Matthew Haughey

Most-linked posts?

1. The worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter
   5 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2012-01-17
2. How to be a writer on a marketing team without sounding like a jerk
   2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2022-12-08
3. How to Make End-Grain Cutting Boards
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-09-17
4. The car industry A/B tested selling a car with and without CarPlay
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-08-20

What Hacker News says?

1. jomohke · 2012-02-11

   There's no guarantee that a project will be successful – your funds are treated as a donation. Here's a story from a few weeks ago of a failed kickstarter: http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2012/01/lessons-for-kickstart...

   Comment linking /2012/01/lessons-for-kickstarter-creators-from-the-worst-project-i-ever-funded-on-kickstarter.html

   on “The Story of 2 $1 Million Projects in 24 Hours”
2. marban · 2013-03-11

   Submitted LinkedIn is a Virus as a story · 268 points

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3. buboard · 2019-09-05Recommends

   Edit: I have not seen anything coming from the economic literature about remote work. Sadly economists are focused on bigCorps and VCs who are not remote-friendly. Some of the best articles from remote workers i saw recently: https://a.wholelottanothing.org/2019/08/09/tips-from-16-year... https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2019/08/a-year-of-wo... More links like this here: https://reworkin.com/

   Comment linking /2019/08/09/tips-from-16-years-of-working-from-home/

   on “Ask HN: Good Remote Work Literature?”
4. barredo · 2012-01-17

   Submitted The worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter as a story · 188 points

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5. smackfu · 2012-04-13

   Here's another example, where someone made a metal iPhone case that didn't really work since it interfered with calls. http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2012/01/lessons-for-kickstart...

   Comment linking /2012/01/lessons-for-kickstarter-creators-from-the-worst-project-i-ever-funded-on-kickstarter.html

   on “Pebble E-Paper Watch Raises $1M In 28 Hours ”
6. wawayanda · 2025-01-31

   Submitted Three AM 911 call, 9 AM salesman as a story · 171 points

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7. michaelhoffman · 2012-09-04

   Failing Kickstarter projects reminded me of a blog post by Matt Haughey: "Lessons for Kickstarter creators from the worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter" http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2012/01/lessons-for-kickstart...

   Comment linking /2012/01/lessons-for-kickstarter-creators-from-the-worst-project-i-ever-funded-on-kickstarter.html

   on “When A Kickstarter Campaign Fails, Does Anyone Get Their Money Back?”
8. wawayanda · 2025-10-20

   Submitted When a stadium adds AI to everything, it's worse experience for everyone as a story · 167 points

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9. smackfu · 2011-07-07

   LED light bulbs have gotten bad reviews in the past, which is why they aren't some magic alternative to CFLs. The author kind of glosses over that part. For instance: http://a.wholelottanothing.org/led-bulbs/

   Comment linking /led-bulbs/

   on “Dump your fluorescents and incandescents for this amazing new LED bulb”
10. gumby · 2026-09-06

    Submitted The car industry A/B tested selling a car with and without CarPlay as a story · 112 points

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11. smackfu · 2012-07-11

    Another dud, an iPhone case that blocks reception: http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2012/01/lessons-for-kickstart... It actually surprises me that more big kickstarters don't fail on fulfillment, but I think that is because they are Strongly Encouraged to outsource it to one of kickstarter's partners.

    Comment linking /2012/01/lessons-for-kickstarter-creators-from-the-worst-project-i-ever-funded-on-kickstarter.html

    on “The iPad's 'Ultimate Typing Accessory' Is A Dud”
12. MindGods · 2020-07-19

    Submitted Building DIY LED strips for fun as a story · 100 points

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13. ebrenes · 2012-07-14

    But you don't even need a product to do a Kickstarter. In fact in most cases the product doesn't even exist, the only thing that exists is the design and even that gets changed once the projects is funded sometimes to the chagrin of the backers when they receive a product that did not meet the original design expectations. (for example: http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2012/01/lessons-for-kickstart... ) So yes, if all…

    Comment linking /2012/01/lessons-for-kickstarter-creators-from-the-worst-project-i-ever-funded-on-kickstarter.html

    on “Why would a YC company use 99Designs for web design?”
14. aresant · 2012-03-21

    Submitted Lessons from a 40 year old (now with transcript) as a story · 78 points

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15. pronoiac · 2011-04-11

    I wonder if there's a way to deconfigure voicemail completely. Someone noticed that on a friend's phone & sort of envied them having "one less inbox." [1] [1] http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2011/04/three-phone-tips-for-...

    Comment linking /2011/04/three-phone-tips-for-antisocial-people-like-me-that-hate-phones.html

    on “I Hate Voicemail”
16. colinprince · 2020-01-24

    Submitted Re-keying every lock in your house all by yourself as a story · 17 points

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17. icey · 2012-03-19

    Submitted Matt Haughey: Lessons from a 40 Year Old as a story · 9 points

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18. blasdel · 2010-08-05

    Submitted Why everyone loves coming up with ideas in the shower as a story · 8 points

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19. karakoram · 2026-10-15

    Submitted How to Make End-Grain Cutting Boards as a story · 6 points

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20. speckx · 2024-03-19

    Submitted American billionaires are a policy failure as a story · 6 points

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21. monkeynotes · 2013-06-15

    Submitted Gmail’s Organized Inbox is a life changer as a story · 5 points

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22. domino · 2011-04-22

    Submitted Ev's assholishness is greatly exaggerated as a story · 5 points

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23. herbertl · 2024-02-13

    Submitted Today's YouTubers are repeating the mistakes of yesterday's bloggers as a story · 4 points

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24. speckx · 2026-06-17

    Submitted Tooltrace Is Kind of Amazing as a story · 3 points

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25. benwerd · 2025-02-03

    Submitted A guide to using Signal for government workers as a story · 3 points

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26. brlnwest · 2019-09-23

    Submitted Tips from 16 years of working from home as a story · 3 points

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27. aresant · 2010-02-22

    Submitted Matt Haughey's updates on Mechanical Turk human spam as a story · 3 points

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28. blasdel · 2009-07-15

    Submitted I get by with a little help from 94552 friends as a story · 3 points

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29. gaws · 2026-07-08

    Submitted AOLs Instant Messenger was the unsung hero of the early-aughts as a story · 2 points

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30. speckx · 2026-05-09

    Submitted Why do Oregon farms plant red clover every spring? as a story · 2 points

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