What a cute little startup name. How the hell do I pronounce it?
as it's spelled
"puvush"?
"pivvsh"?
Show HN: Pvsh - A reverse Kickstarter (make feature requests for any product)
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Re: Show HN: Pvsh - A reverse Kickstarter (make feature requests for any product)
#12I like how startups ran out of regular words, so now they use V instead of U and we have a whole new set of words to go through.
I'll be the first to admit I did not realize it was a substituted letter and simply accepted it must a randomly created word.
Re: Show HN: Pvsh - A reverse Kickstarter (make feature requests for any product)
#13Idea: let companies/brands create accounts and commit to implementing features. Give them report cards based on the number of features they commit to and actually implement. Maybe include pages for individual products, and grade them individually. This could be a really useful tool to find out which product lines are actually getting love from makers.
@smurph, definitely something I'd love to implement if brands really find the feedback useful. Here's a question: Do you think this tool would be most useful to brands--as a consumer research tool? Or to 3rd-party producers who are interested in seeing what market exists for new products/feature requests?
I think your first heavy users will need to be people who are putting brand new products on the market and have no idea how they are going to get feedback. People who have been making iterations for years will have a bunch of work in the past that they won't get 'credit' for, so they might not be fans of starting with a blank slate. Maybe if you had a way to import or track feature requests from other feedback sites, that would get you more users.
It's worth noting that you are competing with other bug tracking / feedback web sites, and there are some established players there.
Re: Show HN: Pvsh - A reverse Kickstarter (make feature requests for any product)
#14The idea is not exactly new or popular (without proper moderation it inevitably turns into spammy, ads-filled swamp), and a request to log in to see more then 14 suggestions doesn't look all that inviting. Also: Great, now we are moving from '-er without -e-' to '-v- instead of -u-'! I really hope it won't catch up. I mean, Romans were cool guys, but my brain constantly trips over unexpected V; it feels like noise, a…
@vitalique thanks for the thoughts on the name! It's definitely not set in stone though. As for the idea-- originality isn't really the objective, it's ease of use. If you can create one destination for all products, and make it as easy as a Tweet to do so, then users may just do so when they have those "Aha! I wish this product had..." moments. The challenge is, as you said, to separate the noise from the creativity. My hope would be that by incentivizing users with real stakes (either financial or brand-building opportunities) the power-user base might help with moderation and promotion. I don't know though, I'm interested to hear what others think/have tried!
Re: Show HN: Pvsh - A reverse Kickstarter (make feature requests for any product)
#15Sounds similar to uservoice. The utility of it really depends on the quality of the users. For example, if they're entering bugs and voting on each others' bugs, it can be useful.
But if they're suggesting things for which there are difficult tradeoffs without considering the implications, then it's not very useful. For example, requesting that stripe make their credit card processing free is not very useful feedback, but you can get a lot of these 'I want a pony' kind of requests.
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#16Re: Show HN: Pvsh - A reverse Kickstarter (make feature requests for any product)
#17The idea is not exactly new or popular (without proper moderation it inevitably turns into spammy, ads-filled swamp), and a request to log in to see more then 14 suggestions doesn't look all that inviting. Also: Great, now we are moving from '-er without -e-' to '-v- instead of -u-'! I really hope it won't catch up. I mean, Romans were cool guys, but my brain constantly trips over unexpected V; it feels like noise, a…
@vitalique thanks for the thoughts on the name! It's definitely not set in stone though. As for the idea-- originality isn't really the objective, it's ease of use. If you can create one destination for all products, and make it as easy as a Tweet to do so, then users may just do so when they have those "Aha! I wish this product had..." moments. The challenge is, as you said, to separate the noise from the creativity…
There's no need to do the @-sign thing, we can tell who you're talking to.
Re: Show HN: Pvsh - A reverse Kickstarter (make feature requests for any product)
#18For everyone criticizing the app name, you are aware that domain names are a finite resource that cost very little to sit on forever, right? Often naming your company comes down to what memorable domain name you can snag, even if you have to commit a spelling/grammar crime to get it.
Re: Show HN: Pvsh - A reverse Kickstarter (make feature requests for any product)
#19For everyone criticizing the app name, you are aware that domain names are a finite resource that cost very little to sit on forever, right? Often naming your company comes down to what memorable domain name you can snag, even if you have to commit a spelling/grammar crime to get it.
Indeed, tumblr is a good example
Re: Show HN: Pvsh - A reverse Kickstarter (make feature requests for any product)
#20Is this aimed at consumers or manufacturers/creators?
As a consumer, this doesn't strike me as something I would want to browse, which probably means a lot of people only post there if they want to vent about something.
It could be an interesting alternative to a GitHub Issues/Pull Request system if it's easy for creators to subscribe to requests for their brand or products, though.
But I still am not sure what the incentive for consumers to post this would be. Maybe some sort of reward structure should be in place for the first few months to give it traction. Just gamified badges and stuff to kick things off.