Shortener.dev

Early signal

Dub is going private. So I built an open-source alternative

Launched 14d ago

Signal

Velocity

What this means

+42%Launching in a 42% WoW growing category.

Chrome Extensions had 61 launches this week vs 43 last.

12Founder Conviction Index: 12 — low signal.

Few of the conviction sub-signals (reputation, velocity, buyer-intent, tagline clarity) are firing yet.

Prediction

Top-5 finish probability

today

Projected end-of-day votes

4range 3–5

Trajectory

stable

Vote pace holding steady.

Speed vs peers

1.1×

152 Productivity launches

About

URL shortener with branded links, click analytics, device and geo targeting, and an API.

AI Summary

Shortener.dev is an open-source URL shortener that offers branded links, click analytics, device and geo targeting, and an API for integration. It is available on GitHub and includes a Chrome extension for enhanced productivity.

Attention & discussion velocity

Performance

Velocity0

Vote pace vs average

Momentum0

Sustained over 6h

Virality0

Spread × engagement

Engagement—

not measured

Signal sources

2 of 6 active

Launch tracking9 readings since we picked it up
AI analysisProductivity
Comment intelligencethread not yet analysed
Outside discussionnot checked — domain is a storefront or shared
Revenue signalsno match on this domain
Editorial scoringbelow the signal threshold for this pass

A source that found nothing is a measurement. A source that has not run is a gap. Neither means the launch lacks the thing.