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Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

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Post by w0utert »

555imon wrote: post #16
iamdave wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Curious, what makes you think this?

Probably better to gain traction on one platform first. If it is working out well you have found the recipe and it's likely to work on other plattforms as well. By adding other platforms you will multiply the userbase by 3 in the best case. Increasing the installed base on one plattform in an early stage will be more effective.

In many cases I'd say you are right, but the scope of this application looks limited enough to be able to port the application part over to Android really fast, especially if the author already has experience developing for Android.

Most of the work for this product is probably in the backend, which I assume does not need to be changed to service Android clients.

Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

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Post by sebastianmarr »

borplk wrote: post #17

So the landing page is a timeline of what happened to this project and no link to try/download etc..?

Exactly. Because the app is not finished yet. Seems like the page is more a pitch to investors than a real product landing page.

Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

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Post by GFischer »

iamdave wrote: post #2

This is a one of a kind landing page; simply explains the problem and solution but does so in an incredibly novel, succinct and eye-catching way with a perfect call to action button targeted at investors. Extremely well done!

I really like the landing page too.

However, I agree with other posters that I don't see the business model, nor the need for the Android app before gaining traction/validating the business model.

Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

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Post by khet »

musHo_sk wrote: post #11
cocoflunchy wrote: post #6

Why do you need investors if you have finished your app? Shouldn't you focus on trying to generate profit instead?

At first build a park, invite tons of people and then place a lemonade stand. (if you'll place it too early you will screw your viral ratio)

.. or make lemonade and wait for your first few customers. Learn from their feedback, improve & iterate. Market to even more potential customers (just like you would have when you first build your park).

Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

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Post by rorrr »

simonbarker87 wrote: post #18

I have no idea what this time line is trying to tell me and I have no idea what this app is about ... just me?

It's not just you. Their graphic designer is clueless. He can draw pretty pictures, but has no idea how to deliver the message effectively. All it needs is a bullet list of what the app does and maybe a screenshot.

Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

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Post by connortomas »

I think this is an interesting concept. I have a few questions, though, which I suspect could be commonly asked:

- What's the incentive for me to use this? Why not simply switch my phone off? It seems as though the core benefit is to answer the question, "Why isn't X answering their call?", but there's no clear incentive for X to share this. In fact, if X is busy, it's unlikely they will have the time to update their status.

- How do you explain to a non-technical user how this differs from Twitter or Facebook or Foursquare? How do you respond to a user telling you "I don't have time for another social network"?

- Have you thought about how to prevent "feature creep"? I see simplicity as the core selling point of this app, but I can also see strong pressure from investors to build this out until it turns into a generic social network.

Anyway, it looks visually stunning and I'm excited to see where you take it.

Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month

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Post by jgrahamc »

brador wrote: post #19
jgrahamc wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's why we have voicemail. If I'm not available leave me a message.

How does the caller know if you're the type to use voicemail? (I never check mine, if it's urgent you would have called back) How often will you check your voicemail, if at all? Hourly? Once a day? Maybe the call is semi urgent, it can wait an hour but not a day. Key point: knowing why you're not taking the call is valuable information to the caller.

You are correct that that information is valuable to the caller.

To me that's, in general, not an acceptable information flow. It's a side channel that reveals information that I don't think people in general need to have.

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