Photomatic
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Photomatic
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Re: Photomatic
#2Does anyone find it weird that a "Show HN" kind of lacks on the "Show" aspect.
All the site really has is a beta signup button and one screenshot. I personally don't want to give you any information (including my email) for something I barely understand or see.
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#3> Amazing photo albums created from all of your photos automatically - it's the best photo organizer ever made.
Ok..? Should I just take your word for it? Got a demo of the organizer up somewhere? I must be missing something.
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#4I don't want to detract from this team or anything, because this looks very pretty and well done. But on the other hand, I have to ask... Do we really need another photo organizer? I'm an amateur photographer, and I take a ton of photos, but I rarely need anything better than Flickr or Dropbox or even a Facebook photo album. What's the selling point for "a better photo organizer"? Is this a pain point that's big enough to justify this kind of time and energy investment? Or is a "photo organizer" app the new to-do app for showing off mobile design skills?
Aren't there more pressing problems to solve out there?
(Not trying to be snarky, btw. Just kinda thinking out loud. I fully support the developers' ability and right to build whatever they want. I just kinda think this is a first-world problem that has already been solved to death.)
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#5The 4 features that are mentioned on the front page, do not differ from the features already provided by the default Photo App.
> it's the best photo organizer ever made
Perhaps you should elaborate on that, or at least provide a visual demonstration.
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#6Does anyone find it weird that a "Show HN" kind of lacks on the "Show" aspect. All the site really has is a beta signup button and one screenshot. I personally don't want to give you any information (including my email) for something I barely understand or see.
I understand this is SOP for startups - put up a form, start getting emails, start making money, then at some point down the road maybe actually offer a minimally viable product.
But a "Show HN" to me should definitely include more than this, I believe. The audience for these threads isn't potential customers but fellow programmers, hackers and entrepreneurs.
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#7Agreeing with all that has already been said and the fact that it lacks a product or something to test, even the descriptions are very vague.
"Amazing photo albums created from all of your photos automatically - it's the best photo organizer ever made."
What photo albums? Facebook? From my hard drive?
"Never worry about your photos again. You can choose what albums to backup..."
Where? In a cloud infrastructure you own and manage or within one of my own existing backup solutions?
Ok you want to collect signups for a beta, fine. But at least have a video, thorough descriptions, about us, mission statement, links to press etc.
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#8Does anyone find it weird that a "Show HN" kind of lacks on the "Show" aspect. All the site really has is a beta signup button and one screenshot. I personally don't want to give you any information (including my email) for something I barely understand or see.
I understand this is SOP for startups - put up a form, start getting emails, start making money, then at some point down the road maybe actually offer a minimally viable product. But a "Show HN" to me should definitely include more than this, I believe. The audience for these threads isn't potential customers but fellow programmers, hackers and entrepreneurs.
Agreed. I haven't been tuned-in long enough to know, but have any companies tried landing pages (or similar) offering an "exclusive" first look at a product via a Show HN link?
I wonder what the community response to something like that might be. I know I'd personally appreciate a company taking the time to put it together, particularly if they tout the "hacking" aspects of the product or how it came about.
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#9Does anyone find it weird that a "Show HN" kind of lacks on the "Show" aspect. All the site really has is a beta signup button and one screenshot. I personally don't want to give you any information (including my email) for something I barely understand or see.
I understand this is SOP for startups - put up a form, start getting emails, start making money, then at some point down the road maybe actually offer a minimally viable product. But a "Show HN" to me should definitely include more than this, I believe. The audience for these threads isn't potential customers but fellow programmers, hackers and entrepreneurs.
Correct. Show HN is for something you've made that people can play with. Landing pages, email signups, and fundraisers aren't things people can play with, so we edit "Show HN" out in such cases.
For example, instead of an email signup, Show HN is for the thing you email people about once it's ready; instead of a fundraiser, Show HN is for what you build with the funds you raise; and so on.
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#10If it's just an app, I guess there won't be much integration with OSX and web clients ? e.g. a way to integrate a massive amount of already existing photos that won't be on the phone. Or add the new photos taken from time to time with a DSLR, or integrate with Lightroom or other photo management applications.
While thre's not much details available, it brings a lot of (perhaps undue) sceptism from the start.