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As a one man team, I'd be interested in your feedback for my startup

• cperciva 16y ago
  As a T1, I was excited when I saw the URL... and then disappointed when I clicked through to the site. As far as I can see, this has nothing to do with diabetes; it applies equally well to any number of conditions which could randomly incapacitate someone. Which isn't to say that this isn't a useful service; but if I was going to pay for this, it would be for my elderly prone-to-falls grandmother, not for myself. My advice is to go either broader or deeper -- either aim for a wider user base than just diabetics, or add something specific to diabetes (e.g., blood glucose tracking -- bonus points if you say "gee, your blood glucose levels have been wacky lately, we should check up on you more often").
  • joelc 16y ago
    That's actually what I'm working on right now. Initally, the software was built for me and my wife (she's a type 1 diabetic) -- it wasn't until recently I decided to try and turn it into a service. Eventually, I hope to be branching out into alert services so people can check in on grandparents, automated medicine reminders, etc.
• ericmsimons 16y ago
  Just a thought: how about text message check-ups?
  • joelc 16y ago
    My telephony system supports it (I'm using Twilio), and it's one of the features I'll be adding in the next version--depending on customer response.