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Want to be a Hipster? Early invitations available.

16 points by dougludlow ↗ HN
www.useHipster.com

We can't say much about the company publicly, but I'd be happy to answer any questions you email to me at Doug@useHipster.com

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jpr
I liked you better when you were still underground.
dougludlow
We're still underground, for the time being. We'll be expanding the alpha test soon to new cities, so we wanted to make sure there are interested users for each new city.
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anigbrowl
This better be good with a name like that. Signed up.
dougludlow
Its going to be awesome. Thanks for signing up!
anigbrowl
I don't like your access for 3 signups model, though. Since I have no idea what it is or who you are (other than my intuition that you're a nice guy), you're asking me to bet my standing with 3 others - and more importantly, their contact details - for an opportunity of unknown value at some unknown point in the future. Perhaps it will be awesome, perhaps I'll be splashed all over pathetic-wannabe.com. This is a risk I don't mind taking with my own email address, but which I'm unwilling to subject others to.
hipsterelitist
"The refer 3 friends for an invite" promotion is rather annoying considering you don't disclose anything about the product.
dougludlow
I'm afraid we can't say too much. We've applied for the Launch Conference, and have agreed not to talk about what the company does. You'll just have to wait until Feb 23rd (if we get in) to find out!
jw84
That's as annoying as a pseudo-intellectual and inauthentic hipster.
kmfrk
That is the biggest pleonasm I've laid my eyes upon this year.

Maybe you were being ironic. My head hurts.

danest
I have been following http://usehipter.com when it was just for boulder, you can explore some of the stuff it has too offer from here. http://boulder.usehipster.com/explore

The site is a question and answer site on what cool stuff there is to do unless they are going to pivot on their launch.

rwhitman
Thanks for that. Yea, basically looks like "Quora meets Foursquare". Hmm, pretty hard to maintain stealth when the back door is wide open on one city...
sga
I noticed that when I follow: http://boulder.usehipster.com/explore

I'm presented with the text 'Here's what popular in Boulder today:'. Seems you're missing an apostrophe s on the word 'what' or just 'what is'.

pkamb
Isn't the key to being a hipster never using anything marketed at hipsters?
Banekin
I don't know, I find it (whatever it may be) to be refreshingly honest.
kmfrk
Not if you're ironic or underground.
whatrocks
Just want to say Doug is doing a nice job answering questions via email about the service behind his decidedly blank landing page. Thanks.
dougludlow
Thanks for the shout out. Just doing what I can!
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steveklabnik
My city is apparently too underground for Hipster.
whatrocks
Doug - where did you get the stock photos for each landing page?
kmfrk
If a self-proclaimed hipster site turns out to be a pseudo-meritorious fad - is the start-up a success? Philosoraptor wonders.

This has to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Irony and all.

jamwin
I'm shaving my ironic moustache.
Neilcoco
Is usehipster coming to Glasgow Scotland
barrerahector
Why don't some of you just shut the fk up and either Sign up or not. Just because you are eager to know what the product is it doesn't mean it's suck or of the provider. You are not part of the initial launch/marketing strategy so relax.