Ask HN: What is the best time to launch your beta

Short answer:Launch when you're MVP'ly ready.

Long answer: Your deep concern seems you don't want your site to get buried. I would go two ways about this. First, identify geographically who your target population is. ie, If the majority is US based you wanna get on HN in the before noon [1] etc... The other is to just launch it. If your site/app is interesting time would not matter.

[1] = http://hnpickup.appspot.com/

Most studies on social media (FB in particular) suggest the best time for exposure is... Well here's a good article on it! http://allfacebook.com/socialcode-best-practices-engagement_...

Hope that helps (at least with the social media angle).

Thanks for the link.. I will definitely check it out.

This might sound cheesy but the best time to launch is <=now. Why worry about a particular day if you are ready?

No, it is Yesterday.

Your competitor probably launched yesterday.