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Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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nice logo. however, with a short attention span, you might consider emphasizing what you do as the largest splash text, rather than the relatively empty "the best way to collaborate online". the way it is right now is that the line with the most information is in 10pt font and gray-on-gray.

Thanks mayank! Sounds like I could do better job with the copy on the home page as you are the second on bringing this up.

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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post #5

IMO, your introduction video is both too slow and too long. A 1 minute faster paced video would convey the message much better. That said, the site impressed me by the professionnal design and its look and feel. Quick question though, why did you go for 30 day free trial instead of freemium type model ? It seems a freemium model could get you more traction.

Thanks yannickmahe for taking the time. There is actually a free link bellow the pay options. You get one project and two users in free plan so you can test it up.

Oh, right, just saw it.

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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post #10

As another HN user pointed out, aesthetically it looks great. On that topic, how do you find such talented graphical artists? I've looked at various ads for graphical artists but their quality - compared to the typical YC startup - is mediocre to put it simply. Isn't there a site for the really skilled artists to offer their services?

Thanks a lot for compliment sgt! It is one man show so I am doing pretty much everything. I think Dribbble and Forrst and great communities where lots of talented designers hang out. Check them out!

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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Here's an idea. Create a demo account so anyone can jump right in and experience the product first hand before having to sign up. Maybe make it so all recent changes get deleted every 24 hours or so to maintain a properly configured account (or even flush out all the user updates after their session expires).

With so many task management / project management apps on the market it's quite difficult to differentiate yourself and prove your value with just a snazzy looking homepage (it is a nice design, but so are the 100+ tools I've looked at).

Take a look at the way rule.fm does their tour (screenshots/videos). Very easy to get to those areas and

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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As opposed to one of the other comments, I really enjoyed the video. It focused on just showing how you use your product, not some buzzwords and dumbed down over-generalizations. The music to it adds a sort of zen like feeling to watch you go about setting up tasks etc that really hits home to what I assume are the core values behind your product.

If I had a need for a task management software I'd definitely look this up again.

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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The copy on the "Pricing and Plans" page has some typo and grammar issues.

I'd suggest:

--- Cancellation Policy You are free to cancel any time, there are no long term contracts. We will even pack up all your data and send it to you.

Security There is full SSL encryption on every account, even the free plan. All data is backed up hourly.

Plans Pick a plan that fits your current needs. Upgrade or downgrade anytime.

Free Plan Click here for our free plan. It comes with a single project and two users accounts.

Upcoming Features We are hard at work bringing you more useful and powerful features. File uploads, invoicing, and stats are coming soon. ---

IMO the pricing page by itself isn't very clear, I don't see right away what's meant by "Projects" (what's in it? why do I need them?), or how many users there are included in each plan. Maybe a pricing grid giving some more detail about each plan would be helpful.

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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As opposed to one of the other comments, I really enjoyed the video. It focused on just showing how you use your product, not some buzzwords and dumbed down over-generalizations. The music to it adds a sort of zen like feeling to watch you go about setting up tasks etc that really hits home to what I assume are the core values behind your product. If I had a need for a task management software I'd definitely look thi…

Really appreciate the nice comment travisglines! I am glad you like it.

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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post #18

The copy on the "Pricing and Plans" page has some typo and grammar issues. I'd suggest: --- Cancellation Policy You are free to cancel any time, there are no long term contracts. We will even pack up all your data and send it to you. Security There is full SSL encryption on every account, even the free plan. All data is backed up hourly. Plans Pick a plan that fits your current needs. Upgrade or downgrade anytime. Fr…

Thanks dertyp! Great suggestions. Will need to work on the copy as mentioned before.
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