Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI loved the part where you mentioned we should ‘Shut up and listen to them’. This worked exceptionally well for DarwinMail [1], which I built to replace Google Inbox months before it was due to be shut down. DarwinMail received initial traction from a Product Hunt release and a submission to the Show HN section (on the same day). 1. From day 1, I had a contact us option from which I received tremendous amounts of feedback which was instrumental…
> They conclude that the product must suck and that nobody wants it, because Mark Zuckerberg did exactly the same thing to launch Facebook at Harvard and look at how that worked out for him Maybe I'm just sleepy, but I'm starting to get tired of condescending advice from newly-born entrepreneurs.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 577
- Total comments
- 70
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-17 | How to get your first 5 customers | dshipper | 4 | 0 |
| 2013-10-06 | How to get your first 10 customersFirst breakout | joeyespo | 257 | 44 |
| 2015-05-22 | How to get your first 10 customers (2013) | karka91 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-03-31 | How to get your first 10 customers | ColinWright | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-08-06 | How to get your first ten customers (2013)Hall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | max0563 | 314 | 26 |