Sp., "effects" -> "affects"
Ask HN: Review our elevator pitch (Stormpulse)
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Re: Ask HN: Review our elevator pitch (Stormpulse)
#22I've read all the comments, checked out the website, and I still don't have the slightest clue what "human-consensus forecasting system" means.
We began the program in 2007, halted it in 2008 (lots of traffic meant read-only), but will begin it again in 2010: http://stormpulse.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/human-consensus-h...
Re: Ask HN: Review our elevator pitch (Stormpulse)
#23IMO, you ought to add regular weather to your site, too - people are more likely to see your data if they're visiting your site for information regularly already.
I think it is important that every business have a good impression of what they do, and what they do not do. Weather.com is for knowing whether you should carry an umbrella when you go to the office tomorrow. Stormpulse is for knowing whether you will still have an office to go to. When serious professionals need to make critical decisions to protect lives and property, they trust us to give them the data they need i…
> I think it is important that every business have a good impression of what they do, and what they do not do.
If this is the case, they should ditch the banner ads. On my laptop, with a vertically maximized browser window I can see three ads (EyeQ, LifeLock, and a google text ad that promises to let me know a shocking secret about coffee), but I can't see the legend.
That seems like the model for a site that is trying to make money by having a large volume of visitors clicking ads, not the model for a site that wants serious, important people who have some reason to care about weather.
Re: Ask HN: Review our elevator pitch (Stormpulse)
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think it is important that every business have a good impression of what they do, and what they do not do. Weather.com is for knowing whether you should carry an umbrella when you go to the office tomorrow. Stormpulse is for knowing whether you will still have an office to go to. When serious professionals need to make critical decisions to protect lives and property, they trust us to give them the data they need i…
> I think it is important that every business have a good impression of what they do, and what they do not do. If this is the case, they should ditch the banner ads. On my laptop, with a vertically maximized browser window I can see three ads (EyeQ, LifeLock, and a google text ad that promises to let me know a shocking secret about coffee), but I can't see the legend. That seems like the model for a site that is tryi…
We are freemium--so if you care that much, you can pay.
We also get a large volume of traffic, so it doesn't make much sense not to monetize it.
By the way, the eyeQ ad is a direct sale to someone that cares a lot about severe weather. I agree it would be great if all three were severe-weather-related, but we're not there yet.
Re: Ask HN: Review our elevator pitch (Stormpulse)
#25Here's my rewrite. Severe weather affects millions worldwide and costs companies billions of dollars. Accurate and actionable weather analysis is a key business requirement in energy, defense, transportation, and numerous other industries. Stormpulse ( http://stormpulse.com ) displays complex weather data intuitively, so that our customers can make critical business decisions based on it. Our competitors start with m…
Patio11: you are the fucking MAN.