Monitor Show HN Product Launches
Build a repeatable Show HN launch monitor with structured product links, engagement signals, comments, and first-seen tracking.
Show HN is a useful stream of products built for technical users, but it is a selected community feed rather than a representative startup census. Treat it as a discovery signal.
Save a daily Task with the show feed in the Hacker News Scraper. Keep item ID, title, author, product URL, HN URL, score, comment count, and first-seen time. Enable a small comment limit only when you plan to review qualitative reactions.
Deduplicate on item ID and normalize destination domains. Weekly views can highlight new domains, repeat makers, fast-growing discussions, and recurring product categories. Read the linked launch and comments before drawing conclusions: score reflects community response, timing, and exposure, not product quality by itself.
Frequently asked questions
Can the monitor identify every startup launch?
No. It covers launches submitted to Show HN, not the whole startup market.
Should comments be collected?
Collect a bounded number when qualitative feedback matters; omit them for a lightweight launch index.