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Show HN: Here is our first app after 6 months working on it. What do you think?

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Re: Show HN: Here is our first app after 6 months working on it. What do you think?

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post #15

It seems very heternormative. Girls rate boys, and boys rate girls?

Yes, we are planning to add gay/lesbians support, but we have a problem because the comments you post are limited to your gender (girls can see other girls comments, boys can see other boys comments). But we are definitely thinking about it!

Re: Show HN: Here is our first app after 6 months working on it. What do you think?

#22

hummm... here at work it says "This Connection is Untrusted / yosee.com uses an invalid security certificate. / The certificate is not trusted because no issuer chain was provided." I'll have to see it at home... (company security manager sits right in front of me :P )

getting the same untrusted notice on Firefox...at work.

Re: Show HN: Here is our first app after 6 months working on it. What do you think?

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Your point of differentiation seems to be rating the scene of various venues. I would focus the landing page, app, and pitch on this, because at first pass, it looks like yet another startup that is trying to rate restaurants, stores, and parks. Having a screenshot with "New York City" and "Times Square" is not helpful (btw, note that it's Times Square and not Time Square). I would focus the locations down to just bars and clubs to start and take out anything else. No need rate Starbucks, either -- I already know what kind of place it is, globally.

You would have to talk to more people to get the right questions, but I don't think "how are the boys/girls?" is the right type of question. Is it hip, dive, relaxed, crowded, noisy, lively, chill, etc. I think the best way to think about this is to figure out how people would answer the question, "what kind of place is it?" I also think the response needs to be more than just a single 5-point rating.

Re: Show HN: Here is our first app after 6 months working on it. What do you think?

#27

Absolutely beautiful, both the page and the app (though I don't have an iPhone): Are you planning more login API support other than just Facebook? I'd imagine you want to run the gamut: twitter, foursquare, etc - maybe even get rid of your own login altogether to make it easier for people (of course this limits you somewhat - but I'm pretty sure your target audience has at least one of these accounts)

> maybe even get rid of your own login altogether to make it easier for people

Please never suggest this to anyone ever again. I'm so sick of having to authorize apps with vague descriptions of what they'll have access to.

Re: Show HN: Here is our first app after 6 months working on it. What do you think?

#28

THere is no reason why the first screen of the iphone on your home page should show the Login screen. Its not relevant to the product, and everyone who wants to use it will understand that you have a log in. Remove it!

Agree, even though in this case the login screen is quite nicely designed. Login screens are a barrier like a locked door where you have to go into your pocket and find the key. Not pleasant psychologically.

Re: Show HN: Here is our first app after 6 months working on it. What do you think?

#30
I enjoy the site and the app looks nicely designed, but the boys vs. girls thing isn't interesting to me. Is this an app to find places to hook up with people? I don't generally judge cities, venues etc by the attractiveness of the people and an app for doing that should probably be aimed at a fairly specific demographic -- probably a similar demographic to OkCupid's.
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