Product Hunt, the Startup Kingmaker, Faces Charges of Elitism
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And for the little-known startups that make the homepage, it can mean thousands of dollars in sales, a multiplied user base, national media coverage or urgent queries from venture capitalists. “The front page of Product Hunt is curated by all the same people upvoting each other’s shit which most of the time entails pandering e-books or how to make GIFs of cats,” a Reddit user agreed. As a result, the active administrators, whose profiles appear next to the products they submit, regularly receive emails and tweets from companies hoping to get featured. I have to wake up early tomorrow.” In recent months, he’s started avoiding public events altogether, sending Erik Torenberg, a member of his founding team, in his stead. “If you don’t like the content, why should I beg?” He hopes that changes to the site, like the recent introduction of more visual elements and an eventual expansion into new categories, might attract more women to the service.
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