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Re: Show HN: Github for recipes

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Post by alanctgardner2 » Sun, Jan 27, 2013, 9:39 PM UTC

juliennakache wrote: post #100

alanctgardner2 wrote: post #68

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I thought Heroku for cooking would be that I, as a user, upload a recipe, and the food is cooked and delivered to me as a completed dish. If anything this is more like Arduino for cooking, maybe? An accessible jumping off point for an intimidating task?

Fair point. But with Heroku, you still need to build your app yourself. Coming up with a recipe is really easy compared to build an app from scratch. Maybe we're the Ruby on Rails of cooking. What do you think?

That seems like a fair assessment. I didn't give it much thought before, but now I'm really curious about the model; it this supposed to be exclusively for dinner parties, or a way for bachelors to learn to cook? I don't live in New York, and there isn't a ton of detail on the front page. How far in advance do I order? Do I pay a flat rate for n meals a month/week? I'm guessing the invite comes with more details, but looking at the landing page I have a lot of "How does this fit in my life?" sort of questions.

Re: Show HN: Github for recipes

#102

Post by juliennakache » Mon, Jan 28, 2013, 8:45 PM UTC

alanctgardner2 wrote: post #101

juliennakache wrote: post #100

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Fair point. But with Heroku, you still need to build your app yourself. Coming up with a recipe is really easy compared to build an app from scratch. Maybe we're the Ruby on Rails of cooking. What do you think?

That seems like a fair assessment. I didn't give it much thought before, but now I'm really curious about the model; it this supposed to be exclusively for dinner parties, or a way for bachelors to learn to cook? I don't live in New York, and there isn't a ton of detail on the front page. How far in advance do I order? Do I pay a flat rate for n meals a month/week? I'm guessing the invite comes with more details, but…

Thanks for the feedback. I'll update the landing this week. The most common use cases we have so far: dates / young couples that want spend quality time, friends dinners, supper clubs, cooking enthusiasts who want to learn new recipes from top Chefs... You just order the recipe you want: no subscription yet(people have requested it). Cut off time is 10pm the day before your delivery. If you have friends in NYC, feel free to share the joy of cooking :)

Re: Show HN: Github for recipes

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Post by thedufer » Fri, Feb 01, 2013, 5:47 AM UTC

Turing_Machine wrote: post #58

thedufer wrote: post #46

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Actually, its been shown that the confusion of which account type to use is worse than the bonus of having options at signup. I forget who did the testing, but non-techies have trouble remembering which they used as well as understanding what it means to "sign in with..".

I'd be interested in seeing the study. For me, at least (and I think for many others) the thought of creating yet another login is enough to make me back out.

Okay, I misremembered a bit. They showed that a tiny portion of people used social login (~3%) and that the gain they thought they'd made with them (fewer forgot password/username issues) was due to an unrelated change. The tiny portion shows that it can't be that important (plus, how many of the 3% that took advantage of it would have left without those buttons?).

The study can be found here: http://blog.mailchimp.com/social-login-buttons-arent-worth-i...

I apologize for the misinformation in my first comment, but I think my point remains. That said, I feel similarly to you - I just think that a much smaller portion of people feel that way than you realize.