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Show HN: I learned to code to launch my new startup

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Re: Show HN: I learned to code to launch my new startup

#23

Love this service/idea, because i think (at least here in sweden) employee benefits lacks precisely this, cheap but qualitative benefits (which are not only discounts), like a great cup of coffee or a month of Spotify. Great job!

Thank you! That's part of what we believe: "Discounts aren't effective. There's a difference between 'here's a discount' and offering something special."

Re: Show HN: I learned to code to launch my new startup

#24
post #5

Where do you talk about the 'I learned to code' part? I don't see any mention of it on your site or your blog...

Here's a post on learning to code: http://spencerfry.com/why-and-when-to-learn-to-program I'll follow up with some more code posts in the future. I wanted to keep the "Introducing Uncover" post to be focused on the startup.

Cool, thanks. To be honest I am more interest in that part than Uncover :)

Re: Show HN: I learned to code to launch my new startup

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post #21

The site and service look absolutely great, nice work. One thing that caught my attention and raised a red flag though was the $5 per employee mention on the how it works page. Why not state that upfront elsewhere, maybe even having a pricing page?

Thanks, tannerc! We're going to put up a Pricing page. We wanted to release as quickly as possible, so a few pages didn't make the marketing site: Pricing, About, FAQ, Customer Stories, etc. They'll be there shortly, though.

Re: Show HN: I learned to code to launch my new startup

#27
post #16

That's an awesome domain name! Did you acquire it for this project, or did you already have it?

Thanks! I actually bought it all the way back in 2006-7 for another project I launched. It was a small local review site I was working on for a few months before beginning to work on Carbonmade.

Re: Show HN: I learned to code to launch my new startup

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post #12

This is very cool and a problem worth solving. Rypple is first the startup I heard of that focused on making employees feel good rather than simply tracking them but it only handed out compliments. This seems like the next logical step - to give perks that are tailored towards each person.

Thanks a lot. I'm familiar with Rypple, but I haven't used it to be honest. We're definitely working on something similar, but with a slightly different approach.

We have a feature called Rewards that allow employers to reward employees for going the extra mile. With that feature you can reward one or more employees and tailor the gift and message to them.

Re: Show HN: I learned to code to launch my new startup

#30

Awesome. I did however expect a blog post covering how you learned to code, etc etc. Good luck.

Here's one from a few months ago:

http://spencerfry.com/why-and-when-to-learn-to-program

I wanted to keep the most recent blog post solely focused on Uncover. I'll follow up with more coding posts shortly.

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