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Adam Posey
@trulyadamant · CEO, TrulyAdamant
I will continue my policy of not upvoting Kickstarters. It's a fascinating project, I'd love to see it happen, it doesn't deserve space next to creators who have actually delivered a product we can use and talk about.
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John Wetzel
@john__wetzel · Lead Designer at BoxCast
@trulyadamant I would content that many software products that are posted are in a beta or similar polish level to that of a hardware kickstarter. Hardware just requires the upfront funding because of manufacturing, so this is the way they have to launch products.
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Adam Posey
@trulyadamant · CEO, TrulyAdamant
@john__wetzel Your opinion is respectable and valid. The difference between launching beta products openly (common practice) and putting non-existent products next to existing ones is, of course, apples and oranges.
Launching a beta on product hunt might actually be more beneficial to users down the line than launching a completed product. Product hunters are self selected, just-before-bleeding-edge style consumers who delight in having the next big thing. It's only natural to put betas in front of us.
We have the opportunity to provide unusually crisp feedback on design, bugs, UI, etc.,
Posts that link to kickstarter on here are more parasitic than helpful. They take valuable space that folks who've done the hard work can use to promote their business/products. They ask us for our money based on nothing in return (we can't test, we can't really give feedback). They are a net drag on the quality of product hunt.
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