Ask HN: Should you bother hiding your website's secret sauce?

Re:Ask HN: Should you bother hiding your website's secret sa... by entangld on Monday March 21, 2011 @03:56PM (#2351276)

That's a legitimate argument, but you could say Groupon was pretty easy to copy.

Like magic tricks, the magician is like the first one to discover an idea is possible... I mean in general. I'm not calling mine magical.

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Re:Ask HN: Should you bother hiding your website's secret sa... by redredraider on Monday March 21, 2011 @04:50PM (#2351496)

Right. So Groupon probably didn't go around hush hush. I agree with the post above about execution. It's not about being first it's about being the best.

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Re:Ask HN: Should you bother hiding your website's secret sa... by calebhicks on Monday March 21, 2011 @05:04PM (#2351555)

Groupon -is- very easy to copy, hence the hundreds of Groupon clones making money hand over fist.

However, even with the clones, Groupon seems to be doing just fine.

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Re:Ask HN: Should you bother hiding your website's secret sa... by ljf on Monday March 21, 2011 @06:36PM (#2351980)

I knew there were hundreds of clones but didnt know they were making cash hand over first. Any operating in a country that groupon operates in you can point me to? Just interested.

I chatted with some of the groupon guys a short while ago and was shocked by just how much cash they spend on aquiring business. I wonder how many groupon type companies a city can hold, and for how long?

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Re:Ask HN: Should you bother hiding your website's secret sa... by petervandijck on Monday March 21, 2011 @07:55PM (#2352234)

By acquiring business you mean acquiring users? Acquiring companies that will offer deals on them? Interested.

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