Show HN: Startup Timelines

Great idea. However, from an implementation perspective, it's a little hard to tell what's going on with all the flashing images. Maybe show the first image by default, then wait for a mouseover or something to activate the animated gif.

This is great.<p>Here is a list of 20 (now) huge sites from when they launched. Apple and Twitter are particularly amusing.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;technology&#x2F;6125914&#x2F;How-20-popular-websites-looked-when-they-launched.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;technology&#x2F;6125914&#x2F;How-20-popular...</a>

Hey guys, thanks for all your feedback. Great to hear all the interest! haha<p>Again, please consider donating to the Internet Archive here: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;donate&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;donate&#x2F;</a><p>Enter your email here to get notified when new Startup Timelines are posted: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.google.com&#x2F;forms&#x2F;d&#x2F;12gf3IJkzIal7qUT8Ts7Peuu4HPegISAvGOGtwb2IG2I&#x2F;viewform" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.google.com&#x2F;forms&#x2F;d&#x2F;12gf3IJkzIal7qUT8Ts7Peuu4HPe...</a> I wanted to include it somewhere on the homepage, but didn&#x27;t want it to get too crammed.<p>I also thought it&#x27;d be a good idea to open source the background research I used here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.google.com&#x2F;spreadsheets&#x2F;d&#x2F;1Ri8JZtBPNyofw91eL1EshGMz-j9DzjaJ7BWPA9Kj00M&#x2F;edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.google.com&#x2F;spreadsheets&#x2F;d&#x2F;1Ri8JZtBPNyofw91eL1Es...</a><p>I&#x27;m here now if you guys have any further questions!

This is why I have started to integrate a screenshot step at the end of my build processes.

This is awesome. I&#x27;d love to see more. Also a slider ability so we can progress&#x2F;rewind the changes at our own pace.<p>Really insightful visualization.

This is rad! Yeah I&#x27;ve used <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;</a> few times for recovering epic embarrassing ol&#x27; landing pages haha :)!

For those who found this interesting, here&#x27;s a similar blog post I wrote a few weeks ago with some more examples: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;making-things-people-want&#x2F;the-ghosts-of-products-past-e2bf4d229622" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;making-things-people-want&#x2F;the-ghosts-of-p...</a>

Really motivating, thanks! Also makes me miss the layout practices circa 2008 — a simple ~800px centered container, plain &amp; simple. No responsive Bootstrap-style voodoo, no fancy &amp; bloated javascript extras.

I really like how when you click &quot;how it works&quot; on AirBNB&#x27;s home page it scrolls up.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.airbnb.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.airbnb.com&#x2F;</a>

I think it would be pretty interesting to see something similar for Facebook&#x27;s newsfeed.

Then you feel less complexed with outing a first version of your website! ;-)

This is great work Bakz!

Great idea and execution, Internet Archive rocks!

Great concept, love seeing the timelapse!