I agree on the other thing though. This is not really a place where interesting conversations develop. Generally, after a few comments, a thread dies and fades away because it falls off the front page.
It would be nice if it had some heuristic to keep threads that still have active discussion higher up.
However, wouldn't a faster community make this even worse?
What I really like about 4chan is the sheer volume of content. Everytime you refresh the page there's new discussions going on. People are just talking to people interested in listening.
If we can group together just hackers and startups to have a place to go for their questions, meeting people, and talking to people of mutual interest, in an active and engaging way, I think it would be a fun place to be.
Our community is based on a mission to help tech entrepreneurs succeed. That includes giving feedback on ideas, helping cofounders meet, providing discussion areas, and hooking founders up with good deals. If that is something you find interesting, I'm actively looking for people to join up with us and make it a reality.