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Respan (YC W24)

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Beat 96% of Show HN launches that day

#6 of 186 on Oct 20

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points · since listing → Oct 21, 15:22 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Oct 27, 15:09 UTC).

comments · buzz +20 in latest interval

27h

listed Oct 20, 15:09 UTC

Traction (points) over time

050100Oct 21ListedOct 21, 15:22 UTC · 51 points · 20 comments · 24h after listing
1 reading (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
51points
Comments
Rank in DEVT this week
#7of 161 HN
Rank overall this week
#27of 944 HN
Sector hit rate
10.5%17/162 · 7D
Traction line
Hit10+ points
First reading
51Oct 21, 15:22 UTC
Last reading
51Oct 21, 15:22 UTC
Readings
1over 24h

Launch-day race · #6 of 186 Show HN launches on 2026-10-20

  1. #4Jev Cards, Can you beat a vision model at a picture quiz?66 points
  2. #5Penmentor62 points
  3. #6Respan (YC W24)51 points
  4. #7Clerkenwell26 points
  5. #8Rouler24 points
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