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Show HN: We created a mentor/mentee matching platform and we want your feedback

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Re: Show HN: We created a mentor/mentee matching platform and we want your feedback

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Post by eatitraw »

bnb wrote: post #2

Step 1: Get a real design, and don't just use 100% default Bootstrap.

I am the other creator of this website and I am curious: would you sign up if it had nice design and everything? We plan to switch to some nice theme, it just isn't our top priority.

Re: Show HN: We created a mentor/mentee matching platform and we want your feedback

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Post by wildermuthn »

mkdir_home wrote: post #6
bnb wrote: post #2

Step 1: Get a real design, and don't just use 100% default Bootstrap.

I don't understand your point here, if bootstrap creates a good design which does the job well why would they be in need of a 'real' design.

Design is an essential element of functionality. I had to click on one small link at the top of the navigation bar to get to the most important information: Users.

Then I had to scroll through a list of people, pulling out various tags and keywords that might have been interesting to me.

I gave up finding what I was looking for, but not before clicking on 'Search' at the top. The search wasn't an autocomplete field, so I typed in something, hoping for the best. 0 results.

A good design, IMO, makes the most important function the most obvious feature. It makes the most complex task the most simple to complete.

For this site, I could have used a sortable and searchable data table that let me both browse, search, and communicate on one page.

Re: Show HN: We created a mentor/mentee matching platform and we want your feedback

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Post by fiatjaf »

Well, I like the fact that this exists, but I don't think it will work being just a CRUD site as it is.

You're making it too difficult for the people, making them write all the details, then search, I don't know, maybe you could get their data from other places.

Re: Show HN: We created a mentor/mentee matching platform and we want your feedback

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Post by iff »

fiatjaf wrote: post #8

Well, I like the fact that this exists, but I don't think it will work being just a CRUD site as it is. You're making it too difficult for the people, making them write all the details, then search, I don't know, maybe you could get their data from other places.

Thanks for the feedback! We plan to add many features soon, but for now we decided to release a minimal version, so we can prioritize features based on user feedback.

Re: Show HN: We created a mentor/mentee matching platform and we want your feedback

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Post by iff »

wildermuthn wrote: post #7
mkdir_home wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't understand your point here, if bootstrap creates a good design which does the job well why would they be in need of a 'real' design.

Design is an essential element of functionality. I had to click on one small link at the top of the navigation bar to get to the most important information: Users. Then I had to scroll through a list of people, pulling out various tags and keywords that might have been interesting to me. I gave up finding what I was looking for, but not before clicking on 'Search' at the top. The search wasn't an autocomplete field,…

Thanks for your feedback! We'll definitely make some changes soon.

>For this site, I could have used a sortable and searchable data table that let me both browse, search, and communicate on one page.

Can you please elaborate on this? Do you mean sort of personalized dashboard?

> I gave up finding what I was looking for

Our plan is that: you say us what are you looking for and we take care of everything else. After we filled in the tags in profile, you can click on "My Recommendations" and we also send you email messages when find something intresting for you.

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