# Ask HN: What did your 'Show HN' project turn into?

- Canonical HTML: https://growth.iangoh.com/sources/ask-hn-what-did-your-show-hn-project-turn-into-news-ycombinator-com/
- Original source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12030863
- Domain: news.ycombinator.com
- Latest check: 2026-05-27
- Channels: Hacker News, SEO, Website

## Cited GrowthDex tactics

- [HN spike into evergreen utility and search demand](/growth-ideas/hn-spike-into-evergreen-utility-and-search-demand/) - Use the launch thread to expose a genuinely useful tool, then keep compounding the spike through links, word of mouth, and searches for the concrete job the tool solves.

## Related reading

- [GrowthDex Blog](/blog/)
- [All growth ideas](/growth-ideas/index.md)