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Post by Python_heart » Mon, Sep 08, 2014, 1:45 PM UTC

The 'game' is very rudimentary and not that fun. Take feedback from people who aren't your friends, friends lie.

You're using the tinder name a lot which is not cool stop parasiting off others success.

Don't quit your job for this! It's a fun side project and if it can get enough downloads (can it?) it might help round off your salaries.

Best of luck!

Re: undefined

#12

Post by piotry » Mon, Sep 08, 2014, 1:45 PM UTC

jprince wrote: post #5

nanexcool wrote: post #2

Title refers to a pivot that came to be because of a mistake, not that the pivot itself is a mistake.

I only read it because I wanted to hear about how a pivot killed the company lol

Beepl is concretely dead. I don't even monitor it anymore. So yeah.. its dead indeed.

Re: undefined

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Post by piotry » Mon, Sep 08, 2014, 1:47 PM UTC

Python_heart wrote: post #11

The 'game' is very rudimentary and not that fun. Take feedback from people who aren't your friends, friends lie. You're using the tinder name a lot which is not cool stop parasiting off others success. Don't quit your job for this! It's a fun side project and if it can get enough downloads (can it?) it might help round off your salaries. Best of luck!

So, what's your feedback to make it more fun and less rudimentary? :)

Yes, I am using Tinder's name a lot. Its a trick to get downloads. Many people search for tinder, find about Swypeout and downloaded it. Some ever contacted us for support. (Not my friends)

I don't have a full time job.

Re: undefined

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Post by piotry » Mon, Sep 08, 2014, 1:51 PM UTC

bencollier49 wrote: post #8

The title might have been in error but if he's hiring staff off the back of 23 people downloading a game each day, this might be a case of "truth in jest".

We're hiring based on the fact that the week before it was 10 download per day. As I say in the article, its based on incremental improvements. I've never built for mobile before so still figuring out non-ad-based methods of getting traction.

One such option is multiplayer. (But i'm always concerned when a new feature is the solution, cuz, feature creeping is the best product killer)