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Re: Show HN: I built a self-hosted Basecamp alternative. Try the demo

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post #57

Constructive tone: When I try to print, it looks really bad.

Admittedly, I did not even think about printing. I will probably need to create a print stylesheet. Thanks for the feedback.

IMO, that's one of the things that "Just Doesn't Matter" at this point, if ever.

Re: Show HN: I built a self-hosted Basecamp alternative. Try the demo

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Wow, It's not just a task tracker. I must say i was happy to see that it can take care of the invoicing side of things too. This would be a great solution for webdesigned or other contract workers. Looking at the invoicing system, it's hard to figure our all the options. But if it's good I may decide move from http://freeagent.com/ to host my own. Are there any more plans to extent the financing side of the app ? Or…

Yes, I have a ton of plans for the app. I would have loved to build them all, but I probably would have never shipped if I tried. Right now I'm just gathering feedback and then I will start adding the features that people want most in a couple of weeks.

Re: Show HN: I built a self-hosted Basecamp alternative. Try the demo

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post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then you are competing directly with Basecamp with no obvious product differentiation. It's going to be tough to get traction going this way. The fact that it can be purchased and installed is the differentiating factor and may target a market audience that's largely ignored. While there is usually the potential for higher sales with a SaaS approach, that doesn't mean it's always the correct fit when entering a marke…

Why not price as the differentiating factor? Basecamp is expensive for what it is. You could undercut Basecamp by a sizeable margin and still turn a nice profit.

I imagine the sort of people who's primary requirement for project management software is that it costs less than $20 per month to host 10 projects are not going to make the best customers with the highest retention in the long run.

Re: Show HN: I built a self-hosted Basecamp alternative. Try the demo

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Nice work! At $49 you are seriously undervaluing this product. I'd think you could easily charge $395 or more. If I'm looking for a self hosted option for project management, I'm likely in an org w/ some security restrictions, etc - AKA the Enterprise. $49 may even lead me even think it's "too small" to buy if i'm the Enterprise purchaser...

Re: Show HN: I built a self-hosted Basecamp alternative. Try the demo

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post #40

Beautiful product! Just be aware of the support nightmare that comes along with people trying to install your software in many different environments. I will never, ever create installable software ever again.

I've been doing it for ten years, it isn't that difficult.

Re: Show HN: I built a self-hosted Basecamp alternative. Try the demo

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post #67

Could you please tell more about the development process? What was used: icons, jquery and so on. Great product!

I rolled my own MVC implementations for the client and server. The backend is in php. The client MVC implementation uses Backbone events and the backbone router, but everything else is custom. jQuery of course, Twitter bootstrap, IconJar, some free icons I found on 365psd, glyphicons.
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