I spent a lot of time on your site & the medium article trying to understand what it does. I wouldn't have done this if I didn't read your HN post, so I really did try and understand it.
Right now it seems like this would create more work for me than reduce it. Just my thoughts. Good luck though!
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#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
yeah...heroku is weird about naked domains. you need to use a DNS provider like DNSimple to set up your domain correctly with Heroku. Then your users will be able to drop the "www". This worked for my side project, konkourse.com. References: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/apex-domains .
Are naked domains generally considered "something you shouldn't do" these days?
For most cases they're just fine and many people feel quite strongly about wanting a naked domain without an "extra" www subdomain.
So, DNS A records point to IP addresses. In the specific case of Heroku (and maybe other PAAS providers), tying your site to an IP address makes them less fault tolerant as they can't do things like shift your app between availability zones if one blows up or something.
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#33Some constructive feedback. Don't place a 5mb image served over s3 on your home page. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/olz-web/welcome/masthead-...
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#34You should allow people to sign in using its email, i've tried multiple times to sign in and got an error til i realize that i had to use my username.
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#35Holy crap! I wasn't going to come back here until tomorrow at the earliest, then my own post popped up in my Feedly! Surreal. Thanks for all the feedback!!! I'm still reading, but here are some quick responses from what I have seen so far.
1. I will update the openloopz.com asap - oversight on my part. Not sure how I missed that tbh.
2. The word "openloopz" was coined about 7 years ago when I first started working on this "project" and 'z' was kinda cool back then ;-) The project has changed a lot since then but the name became quite close to me and I put a lot of work into the assets, so I stuck with it. I have considered changing it to Loop and would love to do that, but it would be a lot of work and I was focused on getting something out there as quickly as possible.
3. The welcome page is a work in progress. I originally had something more detailed with LOADS of screenshots and features, even a video with my own voice (eugh!). But I was advised to focus on why customers would want to use the product as opposed to focusing on features, and all the content became obsolete when I changed the look and feel. Anyway, I will take all the comments on board and revise the landing page - I agree it could be a lot better.
Still reading... will respond to individual feedback separately.
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#36I look at your website and have exactly zero idea what it is. You start with Why. Don't start with why, start with what!
WHAT IS IT!? Is it like Slack but self hosted? I need screenshots. Are there companion apps? Show me.
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#37I like the idea of "chat is your to-do list, and your to-list is your chat", but you're website doesn't communicate this, I had to try it out to really get what the product was about.
It's annoying that I can't delete the first loops from Loopy.
I also think the app needs an easier way to navigate between loops, rather than relying on the back button.
I think the user list is not very privacy focussed, I remove it for a username search instead, rather than just listing everyone.
It looks really polished though and I think you have proved the fact that you can create a web app by yourself.
Have you made a pitch deck yet? I've done a bit of fundraising in the UK.
Good luck from a fellow northener!
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#38Unfiltered First impressions: Your medium article is 50X better than your website. Your website is useless for promoting your product. I don't like the headline font for your site, the lack of screenshots, basically the lack of focus on a product that will live or die on its usability and interface. I'm not a fan of the Z in openloopz. Combined with the comic sansy looking headline font it doesn't feel polished. The…
Hate to be another person to do the +1 thing but this does sum up pretty much everything I feel. Especially the Z.
Also your HN post had a very big air of uncertainity, lack of confidence etc. If you want your product to succeed, you'll need a lot more confidence in it & yourself. Don't put yourself down like that. I agree there might be less choices up north than say London & SF. But at the same time, living costs are far lower. So it's swings & roundabouts - there's never an ideal situation. This stuff is hard - that's why everyone isn't doing it and making millions.
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#39Unfiltered First impressions: Your medium article is 50X better than your website. Your website is useless for promoting your product. I don't like the headline font for your site, the lack of screenshots, basically the lack of focus on a product that will live or die on its usability and interface. I'm not a fan of the Z in openloopz. Combined with the comic sansy looking headline font it doesn't feel polished. The…
The Z thing is killer. It puts you in company with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsez , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bratz , and numberless rappers, none of which make a professional impression.
Names don't matter if you have a good product, unless you create brand confusion (Windows Live Messenger, anyone?). I thought "Google" was the stupidest name, and I still don't find it attractive.
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#40the loopz seems to be a cool concept. Still I'm not sure what problem you are solving:the website doesnt help me to understand anything and only the blog post helped. btw I'm in a similar situation : 34 with 2 kids + one on the way and I'm almost out of money after investing on my 2nd startup. You shouldn't see this as a desperate situation but as a challenge with an opportunity to focus on what really matters ( in y…
Would you be interested in connecting? I'm looking to connect with entrepreneurs with families who are still trying to make it all happen.
Likewise. I'm also mid-30s with 2 kids, and I'm currently pivoting from a science career to a software developer one. I'm currently deciding whether to go down the self-started startup route or get a normal job, and I'm blogging about my experiences at http://www.hacker-dad.com . Combining parenting and startups presents a set of pretty unique challenges, and I'd love to find other parents who are grappling with them, figure out what it takes to overcome them, and then share the results with the community.