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Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by ks »

alex_c wrote: post #7

Good implementation! I ran it past my gf (who watches a lot more home decoration shows than me), she didn't like the quiz results. She felt that they were all over the place and a bit contradictory. I felt that the quiz was too long :p I was also a bit confused about how many more questions there were - I didn't really understand the potential/eliminated stuff. I agree with run4yourlives, the objects in the room were…

I stopped taking the quiz because I thought it didn't have an end :-) Perhaps I should have looked more at the user interface, but a progress bar or something would be helpful

Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by yangyang42 »

biohacker42 wrote: post #6

I liked it a lot. But I did stop at entering my email address. Sites like HN have spoiled me with their fast and easy signup. I'd make giving one's email optional. Remember signup is one of the biggest hurdles any website has. The easier you make it the more people will do it. Especially if someone is just playing around and has not created dozens of rooms, the worst that could happen is they take the test again. And…

I disagree on the signup.

I think the placement of the signup is quite nice. Why? because my test result accurate depicted my taste and I was curious to see more.

Needless to say, I signed up.

Didn't buy anything though... everything was way expensive.

Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by apgwoz »

rms wrote: post #48

I like it. To me it seems more obvious to do this for clothes rather than interior decorating. Are you planning on applying this to fashion?

As far as growth is concerned, fashion seems like a great idea. As for actual value of the interior decorating, have you ever looked at hiring an interior decorator?

Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by tptacek »

rtc wrote: post #39
tptacek wrote: post #28

Every one of these rooms is so much more expensive than my living room that I'm finding it hard to judge.

we have a "budget slider" feature for each product category (e.g. show only sofas below $XX). do you think a budget slider for a room makes sense?

Sure. It's not a huge deal, it's just that my immediate reaction was always to the room first, and the furniture second.

Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by rtc »

apgwoz wrote: post #53
rms wrote: post #48

I like it. To me it seems more obvious to do this for clothes rather than interior decorating. Are you planning on applying this to fashion?

As far as growth is concerned, fashion seems like a great idea. As for actual value of the interior decorating, have you ever looked at hiring an interior decorator?

one of the founders previously started an interior architecture/design firm; subject matter expertise is key to the implementation. personal fashion is a possible expansion, but home furnishings is a $100B+ market in the US alone, so we'll focus there for a while...

Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by rtc »

sh1mmer wrote: post #46

My wife points out that it would be interesting to do something for couples because she likes radically different stuff to me. So something that could marry (boom boom) our styles would be helpful.

we hear this from users - you can "force" style combinations now by choosing styles manually and then seeing the rooms that result, but we should probably make this function more obvious.

Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by mhashim »

great job guys. I like the minimalist and clean design approach. I took the quiz and got my wife to do it too as we have just redecorated, and the answers were quite accurate about our style inclinations. Good to see a quality start. I think the tough part now is to integrate this with multiple channels that could create the revenue. I would suggest to start by approaching fashion/interior designers as they would find immediate value to provide their clients with the use of this tool. Good luck.

Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by sciolizer »

fallacy wrote: post #27

Great start! I've got a few comments: First, as someone pointed out, you should not switch your quiz interface between the first question and the latter questions. I don't see that you gain anything by switching and it is a little confusing. I would stick with the first question layout, because it is simple. Second, I'm not sure that you need the "Most recent results" feature. The investment your seeking from potenti…

Why do you think the first question layout is simple? I preferred the second question layout because it requires fewer mouse clicks.

Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by apgwoz »

rtc wrote: post #56
apgwoz wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As far as growth is concerned, fashion seems like a great idea. As for actual value of the interior decorating, have you ever looked at hiring an interior decorator?

one of the founders previously started an interior architecture/design firm; subject matter expertise is key to the implementation. personal fashion is a possible expansion, but home furnishings is a $100B+ market in the US alone, so we'll focus there for a while...

I agree. I was commenting on rms' thought that fashion was potentially a more viable market. I would completely agree that home decor will net you more, and probably more easily.
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