Startups Ain't Always Pretty (And That's Normal)

I've never heard of Hunch before, but just yesterday I was actually thinking that it'd be nice if a tool just like it existed. However, the first thing I thought when I saw their website was "this looks like too much work" (bearing in mind that I'm a little short on sleep today, which is probably why I'm writing this rather than code right now).

I don't want to sign up to stuff and I don't want to answer 20 (unknown) questions to build something (a "taste profile") that I don't understand. After I've seen (and used) some benefits then certainly, but not as soon as I hit their page. I guess this is because every website on the web seems to want me to sign up and invest time and effort in them. I wonder if there is something they can do to lower this initial barrier a little.

For what it's worth, I used Hunch as the "decision engine" on a graduate project. While we had to use the old (very limited) API, Hunch was an incredibly useful matchmaking tool. The way they can parse a profile from fbook or twitter and make accurate predictions about tastes could be incredibly powerful.

The new HN ranking system is confusing me. Why is this not on the front page?

Brave (and true) post

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