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Re: Logojoy: AI-powered logo creator

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Post by morgante »

callmeed wrote: post #50

Its refreshing to see a startup doing well and not feeling the need to force a subscription on people. I get that SaaS can be a good business model (great, even). On the other hand, I think subscription fatigue is real and you should think hard about your pricing. Dawson is making $15K/month on ONE TIME fees–and fees that are lower than a lot of monthly SaaS plans. I want to see more of this.

In fairness, it is apparently his first month.

So there might be a substantial drop-off in revenue next month as there is no recurring revenue from existing customers.

Re: Logojoy: AI-powered logo creator

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Post by craftandhustle »

WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #236

Good site, scary site, good because it does a great job at creating a simple logo. I suspect that it can cover the majority of the small companies that want a logo. It certainly does a good job. I tried and created a pretty good one. I've used other similar sites but they've all been created by a team of programmers and system/network administrators over a few years. Scary because it brings into focus how easy it is…

From my perspective, this tool and others like it in areas like web development or stock photography are beneficial. Affordable access to these resources for businesses and individuals will make the world a better (aesthetically speaking) place.

When I'm introduced to new clients, I always explain that what they get out of hiring me is my critical thinking and manner of solving problems. Deliverables, be they logos or videos or interactive experiences, are incidental to the strategy.

Sometimes clients say all they want is a . After listening to their reasoning (financial, time sensitive, short-term need, etc), as designers we can and should offer honest advice and any guidance that comes along with that. I'm often amazed at the public ridicule some designers will put people through for simple inquiries. It might not be the right project for me, and I would thus not recommend anyone else for it, but I could point them to a service like this.

Re: Logojoy: AI-powered logo creator

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Post by morgante »

notwhereyouare wrote: post #23
dawsonwhitfield wrote: post #2

Hey guys - Dawson here (founder) let me know if you have any questions about Logojoy / the story.

So, I went through the whole logo creation process and got stuck at the sign up screen. I don't mind signing up, but when I used last pass to generate a password, I got told it was too long. I only tried to generate one that was ~9 characters long. If you are checking length, might want to put the requirements on that screen

Really you should not be checking length at all. There is no such thing as a password which is "too long."

Re: Logojoy: AI-powered logo creator

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Post by brentm »

mikejarema wrote: post #238

I'm curious about how the $15k/mo figure is computed. The story reads as though Logojoy more or less launched on Producthunt, which was 7 days ago. And all posts on the blog are dated Nov 15th. Finally the domain itself seems to have been listed on HugeDomains as of Oct 8th [1]. Now maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like the revenue figure is extrapolated from a small window which includes a wave of initial t…

If that is accurate and the number is based on 7 days of revenue at about $500 per day average this smells a lot like growth hacking nonsense.

Re: Logojoy: AI-powered logo creator

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Post by rovr138 »

downandout wrote: post #171
tzaman wrote: post #40

What struck me the most is going with the old and tried tools (PHP+MySQL). Nowadays everyone - myself included - is trying to have an excuse to try the sexiest JS framework of the day and most of us fail miserably to deliver anything useful - because of lack of experience or just reinventing the wheel altogether. Old and boring is still sometimes the best.

One of the hardest things for programmers to learn (including myself) is that success is almost entirely determined by how well your solution solves the problem you're aiming at, and how well you market it. The tools you use to create your solution matter to almost nobody. It's true that if the company really grows, scalability, code manageability for teams etc. might become an issue if your backend is very poorly en…

> It's true that if the company really grows, scalability, code manageability for teams etc. might become an issue if your backend is very poorly engineered, but that's the exception to the rule. As long as it works, it's good enough to launch with.

I think concentrating on the main features and launch quickly is good. You can start getting feedback and doing what customers or potential ones want.

Re: Logojoy: AI-powered logo creator

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Post by grzm »

morgante wrote: post #243
notwhereyouare wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, I went through the whole logo creation process and got stuck at the sign up screen. I don't mind signing up, but when I used last pass to generate a password, I got told it was too long. I only tried to generate one that was ~9 characters long. If you are checking length, might want to put the requirements on that screen

Really you should not be checking length at all. There is no such thing as a password which is "too long."

From a password security standpoint, I largely agree. You can open yourself to system attacks by allowing arbitrary length input. You should have some kind of limits on any user input.

Re: Logojoy: AI-powered logo creator

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Post by robohamburger »

dperfect wrote: post #192

> I've been a designer for 12 years or so... I would get frustrated designing logos for small businesses because (a) it was so time-consuming to create 30 mockups, (b) it would take weeks to do those small back-and-forths, and (c) the logo would end up being so simple that I felt like that entire process was a waste... As soon as I had the idea ... I started working on it. I think this is my favorite part of the stor…

I understanding the right blend of what people think they want and what they need is a powerful thing. I imagine it varies based on the problem domain/market.

Re: Logojoy: AI-powered logo creator

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Post by [deleted] »

mikejarema wrote: post #238

I'm curious about how the $15k/mo figure is computed. The story reads as though Logojoy more or less launched on Producthunt, which was 7 days ago. And all posts on the blog are dated Nov 15th. Finally the domain itself seems to have been listed on HugeDomains as of Oct 8th [1]. Now maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like the revenue figure is extrapolated from a small window which includes a wave of initial t…

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Re: Logojoy: AI-powered logo creator

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Post by johnny99 »

brentm wrote: post #244
mikejarema wrote: post #238

I'm curious about how the $15k/mo figure is computed. The story reads as though Logojoy more or less launched on Producthunt, which was 7 days ago. And all posts on the blog are dated Nov 15th. Finally the domain itself seems to have been listed on HugeDomains as of Oct 8th [1]. Now maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like the revenue figure is extrapolated from a small window which includes a wave of initial t…

If that is accurate and the number is based on 7 days of revenue at about $500 per day average this smells a lot like growth hacking nonsense.

Nonsense on stilts. Extrapolating $3500 in your first week of media-driven traffic into a $15k/mo run rate is ridiculous. Calling it "AI-powered" is a whopper too.
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