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

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Post by guiambros »

iamdave wrote: post #15
jgrahamc wrote: post #13

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

I could talk for hours about the times I've been legitimately unable to take a call and had people repeatedly call my desk/mobile phone and either (A) refuse to leave a voicemail, thinking calling back repeatedly for 20 minutes would work or (B) filled my voicemail to capacity with multiple messages throughout the day. Hours.

Cancel your desk phone, and train your friends/colleagues to use voice mail or SMS. And try to use a voice-to-text service like Google Voice, so you get an email when they leave you a message.

Seriously, it's highly productive. At least it was for me.. It's their interest to reach you, that's why they are calling you and not the other way around.

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

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Post by dusaan »

connortomas wrote: post #28

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 setting is done automatically, no interaction is required... You only have to choose locations you would like to share. You can also make your own visibility settings for each user you have in contact list. It's up to you, what you would like to share

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

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Post by mehulkar »

jgrahamc wrote: post #7

I find these 'sharing' apps (like FourSquare and this) fascinating because they are the complete opposite of what I want. I have no desire to tell people where I am or what I am doing. For example, I feel that a sharing app that let's people know "Ah. John's not answering the phone because he's in the middle of a meeting with Mr F Barbaz" is the wrong way to deal with others. There's no need for people to have that i…

Not sure if it's just me, but I don't really make phone calls to anyone except parents and a few other family members. With everyone else, friends and work related, I prefer to skype-- usually a scheduled time, but sometimes impromptu. On the flip side, I don't get that many phone calls either. Most other types of communication is asynchronous.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

jgrahamc wrote: post #7

I find these 'sharing' apps (like FourSquare and this) fascinating because they are the complete opposite of what I want. I have no desire to tell people where I am or what I am doing. For example, I feel that a sharing app that let's people know "Ah. John's not answering the phone because he's in the middle of a meeting with Mr F Barbaz" is the wrong way to deal with others. There's no need for people to have that i…

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

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Post by dusaan »

lewisflude wrote: post #20
musHo_sk wrote: post #10

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You're already starting with a full list of contacts from your smartphone address book. +Guys have prepared also some tweaks for distribution.

But, none of my other contacts will have a status unless they have your app, right?

But you can invite them to use it, it's the simplest and fastest way

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

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Post by dusaan »

sebastianmarr wrote: post #22
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.

App is done and would be released soon...

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

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Post by paulgb »

rorrr wrote: post #30
musHo_sk wrote: post #27

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Read that story, they're currently sleeping on the floor...

And the investors should care about that why?

Sleep is kinda important (http://www.inc.com/margaret-heffernan/the-truth-about-sleep-...)

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

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Post by lewisflude »

dusaan wrote: post #45
lewisflude wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But, none of my other contacts will have a status unless they have your app, right?

But you can invite them to use it, it's the simplest and fastest way

I see, but what if I only have a mobile number available for some of my contacts. Will it send them a text asking them to join?

I'm sure it's going to be an awesome app though, I'll happily sign up. I'd like an easier way to take my friends with me. Also, I'd love Twitter integration.

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