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What is exchanged
Value Proposition CanvasOne dollar makes a button one pixel wider and puts your name on a wall that never comes down. Buyers get belonging and a permanent mark; 1,219 people have paid, about $5.40 each on average.
GrowingNothing, just support
Grow the Button
growthebutton.com ↗ · launched 13 Jun 2026 · 76 days so far
Every dollar makes a big red button one pixel wider, permanently, and puts the buyer’s name on a contributor wall that never comes down. Tiers of 1, 5, 10 and 50 dollars. The stated goal is 1,674,540 pixels, taller than the Empire State Building. The Show HN post on 13 June 2026 got four points and no comments. Two and a half months later the button is 6,672 pixels wide, 1,219 people have paid, and the payment timestamps show 15 to 25 purchases a day.
Last 24 hours
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Last 7 days
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Post views
0
public views of tracked posts, 30 days
Peak revenue
$6,729
highest figure on record
Revenue over time 3 snapshots · cumulative
First 24 h n/a · peak revenue $6,729
Social attention impressions per day
Latest day: n/a impressions · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · 0 visits
Status the rules
Growing Slow but steady revenue growth.
Revenue went up at least 5 percent in the last 7 days and the site is online.
Revenue history
First 24 hoursn/aPeak$6,729Days active76Snapshots3 daily
In one sentence editorial
No viral moment and no press. A permanent name on a wall for one dollar sells every day anyway.
ParticipationVanity and statusRecurring sales
The facts Nothing, just support
Money for nothing: a donation, a tip, five dollars for literally nothing.
What is soldNothing, just supportPrice forms byFixed priceLives onOwn websiteHow oftenNever endsNext buyer viaBuyers post about it · taxonomyMonetizationEvery dollar makes a button one pixel wider, foreverPricingFixed tiers $1, $5, $10, $50Goal$1,674,540InventoryUnlimitedLaunch platformShow HN (4 points), then word of mouthCore mechanicPermanence: the contributor wall never comes downRepeatableYes, it can sell again
How the mechanism works, and why it works here 7 of 7 blocks · the schema
Every project is taken apart with the same seven questions, each borrowed from a standard analysis tool, so you can compare this one with any other on the board. The funnel numbers come from the daily snapshots, not from the creator.
Post views, 30 days
0
public view counts of tracked posts
Website visits (creator-provided)
0
no visit data
Revenue, 30 days
$157
no visit data
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How the price forms
Pricing mechanism analysisFixed tiers of 1, 5, 10 and 50 dollars, set by the owner. Nothing escalates and nobody competes.
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Supply and scarcity
Scarcity and inventory analysisUnlimited. The goal of 1,674,540 pixels is a story, not a limit; 0.4 percent of it is reached.
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Growth loop
Viral loop analysisThere was no viral moment: the Show HN post got four points. The payment timestamps show 15 to 25 purchases a day, which points to the wall and the shareable card doing the work slowly.
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Defensibility
Moat and clone analysisThe wall with 1,219 names on it. A copy starts empty. Grow the Slush sells the same nothing without a wall or names and stands at $164.29.
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What can kill it
Failure mode analysisNovelty wearing off, a goal that cannot be reached at this pace, and a button that gets wider without getting more interesting.
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Why it works here
Editorial verdictPermanence and a name sell without attention. Compare the two "pay for nothing" sites: the one with a wall made 40 times more.
Evidence · 1 items
27 Aug 2026
Counter on the project website
Counter: "$6,572 raised", 1,219 buyers, 180,001 clicks · reported revenue: $6,572 · growthebutton.com (reachable, checked 28 Aug 2026)
What happened 1 events
- Launched: Show HN4 points, 0 comments. Domain registered on 12 June 2026.
Daily snapshots latest 10 of 3
| Date | Revenue | Reach | Impressions | Likes | Reposts | Replies | Visits (creator) | Online |
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| 28 Aug 2026 | $6,729 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | yes |
| 28 Aug 2026 | $6,729 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | yes |
| 27 Aug 2026 | $6,572 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | yes |
Related Nothing, just support
Same mechanic
- Grow the Slush: Any amount via PayPal, default one dollar, in return for nothing, not even a thank-you.
- Pay for No Reason: Pay and get nothing. Optionally, your name on a leaderboard of twenty.