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Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by apitaru »

I think you're off to a great start. Looking forward to seeing you grow the service.

I recommend heading over to the http://www.advrider.com/ forums - it's a great community of riders (mostly dual-sport) and I'm sure you'll get great feedback there. Also, try to observe how they set up meetups for rides - it might help you decide on which features to build next.

As for the site itself - I love the design, not as macho as other sites out there. I wonder how riders will react to it (I'm guessing the scenic riders might like it more then adventure riders - but who knows).

Good luck!

Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by cullenking »

ashishg wrote: post #20
cullenking wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Check our site out - http://ridewithgps.com

awesome! Are users picking it up?

Yes, about 100 new signups, 1000 uploaded activities and 600 or so mapped routes per day, and right now, two premium purchases a day with no promotion and an actual "we are sorry these are rough and not ready for prime time" warning on our sales page. It's starting to come together :)

Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by comster »

FYI, you've prob seen this, they have a good domain, but I used to subscribe to this guys email list.

http://cyclerides.com/

He does lots of ride stories and photos.

The ultimate for me would be lots of photos or even better yet, maybe video (thinking about getting a gopro)

Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

#34

Post by nbd »

Hey bigsassy, congratulations on launching! I saw your presentation at the Hacker News DC meetup last month and was impressed then as well as now.

I really like how you've set up easy feedback for those features that haven't been implemented yet ("how disappointed would you be"). This seems like a nice way to get some good feedback on how prospective users would rate different features even if they don't want to send you an email. It might be nice to add a simple textbox to that popup to allow for additional comments as well, at least optionally.

One minor nitpick - you spelled "dissapointed" wrong :)

Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by bigsassy »

nbd wrote: post #34

Hey bigsassy, congratulations on launching! I saw your presentation at the Hacker News DC meetup last month and was impressed then as well as now. I really like how you've set up easy feedback for those features that haven't been implemented yet ("how disappointed would you be"). This seems like a nice way to get some good feedback on how prospective users would rate different features even if they don't want to send…

Doh! I'll have to fix that :)

As for the questions, I'm following a method Sean Ellis advocates. You know you've hit product/market fit when 40% of your users would be "very disappointed" (haha, spelled it wrong again. thanks browser spell checker) if your product was no longer available.

If you're interested, you should definitely watch the interview with him from venture hacks:

http://venturehacks.com/articles/sean-ellis-interview

http://venturehacks.com/articles/sean-ellis-interview-2

Re: Ask HN: Review my MVP - Scenic Motorcycle Routes from Three Rides

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Post by bigsassy »

apitaru wrote: post #31

I think you're off to a great start. Looking forward to seeing you grow the service. I recommend heading over to the http://www.advrider.com/ forums - it's a great community of riders (mostly dual-sport) and I'm sure you'll get great feedback there. Also, try to observe how they set up meetups for rides - it might help you decide on which features to build next. As for the site itself - I love the design, not as mach…

Thanks! Wow, that's a great forum. Thanks for the tip.
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