P.S. I submitted this yesterday too. My post got hidden/shadow-banned, and I don't know why. Trying again, as this is my very last hail-Mary, before I burn down nearly a year of full-time work on (what I think is) a great idea.
My post was on the Ask HN page, near the top; then it suddenly disappeared, from one moment to the next. My guess is that would only happen if either too many people clicked "hide", or because of some other moderation-type decision.
Thank you, though, for taking the time to try and help. If I may ask, how did you find my previous post?