sick! the UI looks like it would feel better on a tablet, you should consider pivoting to be an ipad app since it's oriented for media consumption
Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader
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Re: Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader
#52I put together a usablity review of subpug.com using moustach.io. I hope you find this useful.
http://moustach.io/welcome/e/reviewed/YDtJ9-Su30Q3VH3VGotGnZ...
Good luck.
Re: Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader
#53Would it be possible to have a Serif font?
Re: Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader
#54Looks really nice, but I'd like to know more about its unique value proposition (what makes me use it instead of Google Reader, where I have all my stars and shares, and great search). It looks really great and it has some quite comprehensive features. Which actually sends me back to what one of LinkedIn's founder once said[1]: If You're Not Embarrassed By The First Version Of Your Product, You’ve Launched Too Late I…
If You're Not Embarrassed By The First Version Of Your Product, You’ve Launched Too Late
Sort of OT, but I'm not sure this is really broadly useful advice. In the world of iOS apps, for instance, that first impression is often the only one you'll get before people move on. Hard to say which is the correct approach for an app like this but sometimes it pays to polish the hell out of 1.0 instead.
Re: Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Fair point. But if this supported adding and managing feeds of my choice I would certainly give it a try. I'm guessing that this is a test of their reader and hence an MVP. P.S I currently use Google Reader and am looking for alternatives.
Try newsblur: http://www.newsblur.com/ As discussed on HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1834305 It has folders, hotkeys, and I think I like the layout more than Google Reader (I'm still in the early stages of switching over).
Also open-source (http://github.com/samuelclay), actively developed, and social features coming soon (within the next 2 months). And of course, a history of shipping.
Re: Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader
#56Hi everyone. We've been away from our computers for a few hours but wow, thanks for the feedback (good and bad). We're going to go through all of your comments (and those that have been submitted by email and Twitter) and prioritize our efforts. We know there are still lots of things that need improving (handling lots of feeds, how new items are displayed, organizing feeds, etc) - we'll do our best to get to these as…
It's a great start. Keep rocking it.
Re: Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader
#57sick! the UI looks like it would feel better on a tablet, you should consider pivoting to be an ipad app since it's oriented for media consumption
good call
Re: Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader
#58Very interesting. BTW, why there is horizontal scrolling?
Re: Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader
#59Lose the transparency on the top action bar. It's distracting, and I'm not realistically going to read text through it.
Re: Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader
#60Looks really nice, but I'd like to know more about its unique value proposition (what makes me use it instead of Google Reader, where I have all my stars and shares, and great search). It looks really great and it has some quite comprehensive features. Which actually sends me back to what one of LinkedIn's founder once said[1]: If You're Not Embarrassed By The First Version Of Your Product, You’ve Launched Too Late I…
If You're Not Embarrassed By The First Version Of Your Product, You’ve Launched Too Late Sort of OT, but I'm not sure this is really broadly useful advice. In the world of iOS apps, for instance, that first impression is often the only one you'll get before people move on. Hard to say which is the correct approach for an app like this but sometimes it pays to polish the hell out of 1.0 instead.
Apple does make iterating your MVP harder. Not impossible, just harder.
But don't forget that MVP is primarily a tool for learning with the least amount of effort. Not less. So, if you are making something nobody wants, why make it very polished? You will just waste more time learning this fact. Time that could be used changing the product/trying something new entirely.
And even on app store: you can iterate with different product names, and different brands. So you can lunch different iterations, possibly A/B testing app name, logo and description, without much extra overhead, all at the same time.