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Read that story, they're currently sleeping on the floor...
And the investors should care about that why?
so they can continue working on the idea while being able to afford basic human needs?
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#52So you are building an app to provide the convenience of skype stati (available, away, busy, invisible, offline) to people who use phones to call people?
Nothing wrong with that but I don't see me updating another app while the information is in most cases available somewhere else. For the app to be useful I would need to give it even more information than I do with all other platforms while the benefit is that people aren't annoyed because I don't take their calls.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
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...
If you have the attention of people now, let them play with the Alpha version now so you can learn truth fast about how others perceive the problem, and your hypothesis that your app has the ability to solve it.
Also, don't sweat all of the negative posts. It is way too easy to pick holes in the work of others, especially at an early stage.
Do however look for the common themes commenters dislike, as your next code/design/pr effort can address these.
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#54It's pretty, looks well designed.
Why not validate it first? I think you should look for investors when you have first experience growing your first user base, see how the adoption amongst users will be etc. This is a difficult model to grow.
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#55How will this app make a single cent?
From the investors. Duh.
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#57Good idea. Its so simple that it might work. People want to know what you are doing (proof: social networks), and with this they would know if you are available to do something. I get it. Cool. It has good potential. I wish I had an app that would tell people when I was unavailable becuase I'm in a meeting or just coding. I know voicemail and SMS can do this, but those two options require that they contact me. I dont want any type of contact to be made from their part. They see the status and just leave me the fuck alone.
Good luck.
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#58I 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…
This is the main reason why I went the other way round when developing Tehula[1]. The basic idea is that knowing the location of someone should be the exception and not the norm, and that the burden should be put on the one requesting the location and not the locatee (who should have the right to ignore a request too).
Re: Show HN: From an idea to the Valley in less than a month
#59I 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…
Agree. The default expectation today in society is "I contacted that person, he/she should respond" instead of "I contacted that person, he/she will respond if needed" (of course, there are exceptions like emergency calls, family etc). Why would I want to know who is in a meeting with who, and if they are available or not? Why would I want others to know what I am upto? This totally escapes me