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24 points by ThomWensink 10y ago

ThomWensink 10y ago
Hiya all, Nomad Projects is a platform for digital nomads who want to start a side project. Connect with other nomads so ideas don’t stay ideas, but grow into a side project with mixed expertise. The idea started when we ourselves had problems finding a fellow nomad that was open to a sideproject. We had a lot of knowledge on different spectrums, yet we needed the missing link to actually start: in our case a back-end developer. Thus we came up with the idea of Nomad Projects. To find or join a fellow nomad that complements your own skill set so that together you can bring ideas to life. Let me know what you think of it.
Mz 10y ago
Why nomad to nomad? What is the relevance of that? Why not "person with idea" plus "person looking for a project"? It seems to me that adding this additional condition unnecessarily limits the candidate pool for no apparent reason.
- ThomWensink 10y ago
  The reason we choose for digital nomads as our target audience has multiple reasons. The first reason is we feel that side projects have a better chance when you team up with someone like you. We experienced that people with regular day jobs have a totally different schedule and lifestyle. When you want to start a side project you need someone who understands the life of a digital nomad. The second reason is that we need to separate us from our competitors. The idea certainly isn’t new and thus we need to target a niche market which for us is digital nomads.
  - Naomarik 10y ago
    Who are your competitors? I'm not a nomad so maybe some other service would be better for me, even though it looks like you've got a lot of cool people registered.
    - ThomWensink 10y ago
      https://meeet.co/ https://meeet.co/ is a platform that does something similar. True that, signups have been great. Also lots of side projects that already started, proud of that :)
orky56 10y ago
Although the design is fresh & modern, I found it pretty hard to navigate the site. I would have preferred an infinite scroll with uniformly sized cards when viewing nomads. The pagination made me stop prematurely. In addition, I would like an easier way to view projects/ideas without having to initially view a candidate's profile. Great idea and execution otherwise!
- ThomWensink 10y ago
  Thank you! We'll take your UX ideas into account. Feedback is appreciated!

24 points by ThomWensink 10y ago

Hiya all, Nomad Projects is a platform for digital nomads who want to start a side project. Connect with other nomads so ideas don’t stay ideas, but grow into a side project with mixed expertise. The idea started when we ourselves had problems finding a fellow nomad that was open to a sideproject. We had a lot of knowledge on different spectrums, yet we needed the missing link to actually start: in our case a back-end developer. Thus we came up with the idea of Nomad Projects. To find or join a fellow nomad that complements your own skill set so that together you can bring ideas to life. Let me know what you think of it.

Mz 10y ago

Why nomad to nomad? What is the relevance of that? Why not "person with idea" plus "person looking for a project"? It seems to me that adding this additional condition unnecessarily limits the candidate pool for no apparent reason.

ThomWensink 10y ago
The reason we choose for digital nomads as our target audience has multiple reasons. The first reason is we feel that side projects have a better chance when you team up with someone like you. We experienced that people with regular day jobs have a totally different schedule and lifestyle. When you want to start a side project you need someone who understands the life of a digital nomad. The second reason is that we need to separate us from our competitors. The idea certainly isn’t new and thus we need to target a niche market which for us is digital nomads.
- Naomarik 10y ago
  Who are your competitors? I'm not a nomad so maybe some other service would be better for me, even though it looks like you've got a lot of cool people registered.
  - ThomWensink 10y ago
    https://meeet.co/ https://meeet.co/ is a platform that does something similar. True that, signups have been great. Also lots of side projects that already started, proud of that :)

orky56 10y ago

Although the design is fresh & modern, I found it pretty hard to navigate the site. I would have preferred an infinite scroll with uniformly sized cards when viewing nomads. The pagination made me stop prematurely. In addition, I would like an easier way to view projects/ideas without having to initially view a candidate's profile. Great idea and execution otherwise!

ThomWensink 10y ago
Thank you! We'll take your UX ideas into account. Feedback is appreciated!