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Re: Ask HN: Review my startup, For tech startups - www.inqvest.com

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Anything a user can do w/o handing over their email address and info? That's a pretty big barrier of entry these days.

I don't think that's a barrier to people exchanging large amounts of money. Granted, it could have been left off today for testing and asking for feedback, if that's what you mean. But in the long run it is needed to effectively complete the transaction and to keep out people who just want to browse and use up resources.

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup, For tech startups - www.inqvest.com

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post #3

Anything a user can do w/o handing over their email address and info? That's a pretty big barrier of entry these days.

I don't think that's a barrier to people exchanging large amounts of money. Granted, it could have been left off today for testing and asking for feedback, if that's what you mean. But in the long run it is needed to effectively complete the transaction and to keep out people who just want to browse and use up resources.

Exactly, it is hard to validate a genuine user without an email address.

For now, you can enter a dummy email address and the system will let you in.

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup, For tech startups - www.inqvest.com

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I like it. Design seems a little dated - its missing the rounded-ness of today's apps - but very functional. How do you plan on seeding enough entrepreneurs and angel investors to make it useful? Sadly, I think if you used the word "crowdfunding" you'd have people signing up in droves. Any plans to explore that avenue?

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup, For tech startups - www.inqvest.com

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post #8

I like it. Design seems a little dated - its missing the rounded-ness of today's apps - but very functional. How do you plan on seeding enough entrepreneurs and angel investors to make it useful? Sadly, I think if you used the word "crowdfunding" you'd have people signing up in droves. Any plans to explore that avenue?

Thanks a ton for the feedback. Can you give me some more information about the rounded-ness? :)

Well, I would have to think about crowd funding as my main motive was to keep the site as an entry point for serious angel investors to search apps based on their selection criteria.

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup, For tech startups - www.inqvest.com

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post #8

I like it. Design seems a little dated - its missing the rounded-ness of today's apps - but very functional. How do you plan on seeding enough entrepreneurs and angel investors to make it useful? Sadly, I think if you used the word "crowdfunding" you'd have people signing up in droves. Any plans to explore that avenue?

Thanks a ton for the feedback. Can you give me some more information about the rounded-ness? :) Well, I would have to think about crowd funding as my main motive was to keep the site as an entry point for serious angel investors to search apps based on their selection criteria.

You would have to know a lot of serious entrepreneurs and a lot of serious angel investors to make that happen. Crowdsourcing adds a regulatory hurdle, but it makes the money easier.
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