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Ask HN - Review my startup: Localmind

#1

Post by lennysan »

The Pitch: Localmind helps you quickly get information about what's happening right now at places you're interested in. Leveraging check-in services like Foursquare, Facebook, Gowalla, etc. you can ask people at those locations questions about what's happening there in real-time. Those questions are sent via SMS, and an iPhone app is in development.

We believe that the untapped power of location-based services lies not in what's happening with your friends right now, but instead lies in what's happening at the places you care about in right now. More insight into our vision here: http://bit.ly/gv5vpN

http://www.localmind.com (use invite code: HACKERNEWS - gets you in immediately for next 24 hours)

We're interested in people's feedback on the overall concept, but especially on the UI and experience.

Re: Ask HN - Review my startup: Localmind

#5

Post by silent1mezzo »

I don't like that you show accounts for Twitter and Google and then just say they aren't available...I understand the reasoning behind it but just show the images and don't provide links.

EDIT: On a 13" MBP the "Have an invite code" link is below the fold and was difficult to find at first.

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#6

Post by veb »

lennysan wrote: post #3
veb wrote: post #2

"Choose an existing account to sign in with (click one below):" I don't like dicking my accounts! :-P EDIT: epic fail, but honestly it looks like dick: http://imgur.com/c44Hf

ha! unintentional freudian font choice? will investigate a better option :)

Also, don't ask for phone number...

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#7

Post by lennysan »

silent1mezzo wrote: post #5

I don't like that you show accounts for Twitter and Google and then just say they aren't available...I understand the reasoning behind it but just show the images and don't provide links. EDIT: On a 13" MBP the "Have an invite code" link is below the fold and was difficult to find at first.

I initially put that in there to measure (using mixpanel) how many people wanted those, to avoid overbuilding. Learned pretty quickly that people want a Twitter auth option. While we build it, wanted to at least acknowledge that they are on their way.

Re: Ask HN - Review my startup: Localmind

#8

Post by lennysan »

silent1mezzo wrote: post #5

I don't like that you show accounts for Twitter and Google and then just say they aren't available...I understand the reasoning behind it but just show the images and don't provide links. EDIT: On a 13" MBP the "Have an invite code" link is below the fold and was difficult to find at first.

Re 13" MBP: Good point. The UI itself will probably look a bit tight as well.

Re: Ask HN - Review my startup: Localmind

#10

Post by sfphotoarts »

jparicka wrote: post #4

link http://www.localmind.com

I don't have facebook or foursquare so am unable to try it. But from the pitch I think it might be useful. I worry though about anything that encourages the herd mentality. I like to go to places I know to be fun or interesting rather than just because there are other people there. The serendipity angle to life is oft overlooked. By herding its hard to discover anything novel.

But I will try it when you have gmail log in.

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