Stop building apps no one wants

Well, that's an assumption we're testing: early adopters / curious viewers / other entrepreneurs, will be quicker to give their support (and their email, through a secured gateway to the original poster) than their money.

We'll be investing in the traffic/exposure of those visitors and entrepreneurs, and hope this launch page can help get the creators there.

Re: Stop building apps no one wants

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Post by steve_j » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 4:05 PM UTC

vlokshin wrote: post #6

skisly wrote: post #3

Looks pretty cool, but why wouldn't I just post my idea to KickStarter?

Well, that's an assumption we're testing: early adopters / curious viewers / other entrepreneurs, will be quicker to give their support (and their email, through a secured gateway to the original poster) than their money. We'll be investing in the traffic/exposure of those visitors and entrepreneurs, and hope this launch page can help get the creators there.

I have loads of ideas, I have entered my e-mail and look foward to the launch :)

Re: Stop building apps no one wants

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Post by vlokshin » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 4:05 PM UTC

steve_j wrote: post #4

Will the site be having Non-Disclosure Agreements?

We're trying to be smart about this. LaunchSky is to test out what you should build and what you shouldn't.

We're currently gauging that interest with the HN community.

If the interest in this product is there, we'll of course invest in the right legal grounds to do what's possible to protect some of the ideas being posted. This can get pricy, but if the interest is there, it's definitely something we're willing to invest in.

If not, it'll simply be a tool for "build it or not" without the legal backbone (at least initially).

Re: Stop building apps no one wants

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Post by wushupork » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 4:07 PM UTC

How is this different from a LaunchRock in essence? I feel like for many consumers, it's very hard for them to imagine the product w/o seeing/touching/interacting with it no matter how great you pitch or describe it. If someone were to describe to me a blog of funny cats or what's essentially Instagram, I don't think I would have cared much and never really appreciate how much enjoyment I would derive from both just from the pitch or description.

On many occasions I've asked people if they wanted x or would it be cool if it did x and lukewarm would be the best description of their reaction. But seeing the live or real version of that x gave a totally different reaction.

Re: Stop building apps no one wants

#10

Post by steve_j » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 4:12 PM UTC

vlokshin wrote: post #8

steve_j wrote: post #4

Will the site be having Non-Disclosure Agreements?

We're trying to be smart about this. LaunchSky is to test out what you should build and what you shouldn't. We're currently gauging that interest with the HN community. If the interest in this product is there, we'll of course invest in the right legal grounds to do what's possible to protect some of the ideas being posted. This can get pricy, but if the interest is there, it's definitely something we're willing to i…

"Built it or not" sounds good. I have ideas but don't have the time to develop them all.

Just the worry that I/another user might share a game changer idea and someone else builds it before I/we do.