That's funny--I imagined this more as a "why is the signal to noise ratio so poor on HN?" post. To be frank, I've never heard of either Twilio or refer.ly. They appear similar to any number of generic tickets in the gigantic lottery that is the web.
I think it's a bit easy to lose perspective here on HN. The tough love: I see a bunch of inexperienced folks pimping themselves out in the HN circle jerk/echo chamber.
For my part, I'm wondering where all the power users went, and how I quickly I can follow them before their next high quality community gets blown open.
I too -- and perhaps those voting you down -- wish I had been "introduced" to your blog through an insightful article rather than a pitch.
Your response dismissively tells your consumer his opinion isn't valid because he's "just" a consumer. Speaking of "sour grapes" ...
"Trying to give an opinion on my wine, are you? Go buy your own land, plant your own grapes, come up with your own fermenting process, bottle your own wine, and serve it to see if you do better."
That's not constructive, it's snide, and not worthy of being given a break.
I think it's a bit easy to lose perspective here on HN. The tough love: I see a bunch of inexperienced folks pimping themselves out in the HN circle jerk/echo chamber.
For my part, I'm wondering where all the power users went, and how I quickly I can follow them before their next high quality community gets blown open.