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minor nit about your website: the top menu's css might need adjusting. On my laptop (dell xps) the last letter of each word shows up in the next line, like so: Abou FAQ t s Triggered my (minor) OCD! Edit: added minor due to comment below in an attempt to clarify. The wierd text placement does bother me, i'm not joking. but its not that bad that i cannot get past it and read the rest of the website. thought i'd let th…
Many of the reviews of the Android app are quite critical of the trial and payment model, for example: > CAUTION: After the free trial period (7 days), they will charge for an annual subscription ($102.95 US). This is OPT OUT, not opt in. In other reviews they say they will offer a refund (I will update when/if I get one) but for an app for people with executive function issues, an opt out format seems shady. Either…
It's fair to criticize this, but it's worth noting that this is how subscriptions work in Google / Apple app stores. You really can't do anything else.
It’s their problem to figure out how to present their product to me in a compelling way that I am willing to pay for. I don’t open my wallet just because I feel bad for starving founders.
I was excited to try it and gave up during sign-up because there's no free option. The 7-day limited trial of the paid version isn't the same as a free tier.
A lot of work goes into building and continually improving a product like Inflow and we need to charge a subscription fee for it to be viable. We believe that being more affordable than other options which means many more people are able to access the support that they otherwise would not have access to.
Many lawyers offer a short consult before they start charging. When we have work done on our house most contractors will provide an estimate and a brief discussion before charging anything. When we go to a store we can look at things before we decide to buy them.
A free trial for an app is along these lines; it's not saying your product is free, it's saying people can check it out enough to make an informed decision about whether they want to pay for it.
I just perused through the website (as someone who is diagnosed with Asperger's, now part of the ASD, and may also be underdiagnosed and need to deal with the reality of having ADHD as well), I find it highly suspect that YC would fund this company. None of what this website claims their website does aligns with any description of CBT for ADHD I've ever seen (either from practitioners, or from good friends of mine wh…
As a point of comparison I have a son with severe dyslexia and another with severe ADHD. My son with dyslexia was completely illiterate until almost the 4th grade and now he is almost making a 4.0 in high school with ease. ADHD is by far the greater challenge affecting everything from learning, functioning, and motor cognition.
I am a bit hesitant to comment here. The last ADHD related thread I saw on HN was the worst shit show I have seen on HN filled with big tears and many narcistic people injecting unrelated defenses against personal attacks that didn't exist.
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As others have mentioned, "Hyperfocus". is one of the symptoms of ADHD. ADHD is really a misnomer, it should be called Attention control disorder. The famous hyperactivity part that annoys parents and teachers is really just a way to self treat. Exercise in general helps, and one of the hypotheses I have heard is that the ADHD brain evolved to be constantly moving, and is only a problem with our modern stoic lifestyl…
What's the difference between hyperfocus and flow state?
For example, I was late to an event for my child the other day because I was trying to improve the speed of a one time copy of data from an old computer to a new one. To the point that when I finally pulled myself away, after receiving multiple phone calls, it had been hours and the original method would have been finished if I had just let it run. I felt like I was being productive, but I was not. Once I realized I was wasting my time it took me two more hours to stop.
The ADD (1980) / ADHD (1989) world has always been fairly shady in my opinion. The argument that this disability was invented rather than discovered so that pharmaceutical outfits could push amphetamines on kids is fairly valid, and a lot of the 'adult ADHD' behaviors seem equally explainable as a side effect of amphetamine addiction: > "ADHD drugs, such as Adderall and Ritalin, increase levels of the brain chemical…
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- Opt in free trial without putting in card details - Longer free trial - One-off purchase vs subscription - Web sign-up In addition to these we also send email and notification reminders before the free trial ends and refund everybody who requests one.
Consider also “we only charge you at the end of the month if you actually used it” or so. Can be a much more difficult revenue model but user trust is way higher when you make that sort of commitment and if you are indeed struggling with getting user trust, it could be a lifesaver.
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Right, again, not wanting them to make it at all is a different point. You were proposing that they make it free of charge. (As for 'quoting you', it's called paraphrasing. I'd have hoped it was rather obvious I was not suggesting that you said those exact words.)
I never proposed they make it free of charge. I said the best model for their community is free and open source. The point of saying that is to make a contrast with their current predatory model. And thats why I don't want you quoting me or paraphrasing me. You're putting words into my mouth that I never said or even implied. And once again, I find it extremely insulting. I'm going to make it clear so you don't do it…
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