Show HN: My new startup forum

[dutchbrit]

Hello HN!

I decided to finally do something with one of my domains, Startup2.com & ended up turning it into a forum. Just launched it a few minutes ago! I'd love to receive some feedback/criticism. It's not really alive yet due to just launching - hopefully this is something that will change soon but I have to be patient.

http://www.startup2.com

Thanks in advance for any tips/feedback!

Sam

[petervandijck]

Main tip number 1 (and nobody ever listens to me on this but I'll say it anyway): the forum has to look active to attract people. Remove ALL categories, only keep 1 forum. And then seed it so it has at least a few pages full of interesting discussion. And THEN launch it with an invite-only.

You do not have to be "patient": it will not populate by itself. You need to seed it.

Good luck :)

[dutchbrit → petervandijck]

I actually like the invite/private idea - creates a certain hype! Also, good point regarding making the forum look active by having 1 category, just not sure what I'd call that category!