AI gave me the skills. It didn't give me people
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Beat 62% of Show HN launches that day
#16 of 50 on Oct 31
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points · since listing → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 7, 05:26 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Oct 31, 05:26 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 2points
- Comments
- 0
- Rank in AITL this week
- #11of 41 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #295of 998 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 2.3%1/44 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 2Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
- Last reading
- 2Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
- Readings
- 1over 10h
Grades · each graded against other AI Tools & LLM Apps launches from the same source
Momentum
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Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Listed in the latest interval; no earlier reading to compare
Velocity
A0.21 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 93% · vs 183 AI Tools & LLM Apps · 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
Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)
Launch-day race · #16 of 50 Show HN launches on 2026-10-31
- #14No moat2 points
- #15Readeck sync for Kobo's stock reader2 points
- #16AI gave me the skills. It didn't give me people2 points
- #17How I take notes as a VC, and the app I built for it2 points
- #18Dirjet2 points
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