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Re: Review my startup, Listnerd.com

#41

Post by n_coats »

I thought it was rad! I found value in some lists as well. I think you've got a lot of potential and hell, if you're about the experience and helping people discover, then keep rolling with it!

I must warn you though, I've been down a similar road relating to intention, all the while thinking in the back of my mind that I can somehow flip the switch and create monetary value. It didn't work like that.

If you're not being true to yourself with your motives for the sake of justifying where the project currently is, then take a step back and re-evaluate what you need to do to achieve your real motives/desires with the project. This is a personal suggestion stemming from my own experiences and is not meant to be offensive in anyway. Good luck!

Re: Review my startup, Listnerd.com

#42

Post by kaliblack »

stormen wrote: post #32
ctide wrote: post #22

Speaking as someone who has built this product before, I think you'll run into the same outcome that my product, Well, Bagcheck, Listly, Listgeeks, and others end up at: It doesn't actually provide any value. It sounds really harsh, but unfortunately, that's the reality. People show up, make a few lists because it sounds fun, but you don't give anything back to them. You don't end up getting information that isn't al…

I think you're forgetting a few candidates. Ranker.com and Listverse.com both have massive amounts of traffic; and they're based around lists - albeit with a far worse UX than Listnerd currently offers. So I wouldn't write off lists based on the ones that haven't made it; it's like saying Facebook can't make it because Myspace failed. That being said, I really believe in the value of lists; it's why we created the si…

Ranker and Listverse aren't social listing sites. They don't prove your model.

Re: Review my startup, Listnerd.com

#43

Post by ctide »

blhack wrote: post #30
ctide wrote: post #22

Speaking as someone who has built this product before, I think you'll run into the same outcome that my product, Well, Bagcheck, Listly, Listgeeks, and others end up at: It doesn't actually provide any value. It sounds really harsh, but unfortunately, that's the reality. People show up, make a few lists because it sounds fun, but you don't give anything back to them. You don't end up getting information that isn't al…

The thing you're missing from that list is thingist, which is my "lists" app. Yes, it does provide value. Thingist has become my, and the few other people that have run into it's: Photo sharing site Bookmarking site Music playlist site Shopping list Link aggregator Blogging platform Etc. I've been keeping "songs I like" for almost two years, and it has replaced grooveshark or spotify for me. So yes, lists do provide…

I would argue that thingist is actually a micro-blogging platform that has renamed tags to lists. :)

Mine (http://lists.io) turned into a useful app for me as well, but I had to deviate pretty far from our initial idea (which was nearly identical to this) for that to happen.

Re: Review my startup, Listnerd.com

#44

Post by blhack »

ctide wrote: post #43
blhack wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The thing you're missing from that list is thingist, which is my "lists" app. Yes, it does provide value. Thingist has become my, and the few other people that have run into it's: Photo sharing site Bookmarking site Music playlist site Shopping list Link aggregator Blogging platform Etc. I've been keeping "songs I like" for almost two years, and it has replaced grooveshark or spotify for me. So yes, lists do provide…

I would argue that thingist is actually a micro-blogging platform that has renamed tags to lists. :) Mine ( http://lists.io ) turned into a useful app for me as well, but I had to deviate pretty far from our initial idea (which was nearly identical to this) for that to happen.

I think we actually talked to each other a while ago :)

Re: Review my startup, Listnerd.com

#46

Post by stormen »

kaliblack wrote: post #42
stormen wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you're forgetting a few candidates. Ranker.com and Listverse.com both have massive amounts of traffic; and they're based around lists - albeit with a far worse UX than Listnerd currently offers. So I wouldn't write off lists based on the ones that haven't made it; it's like saying Facebook can't make it because Myspace failed. That being said, I really believe in the value of lists; it's why we created the si…

Ranker and Listverse aren't social listing sites. They don't prove your model.

Actually, Ranker is. Users can both vote on, "re-rank" and comment on existing lists, in addition to being integrated with Facebook and Twitter.

Re: Review my startup, Listnerd.com

#47

Post by stormen »

p_sherman wrote: post #45

To be frank, this isn't a startup. This is a weekend project. Also, the generic random background photos on the homepage just don't make sense.

Hi. Listnerd is a bootstrapped startup. So far we've invested 100k into it. Listnerd is a startup owned by our media company Omega Media, which has a yearly revenue of roughly $1.2 million USD. So I'd say it's a startup. Thanks for your input!

Re: Review my startup, Listnerd.com

#48

Post by stormen »

n_coats wrote: post #41

I thought it was rad! I found value in some lists as well. I think you've got a lot of potential and hell, if you're about the experience and helping people discover, then keep rolling with it! I must warn you though, I've been down a similar road relating to intention, all the while thinking in the back of my mind that I can somehow flip the switch and create monetary value. It didn't work like that. If you're not b…

Thanks for the input - and the praise. To be honest, the value in our lists is limited so far. Some are really good, but we need to keep improving both the content and increase the number of votes on the lists to actually create really good, unique content. That's our number one priority these days. Will definitely remember what you said about not expecting monetary value any time soon.
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