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My reason: I really don't think there's a conspiracy to keep TechStars stuff off the front page here. If the community doesn't vote it up, it doesn't vote it up. If there are all those HN people in Boulder, then y'all can vote it up. But there have been lots of positive comments and congrats for TechStars portfolio companies here on HN.

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Fair point, I was trying very hard not to come out sounding like a guy with a tinfoil hat. To sum it up: I believe there is simply not enough interest towards TechStars posts due to the reasons I outlined. It's certainly not a targeted backlash as some feel toward TechCrunch or clear affinity towards a subject, i.e YC-related startups.

We could form a gang and get enough upvotes to make the front page, but once its there, community has to be interested enough to keep it on the home page for any useful period of time, and as many experiences in the past indicate, thats just hasn't been the case.

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