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Getting your first 1k github stars and promoting an open-source project

Thought this was a solid writeup on how open-source enthusiasts like myself can promote their projects.

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on August 23, 2022
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    Until the word is out, your public repository on GitHub is essentially private through obscurity.
    I should probably tattoo this part.

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      Haha, yeah that's pretty key!

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    Why not Product Hunt? Seems like the best possible place to launch an open source tool.

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    Building in public is so powerful across the board, but yeah I can see how it could be particularly important for open-source founders.

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