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Beat 98% of Show HN launches that day
#3 of 150 on Oct 26
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points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 2, 01:13 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Oct 26, 01:13 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 39points
- Comments
- 9
- Rank in HIRE this week
- #1of 15 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #23of 998 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 5.3%1/19 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 26Oct 26, 16:23 UTC
- Last reading
- 39Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
- Readings
- 6over 134h
Grades · each graded against other HR, Jobs & Recruiting launches from the same source
Momentum
—+0 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Too few peers to grade (15; need 20)
Velocity
A0.81 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 99% · vs 52 HR, Jobs & Recruiting · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
—2.3 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Too few peers to grade (3; need 20)
Staying Power
—1.5×
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Too few peers to grade (4; need 20)
Launch-day race · #3 of 150 Show HN launches on 2026-10-26
- #1TitleArt409 points
- #2Hob176 points
- #3Freehire, open-source search 3M+ tech jobs from company career boards39 points
- #4Proc-CLI24 points
- #5Wraps22 points
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Data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works