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Life & fun · October 26, 2010

I asked an HN member for feedback and she blew my mind

A few days ago, I responded to a comment by bloggergirl offering to read anyone's web copy and help. I shot off an email hoping for a paragraph or two of feedback on my startup's copy. Instead I received a professional, detailed deck of tons of invaluable well thought out feedback. It must have taken her an entire afternoon. Here's a link to it: http://www.slideshare.net/shereefb/recommendations-for-bettermeans To top it off, this isn't someone with a lot of free time on her hands, she's only days away from launching her own startup (page99test) This community blows my mind!

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This post documents an HN community member's generous offer to review web copy and provide detailed feedback to startup founders. The feedback takes the form of a professional presentation deck covering recommendations for improving messaging and copy. It highlights the collaborative and supportive nature of the Hacker News community, where experienced entrepreneurs volunteer their expertise to help others refine their startup communication.

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