I see it, very sad to see it closed now. It would be awesome to have an invite link!

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#3

Post by dt3ft » Tue, Aug 03, 2021, 1:30 PM UTC

I decided to use phone number verification for signups on my 20-things.com link aggregator. I was thinking of dropping it altogether, but after reading what indiehackers just did, I will probably keep the phone number verification and add apple signups as a complementary channel.

What is else left for us to do in this day and age to minimise spam and abuse?

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#4

Post by darksaints » Tue, Aug 03, 2021, 1:42 PM UTC

The title makes it sound like you'll need an invite to even access the site, but the article makes it sound like you'll need an invite to post to the site. However, the distinction isn't made explicit. Will we still be able to read without an invite?

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#5

Post by lowercased » Tue, Aug 03, 2021, 2:02 PM UTC

darksaints wrote: post #4

The title makes it sound like you'll need an invite to even access the site, but the article makes it sound like you'll need an invite to post to the site. However, the distinction isn't made explicit. Will we still be able to read without an invite?

Yes, you can still read without an account. I just did it.

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Post by Marc_Bryan » Tue, Aug 03, 2021, 2:07 PM UTC

log101 wrote: post #2

This is the first time I see it, very sad to see it closed now. It would be awesome to have an invite link!

An invite code would be awesome! Thanks if anyone can share!

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Post by iainctduncan » Tue, Aug 03, 2021, 2:07 PM UTC

Interesting, I had not heard of this before. If anyone feels inclined to send me an invite, I'd like to check it out. This is me, computer music open source indie hacker: https://github.com/iainctduncan/

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#8

Post by faizshah » Tue, Aug 03, 2021, 2:12 PM UTC

Argh I just learned I have only been subscribed to the email list since 2017, I don’t actually have an account.

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#9

Post by rchaud » Tue, Aug 03, 2021, 2:41 PM UTC

darksaints wrote: post #4

The title makes it sound like you'll need an invite to even access the site, but the article makes it sound like you'll need an invite to post to the site. However, the distinction isn't made explicit. Will we still be able to read without an invite?

The whole site is an advertisement for Stripe, so they wouldn't close it down to visitors and prospective Stripe subscribers.

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#10

Post by baxtr » Tue, Aug 03, 2021, 2:49 PM UTC

Now that it is invite-only, I desperately want to get in! I love it when companies try to nudge me. I need that extra FOMO kick in the butt...