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AeroFS (YC S10) exits private beta

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Re: AeroFS (YC S10) exits private beta

#11
post #8

Not to be "that guy", but the logo in the upper left of your blog needs to go to www.aerofs.com, not blog.aerofs.com.

I was just saying the same to a coworker of mine. Not to take away from the announcement of what seems to be a really great product, but I'm really confused why a lot of companies do this. It shouldn't frustrate/enrage me, but it does, almost as much as: Three. Word. Motto.

Re: AeroFS (YC S10) exits private beta

#12
post #8

Not to be "that guy", but the logo in the upper left of your blog needs to go to www.aerofs.com, not blog.aerofs.com.

I was just saying the same to a coworker of mine. Not to take away from the announcement of what seems to be a really great product, but I'm really confused why a lot of companies do this. It shouldn't frustrate/enrage me, but it does, almost as much as: Three. Word. Motto.

It's not the default for the blog software. Blog is usually as separate as possible from everything else about your site (which is good, because all the non-static blog engines have HORRIBLE security, especially Wordpress...)

Re: AeroFS (YC S10) exits private beta

#13
Cool product! Although the first thing I tried was to share a nested folder to see if it was REALLY a Dropbox killer for me ;)

Can't wait to start playing with the team server version! It would be great if I were able to get ad-hoc access to files on the team server from, say, the android app (the same way I do with Dropbox).

Re: AeroFS (YC S10) exits private beta

#14
post #7

Great news, best of luck, but you might have to iterate on the pricing...

Yeah, I think you should be able to pay for support even with 10-20 users. If I were using this in a business as my primary file sharing system, even with 5 users, I'd be a lot more comfortable paying more to get the "custom" support. Although LDAP/AD integration would be really important for most deployments anyway, so you'd already be in the custom tier.

Re: AeroFS (YC S10) exits private beta

#15
post #13

Cool product! Although the first thing I tried was to share a nested folder to see if it was REALLY a Dropbox killer for me ;) Can't wait to start playing with the team server version! It would be great if I were able to get ad-hoc access to files on the team server from, say, the android app (the same way I do with Dropbox).

Android app is currently being beta tested, and will indeed grab files from the team server as you requested :) --yuri

Re: AeroFS (YC S10) exits private beta

#16
Possibly Offtopic - If you are going to link directly to blog posts of companies (especially if they have been in private beta) could you PLEASE have a "What is $product" bit.

Either one or two lines in the initial part of each post or preferably in an easily noticeable sidebar.

I had to go to the main site before I could figure out what aerofs was.

Re: AeroFS (YC S10) exits private beta

#18

Possibly Offtopic - If you are going to link directly to blog posts of companies (especially if they have been in private beta) could you PLEASE have a "What is $product" bit. Either one or two lines in the initial part of each post or preferably in an easily noticeable sidebar. I had to go to the main site before I could figure out what aerofs was.

Seriously, please do this. The grab on the homepage is great, but we have to click away before seeing what AeroFS actually is!

The grabpoint "AeroFS encrypts your data end-to-end, and only shares your files with those who you invite. Files are never stored in the public cloud." is good, you should stick that into the header, especially for a press release / HN submission where you will be getting attention.

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