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Beat 47% of Show HN launches that day

#66 of 184 on Oct 27

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20

points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 3, 05:05 UTC).

3

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

6d

listed Oct 27, 05:05 UTC

Traction (points) over time

012Oct 28Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 27, 16:09 UTC · 2 points · 3 comments · 11h after listingOct 28, 16:45 UTC · 2 points · 3 comments · 36h after listingOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 2 points · 3 comments · 60h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 2 points · 3 comments · 83h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 2 points · 3 comments · 107h after listing
5 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
2points
Comments
3
Rank in HIRE this week
#6of 15 HN
Rank overall this week
#295of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
5.3%1/19 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
2Oct 27, 16:09 UTC
Last reading
2Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
5over 107h

Grades · each graded against other HR, Jobs & Recruiting launches from the same source

Momentum

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+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Too few peers to grade (15; need 20)

Velocity

C

0.04 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 57% · vs 52 HR, Jobs & Recruiting · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

—

—

Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

—

—

Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs

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