Making Debates Great Again

Hey HN. I'm building SuperDebate. The basic idea is that millions of adults did competitive debate in school and there's nothing for them now. No leagues, no local clubs, no way to compete. We're trying to fix that.

We built a platform where you can run structured debates with assigned sides. That's the key piece. You don't argue your opinion. You get assigned a position and have to make the best case for it. It changes the whole dynamic. I coached in the Chicago Urban Debate League years ago. My students were the first national champions from an urban debate league. I've been thinking about how to bring that format to adults for a long time. We've been running events in Chicago and just ran our first international tournament in Honduras. Now we're expanding to other cities.

The way it works: a local host picks a topic, we provide the format and platform, people show up and debate. We're looking for people who want to run one in their city. If you've ever wanted to do something more structured than arguing on the internet but didn't know where to start, that's what we're building for.

Would love feedback on the product. And if you're interested in hosting a debate locally, reach out. superdebate.org