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Stage byAnt
Useful projects before the crowd arrives.
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Useful projects before the crowd arrives.
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Stage byAnt is a quiet, story-first showcase for useful apps, indie tools, and thoughtful experiments that deserve to be heard. Instead of rankings, upvotes, or paid Featured spots, Stage focuses on manually reviewed projects and the story behind them — why they were built, who they help, and what kind of support they need. It is built for early builders, small teams, students, and indie makers whose projects may not have hype yet, but still deserve a place to be seen.
Love the story-first angle, it already feels more welcoming than the usual upvote grind. How does the manual review actually work day to day, is it a small fixed team or a rotating group of curators, and roughly how long does it usually take for a submitted project to actually go live?
Thanks Muzaffer@msunar82939 !
Right now the manual review is handled by me. I check each submission to make sure it is a real project, has a clear purpose, and fits Stage's focus on useful apps, indie tools, student projects, and thoughtful experiments
For now, review time depends on volume, but I try to keep it simple and quick. Since Stage is still early, most valid submissions can be reviewed and published w/n a reasonable time frame. As it grows, I may add clearer review guidelines and possibly trusted curators, but I want to keep the process human and fair.
How does the manual review process actually work in practice, like how long does it usually take for a project to get featured once submitted?
Thanks for asking, Fatih@fatihgirie64523
Right now manual review is done by me. I check if the submission is a real project, has a clear description, and fits Stage's focus on useful apps, indie tools, student prokjects, and thoughtful experiments.
Since Stage is still early, I try to review valid submissions as quickly as possible. As thge platform grows, I plan to make the review guidelines clearer so makers know what to expect before submitting
Love the no-rankings approach, it really does feel more human than typical launch feeds. One idea: a small "needs help with" tag on each story so visitors can quickly see if a project is looking for beta testers, a co-founder, or feedback, and match that with what they can offer.
@alt_noz56283 I love this suggestion. Thanks , Serap
A "needs help with" tag would make the showcase more useful without turning it into a ranking system. It could help visitors quickly see whether a project needs beta testers, feedback, contributors, early users, or even collaborators
That matches the story-firstt direction well because it gives each project more context beyond just "hear's an app". I'll definitely consider this for the next improvements.
Love the story-first angle, feels much more human than the usual upvote grind. One idea: add a small "follow this builder" option so you can get pinged when they ship a new update or post a follow-up story. That way the people who actually care about the maker's journey can keep up without the platform turning into another noisy feed.
Thanks, Ümit @mitmarazrqe --- I really like that idea
a "follow this builder" option fits the direction I want for Stage: less about chasing rankings, more abt helping people keep up w/ makers they genuinely care about. Im trying to avoid turning it into another noisy feed so something lightweight like builder follows or update pings could work really well.
Appreciate the thoughtful suggestion. Cheers!
Thanks again for the thoughtful feedback. I shipped a small improvement pass based on the suggestions here.
Stage now supports clearer maker links, project stages, "Needs help with" tags, and product facts like pricing, open source, local-first, and no-login required.
I kept it lightweight on purpose --- no noisy feed, no ranking, and no follow system yet --- just better project context so visitors can understand both the project and the builder more clearly.