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449 points ColinWright | 2 comments | 25 Mar 25 21:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.586s | source
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didgetmaster ◴[26 Mar 25 00:21 UTC] No.43477546[source]▶
I think you have to set your expectations low. Even if you have a great idea and/or product, the chance of it standing out in the crowd of other great inventions, are slim.

Start by telling your closest friends and colleagues. Seek feedback. Mention it in a few forums or other technical sites. Do a demo (a short one) and video record it for anyone to view at their leisure.

You will probably be disappointed if you expect some kind of viral response. It does happen, but like being struck by lightning, it doesn't happen often.

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moojacob ◴[26 Mar 25 01:45 UTC] No.43478005[source]▶
Going through this today. I put a video online of my product and... no one cares. I knew it would probably be nothing but seeing nothing is something else
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1. xnorswap ◴[26 Mar 25 08:41 UTC] No.43480079[source]▶
Similar. I spent the weekend writing my first technical blog post. I was finally proud enough of something I'd gone through to write about and share.

Submitted it to this place and not a single upvote or comment.

I'm okay with that, I wrote the piece for myself. I'm aware that the modal upvotes, possibly even the median upvotes, are zero.

Yet without even a single comment, it's hard to know if it was the wrong audience or bad writing. Or perhaps Monday lunchtime (GMT) was just a bad time to submit it, falling off /new before most people were even awake.

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2. anothereng ◴[26 Mar 25 12:40 UTC] No.43481568[source]▶
even if no one cares if you put it on your personal website a future employeer might care. Having a blog with technical posts can make you stand out from the crowd