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Ask HN: I know this isn't reddit, but please review my cannabis-related startup

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Re: Ask HN: I know this isn't reddit, but please review my cannabis-related startup

#11

Post by sv123 »

JangoSteve wrote: post #7

It's a very nice design as other have pointed out. I like the periodic-table-theme for the different strains. And I especially like the detailed page for each strain (e.g. http://www.leaf.ly/hybrid/ak-47 ). However, I wonder if the pie charts are the best way to convey the break-down of each strain. Sure, it makes it easy to see the relative effects for a given strain, but it makes it difficult to visualize the effec…

Thanks, the visualization of effects is definitely something we went back and forth on for a while. Ultimately settled on the pie chart just so we didn't spin for too long, and it's five minute implementation with google charts.

Comparing different strains is next on the list for features, have a couple good ideas floating around to make it pretty simple.

Re: Ask HN: I know this isn't reddit, but please review my cannabis-related startup

#14

Post by sv123 »

fady wrote: post #12

very nice site, though the length of the "high" attribute is kind of hard to gauge, esp. if you're a chronic smoker.

True, and I think the reviews are most useful if you are filling them out while high, at which point you don't actually know how long it will last. That attribute isn't currently surfaced anywhere so we may end up scratching it at some point.

Re: Ask HN: I know this isn't reddit, but please review my cannabis-related startup

#15

Post by fady »

sv123 wrote: post #14
fady wrote: post #12

very nice site, though the length of the "high" attribute is kind of hard to gauge, esp. if you're a chronic smoker.

True, and I think the reviews are most useful if you are filling them out while high, at which point you don't actually know how long it will last. That attribute isn't currently surfaced anywhere so we may end up scratching it at some point.

yeah, regardless, its a great start to building an official database of strains. well done

Re: Ask HN: I know this isn't reddit, but please review my cannabis-related startup

#16

Post by sv123 »

jamesshamenski wrote: post #10

how will you get people to remember to use leaf.ly?

Definitely an issue, even I am sometimes hesitant to get off the couch and go to my desk to write a review. iphone & android apps are in the works to help alleviate this problem. Also hoping to start partnering with some dispensaries and provide them with branded stickers for various strains that they can put on their meds, provide basic information and maybe a qr code for quick access.

Re: Ask HN: I know this isn't reddit, but please review my cannabis-related startup

#17

Post by amohr »

jamesshamenski wrote: post #10

how will you get people to remember to use leaf.ly?

Badges? It's become kind of cliche as of late, but it might work. I've known many a pot-smoker who were (overly) concerned with their rep as a connoisseur, as it were.

Re: Ask HN: I know this isn't reddit, but please review my cannabis-related startup

#18

Post by AaronM »

sv123 wrote: post #11
JangoSteve wrote: post #7

It's a very nice design as other have pointed out. I like the periodic-table-theme for the different strains. And I especially like the detailed page for each strain (e.g. http://www.leaf.ly/hybrid/ak-47 ). However, I wonder if the pie charts are the best way to convey the break-down of each strain. Sure, it makes it easy to see the relative effects for a given strain, but it makes it difficult to visualize the effec…

Thanks, the visualization of effects is definitely something we went back and forth on for a while. Ultimately settled on the pie chart just so we didn't spin for too long, and it's five minute implementation with google charts. Comparing different strains is next on the list for features, have a couple good ideas floating around to make it pretty simple.

I like the scatter plot with four quadrants, I think that's a good way to visualize things

Re: Ask HN: I know this isn't reddit, but please review my cannabis-related startup

#20

Post by alnayyir »

I don't smoke, but this is a remarkable web app.

The design is excellent, the UI is very well thought out, and I genuinely enjoyed fiddling with it despite having nothing more than a passing curiosity in the subject.

One caveat: make it more obvious initially that the filtering compounds on each other, I was slightly confused at the disparity initially. (I know it makes sense to have &&'d filters, just saying)

You've made something that is pleasing to the eye and enjoyable to use even for people who have no personal investment in the data. That's hard to do.

Great work, good luck.

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