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Hmm, defo didn't meant to come across that way

In all honesty, the post got inspired by this HackerNews hall-of-famer: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19728132

It sounded like an interesting story

As we leave our scrappiness behind soon, I thought some hackers would like to hear our (scrappy) story

We can restore the post but I'm not sure what an accurate title would be. What are some options for an accurate title? (Edit: I've pinched tyingq's from upthread for now.)

"I sell onions on the internet" is a fine HN title; it's unusual and intriguing without being overly sensational. "How I made $XXX per year" is not a good HN title; it's extremely common and $sensational $dollars are $sensational. But don't worry—it's far more important that the article itself be good!

Then it's my mistake — probably I spent too much time in the 'build in public' bubble which is all about the numbers, and I forgot to get myself out of that bubble

I'd change the title to "I authenticate items for strangers for a living" — but if that doesn't fit either, the current title is ok

Thanks Dan!

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