Ryan Hoover_is the co-creator of_Product Hunt_and EIR_at_Tradecraft._Visit his blog_to read more about startups and product design. Last week I created mockups of an improved comment system for Product Hunt. The design certainly wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t even complete. But I shared them anyway and am glad I did. Within 24 hours I received over 50 annotated pieces of feedback from the community. I quickly discovered what they liked: Found unclear: Concerning: Broken: And best of all, new ideas to make Product Hunt even better: I began to wonder why more startups aren’t doing this. The benefits of building in public...

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