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Re: Show HN: NationBuilder, my startup just launched

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Post by mryall »

jkhaff wrote: post #6
spking wrote: post #3

Feedback: It wasn't immediately clear to me who this is for. A big headline telling me "Online Campaign Management for Civic Leaders and Candidates" would be helpful.

It's not just for civic leaders or candidates. While we built it with an eye on the non-profit and political world, it could also be of benefit to independent creators of all types -- artists, musicians, advocacy groups, small businesses, sports teams, public speakers, etc. Anyone who is a leader or creator with a following.

I agree that this doesn't come across so well with your current copy and examples. Some more realistic examples in your target markets might help to make this clearer.

Basically, the "Abe for President" line makes it seem very heavily targeted towards US citizens running for public office. I found it get past that initial impression.

Re: Show HN: NationBuilder, my startup just launched

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Post by ryanhuff »

jkhaff wrote: post #6
spking wrote: post #3

Feedback: It wasn't immediately clear to me who this is for. A big headline telling me "Online Campaign Management for Civic Leaders and Candidates" would be helpful.

It's not just for civic leaders or candidates. While we built it with an eye on the non-profit and political world, it could also be of benefit to independent creators of all types -- artists, musicians, advocacy groups, small businesses, sports teams, public speakers, etc. Anyone who is a leader or creator with a following.

Understood, but you either are targeting the civic leaders and candidates, or you aren't. Don't be shy to express it in your message.

Re: Show HN: NationBuilder, my startup just launched

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Post by yan »

jkhaff wrote: post #6
spking wrote: post #3

Feedback: It wasn't immediately clear to me who this is for. A big headline telling me "Online Campaign Management for Civic Leaders and Candidates" would be helpful.

It's not just for civic leaders or candidates. While we built it with an eye on the non-profit and political world, it could also be of benefit to independent creators of all types -- artists, musicians, advocacy groups, small businesses, sports teams, public speakers, etc. Anyone who is a leader or creator with a following.

I'd brand those as different companies with slightly different designs, built on the same platform to cater to the market. A politician is more likely to sign up to an awesome service for managing political campaigns, and an artist is much more likely to sign up for a service to handle her public image that setes out to help manage gallery showings (and not just "gatherings" or "political events").

Re: Show HN: NationBuilder, my startup just launched

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Post by mryall »

Interesting idea. How much manual legwork do you have to do when a new customer registers? Is there manual effort involved in setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts, mailing lists, etc.? I imagine many of the online services you use would prevent automatic creation of accounts somehow, like with a CAPTCHA or something.

Re: Show HN: NationBuilder, my startup just launched

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Post by mattdeboard »

ddkrone wrote: post #12

This looks like a joke. Is this real?

Please take a look at the HN etiquette guidelines here:

http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Specifically the following paragraphs: "Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face to face conversation."

"When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. E.g. 'That is an idiotic thing to say; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3' can be shortened to '1 + 1 is 2, not 3.'"

If you've got some criticisms, how about stating them explicitly instead of so off-handedly insulting someone else's hard work?

Re: Show HN: NationBuilder, my startup just launched

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Post by ddkrone »

mattdeboard wrote: post #16
ddkrone wrote: post #12

This looks like a joke. Is this real?

Please take a look at the HN etiquette guidelines here: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Specifically the following paragraphs: "Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face to face conversation." "When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. E.g. 'That is an idiotic thing to say; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3' can be shortened to '1 + 1 is 2, not 3.'" If you've got some criticisms,…

I really meant it looks like a prank. So I don't see what the point of taking out the etiquette guidelines does in this case. The whole premise of managing twitter, facebook, tumbler, etc. all in one place sounds like a joke to me. What's next? Browse in IE, Firefox and Chrome all at the same time from one convenient location. Every single social app currently has the option of blasting every single thing you post on them to all the other ones and that kind of setup doesn't sound like a feature it sounds more like a bug.

Re: Show HN: NationBuilder, my startup just launched

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Post by Maciek416 »

Wow, this is an interesting spin on a lot of previously-disconnected ideas. I really like the branding and name. The intro screencast was well done.

I'm looking forward to hearing how well this takes off, especially with the pricing plans currently in place. I have an idea for a political action campaign, but I'm kinda on the fence with your lowest tier price.

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