And you're right that the OpenCode plugin has strong hooks. happy to answer any questions if you're thinking about making the switch ever. not sure why it gave you incorrect info as well...
The problem isn't the stars its the fact that they're getting reposted on X and LinkedIn, causing wider reach/adoption. My goal is to get trending on GitHub so that voices in the industry pick us up and repost.
Between you and me I am the marketing director for our product hehe ;)
That's sort of where I'm coming from here looking for advice. I appreciate you engaging in this convo and giving me your honest feedback. I dont come from a technical background and am trying to figure out how to navigate this space. Its been tough!!
Well yes. This is the first product we've shipped and have no idea how to gain visibility/users without trending on GitHub/HN/Reddit/X. If you have other suggestions, I'm all ears.
Yes i was talking about GitHub stars. We don't care about stars for vanity, more because star velocity is the primary signal GitHub uses for trending, which would drive discovery for us. We don't have any kind of presence anywhere or marketing budget so I thought this would be the best way for developers to find us organically. But yeah you're right, stars don't equal market validation.
I think it's just frustrating to see hype about a weak product when ours is much more thought-through and developed.
I mean do you have any other better recommendations for reach? I just want to effectively convey what my product does to the right audience.
well yeah exactly.. Karpathy is famous and we're not.
no bots. we are a team of students with no budget for that. They're all real developers with commit histories and real profiles. looked at this already.
I guess my question here is more like how are builds with minimal efforts getting more recognition than ones built by teams and for months? It's annoying to see "inferred" context getting more recognition than actual deterministic structure
Exactly. Wondering if you could share what else you've tried? Ive been seeding on X, here and Reddit but still no real traction. Also how old is your product?
Im currently figuring this out myself. So far Ive been trying to establish presence on HN and Reddit but it's really tough as a new user. I think that as you begin to gain credibility in these spaces, it gets easier to get exposure because you're actually seen as a real user. Just my two cents.