As mentioned, we've changed the length of the tournament from weekly to monthly, whilst also changing the prizes themselves. This is experimental, and the prizes will continue to grow in size as the weeks and months pass. Likewise, HackerStash is now 100% free for all users 😍 Things will feel familiar, though there are still some other big changes in the works to improve goal setting and accountability. In the post below I've highlighted a few other changes you may not notice at first.
Simplified Navigation & Improved Project Pages
We've removed a bunch of infrequently used links from the HackerStash navigation to make things simpler for everyone. Alongside that, we really want to turn your project pages into the front page for your startup, not like your website, but a place that provides a neat snapshot of what you're working on, who's in your team, what you're talking about etc. Here's a little screenshot to illustrate the new layout:
Thanks to @kyler, @ctw, and @brugeman for the great ideas. There's still plenty we haven't manage to include yet, but we hope you like the changes so far!
If anybody has any more requests please let us know in the comments - pitch decks, video embeds maybe?
Leaderboard & Win History
The leaderboard has been restyled and also now includes a little widget (this also follows your profile name around the site) to show off how well you've performed in past tournaments. We've got to make a few improvements this coming week to make the layout work, but it should be a helpful marker to have around the site.
Performance
Too often overlooked, HackerStash is now faster than ever! We've primarily achieved this by stripping out some pages and areas of functionality that were causing unnecessary friction.
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That's all the news for now, we'll be back with some other big changes soon but please keep the feedback coming 🙌. In the mean time, please spread the word and invite and friends or contacts to join the community 🥰
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Great work, HS team! I've been very busy with my product the last couple of days, will dive deeper into all the improvements you've done a bit later.
Anyways, congrats on this milestone, keep the features coming :)
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Great job @chris ! I really like a new update, looks awesome and keep it going!
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Thanks Andy!
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Really excited for these changes. The cash is great and all, but the most value I've got from HackerStash is the community feedback, and the UX review. I look forward to seeing the other new rollouts as time goes on.
Great work HackerStash team!
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Wow, that's impressive guys! 😍🎉 you are taking it to the next level 🚀
Can't wait to update my profile this week.
I like the new black BG as well 😉
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haha yes, that wasn't in the announcement! We decided on it last-minute last night 😊
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For those users that had completed their project profiles but had been unable to publish their projects due to the paywall, HackerStash is now free! Your project is live and we can't wait to have you join the conversation 😍
@mrvdot, @datalevi, @kuba, @jaisalr, @quiibz, @jonas_kg, @stephpasquini, @klaaz0r, @john, @chukwueloka, @tmvst, @aden, @vladdekhanov, @tdbryant.com, @cryogenicplanet, @istvankreisz, @michelson, @graham, @_zorbash @tripdafan, @deepak09, @qspuupz
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Incredible update ! Thanks Chris, that was an especially altruistic move, but how will this affect the prize giveaways?
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We're going to look to find sponsors of the prize pool, but also offer a lot more advice for founders.
With our winners in the first month or so it became clear that the money was great, but that providing expert advice was worth 10x more. If we can find a way to do both that's the ideal option, but ultimately the first thing we need to do is make the community free, then grow from there! We're still a very new community and everyone here supports what we're trying to build so we feel confident people will be a bit patient whilst we fine tune the business model 🤞
How's Affordance going? Feel free to share some updates via a post or let us know if you need advice on anything 😉
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Thank you @chris I will take a look at it.