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Show HN: Food solved. Weekly meals delivered. YC Fellow applicant. Beyourmax.com
- somid3 11y agoWe are giving $20 to all HN users -- use coupon code: HNFGOFF Thanks for the fellowship program for allowing us to apply.
- tmaly 11y agoHey, just a heads up, I just looked at the site on my phone. Unfortunately, I only have one bar in my office. The load time is painful.
- oliverox 11y agoTried it. Food is awesome!
- badiazad 11y agoI'm excited to try this. have been looking for prepared food that focuses on my dietary goals (and tastes great) for a long time
- justmeames 11y agoI have ordered from here several times and loved all my meals. The deliveries always arrive on time. Their prices are incredibly reasonable for the quality of food you get.
- detaro 11y ago6 comments, 3 of which are first posts of users exclaiming how great it is? EDIT: To add something about the site: seems interesting and like something I might use occasionally. The fact that you are bay area only is to be expected, but should be more prominent to see (if you just look at the front page and then click "Start today" you get to the page for entering billing information, delivery address etc without getting that info)
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- somid3 11y agoWe were so excited about the fellow ship application that we asked our customers to join in. A lot of them are in tech but they didn't have a hn account.
- benologist 11y agoFYI getting everyone you know to post comments and votes gets submissions flagged into oblivion where nobody else sees them, unless it happens automatically via spam prevention filters: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html Can I ask people to upvote my submission? No. Users should vote for a story because it's intellectually interesting, not because someone is promoting it. When the software detects a voting ring, it penalizes the post. Accounts that vote like this eventually get their votes ignored. Also worth nothing is the votes-to-comments ratio, if you reply to everything you will trigger a penalty designed to minimize contentious issues which occurs when more comments than votes happen. You might like to try resubmitting without orchestrating any activity as this submission's been penalized and is no longer well positioned in 'show' or anywhere else.
- somid3 11y agoThats a great point -- and the sales channels we use are limited to SF Bay Area people -- so it would be redundant, but you're spot on -- once we start using other channels (HN for example) we need to make that more explicit. Our bad on that.
- forbiscuit 11y agoDo you deliver hot foods, too?
- somid3 11y agono, we focus on sending all your meals for 3-5 days at once. if its cold you pay no sales tax, so its cheaper for consumers.
- brnlsl 11y agoPrices look pretty good reasonable what you get, if the food is as good as it looks in the pictures. Does the menu change weekly? What do I need to do to prepare the food? Just toss it in a microwave or do I need a kitchen?
- somid3 11y agoMenu changes weekly. No need to prepare. We're all busy so you heat in microwave, pan or oven. Yep. Meals are same as photos. Because our ops are so lean we can invest almost 1.5X to 2X in ingredients compared to a restaurant for the same price. Which is why we can offer organic ingredients as well.
- somid3 11y agowe really want hn users to try our food. since we deliver 3-5 days worth of meals our operations are super lean and streamlined. If you email us and mention hn we can set you up with a $50 off discount code for your first order. We are also one of the few all organic providers in the bay area.
- smt88 11y agoFeedback: 1. Green buttons convert far better than other colors. Make the call-to-action button ("Start Today") green. 2. "Start Today" isn't what I wanted to click. Not sure what I would prefer. I'd strongly suggest doing some A/B testing with other words on the button, like "Order Now", "Sign Up Today", etc. "Get Started" would also be better because "Start Today" sounds like it means I'll get food today. 3. You need a "Pricing" page and link in your navigation. 4. You need to have your company's phone number above the fold. It makes you look more trustworthy. It can be an answering service or automated voicemail thing, but it should be there. 5. "How" is not a very clear abbreviation for "How It Works" (to me anyway) 6. It is not at all clear if this is a local or national service. Do I have to be in a certain city to get the meals? Good luck!
- somid3 11y agoGreat feedback, thanks for taking the time. Will A/B test your suggestion. Can we email you sometime after your suggestions have been put into action?
- smt88 11y agoOf course, although I'm a full-stack developer rather than a true HCI/UX expert. I'll send an email to happy@beyourmax.com with my contact info.
- danvesma 11y agolooks fantastic - if I didn't have a big family to feed and live thousands of miles away. One thing though; having your prices front and centre would be a lot better. The prices are really good, but I was getting nervous that it would be twice that amount before I eventually got to the menu page.