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Re: Rate My Startup - eclocking.com

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Post by InclinedPlane »

Considering that your competition is a mobile device that costs anywhere from $1 (basic model) to $30 (deluxe models with many more features than your website), can be used anywhere in the world (or off it) without concern for internet access, has a battery life on the order of 5 years, and a total service life of over a decade...

I think you're screwed.

Re: Rate My Startup - eclocking.com

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Post by kneath »

chaosmachine wrote: post #13
markbao wrote: post #10

website

Since this is getting upvoted, I'm curious how people make the distinction between a startup and a website.

My personal distinction:

- A website is just that. A website on the internet, usually consisting of HTML, CSS, Images and Javascript.

- A startup is a venture to start a profitable company.

For a website to be considered a startup, there has to be some case where one could make a sound argument it will be able to make more revenue that it costs to maintain (and the incurred cost of building it)

Re: Rate My Startup - eclocking.com

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Post by Mark_B »

bnoland wrote: post #5
kyro wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be quite honest, I don't find it useful at all. For the past several minutes I've been trying to come up with a use case for it, but can't because I don't find myself needing a stopwatch whilst using my computer, unless you're in a research facility. Maybe if you can automate the stop watch and start/stop it according to certain actions, along the lines of RescueTime, then it could be a bit more useful. As far as…

Thanks for the honesty. Most people don't use stopwatch at their computer. I created a mobile version of the website for use on your phone. It's better than your other stopwatch if you want to keep track of your times.

I clicked on the tour and noticed the graphing feature - this should be on the front page. To me, seeing progress / time is more useful than a stopwatch app by itself.

Re: Rate My Startup - eclocking.com

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Post by chaosmachine »

At first, I thought this was just a one-page javascript demo. After watching the screencast, I can see there's more to it than that.

I'm not sure anyone will really use the online timer, it just doesn't fit with most scenarios where you need a stop watch.

I like the graphing / tag filtering system. It's your strongest feature. Could be useful for freelancers to track their hours on various projects. If you can come up with a way to get data into it that doesn't involve leaving a browser tab open, you've got something. Alternatively, come up with a really easy way to enter times manually.

Side note: If you're going to record speech for a demo video, use a windscreen on the mic to avoid those popping sounds (you can make your own by wrapping some light cloth around the mic).

Re: Rate My Startup - eclocking.com

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Post by romanm »

Original feature, personally I don't like to count minutes of work because 5 minutes of good concentration is much more better than a hour of sleepy mouse clicking , but I am sure there is people that will find it useful.
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