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How to Launch a Startup on Hacker News

Marc Lou Free Beginner

Marc Lou has shipped and launched many small products, and this is his practical rundown of how Show HN posts actually move (from /newest to /new to the front page) and how to write yours so a technical audience takes it seriously. Short, concrete, and written for someone doing this for the first time.

  • Show HN posts have to earn early traction from real readers before they're seen widely
  • Write like a person explaining what you built, not like marketing copy
  • Speak to the technical details Hacker News readers actually care about
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The question it answers

  1. What's the best channel to launch on, Product Hunt, Reddit, Hacker News, or LinkedIn?

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