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Ask HR: Review Lissn, my bootstrapped minimum viable product

10 points by ohharrow 16y ago

Lissn is an instant conversation platform I launched at TechCrunch50. I have since stripped it of all its features and now re-releasing it as a mvp. I would love your feedback. http://www.lissn.com Lissn lets you chat with random people around the world in groups of 3. Everyone is anonymous and anyone can Lissn. People can see 2 things about you automatically: Where you are in the world & what site you came from. It uses Chatroulette/Omegle mechanics and we are releasing one new feature every week. There is no signup, you just begin. I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback. If you enjoy it, please upvote :) Thanks Myke

ohharrow 16y ago
Heres the interview I mentioned: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p3vcRhsYGo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p3vcRhsYGo
mdoerneman 16y ago
This is interesting. I'm curious, why did you decide to strip all features and re-release as a mvp?
- ohharrow 16y ago
  Each release didnt catch on and it was getting harder and harder and more complicated to continue. After learning about the mvp I realized I should have something even without all the features. Once everything was removed it became clear the best conversations were happening when there was 3 people and thats all that mattered. So the mvp was 3 people can talk, anyone can lissn. :)
  - aymeric 16y ago
    You could have a topic of the day :)
cabalamat 16y ago
My thoughts: 1. the video on the front page is just sound not video as I was expecting. 2. I would prefer it if the interface was more like IRC, so each comment went at the end of the previous one. 3. I didn't understand what "stabd up" means.
- ohharrow 16y ago
  What were your thoughts on the video? I didnt understand.. Stand up means you become a lissner. Imagine 3 chairs in a room, you can only talk when youre sitting down. :) Thanks for checking it out and writing a review!
  - cabalamat 16y ago
    > What were your thoughts on the video? I didnt understand.. There wasn't a video (at least, not for me). It was only sound, no picture, which disappointed me a bit because I expected one.
    - ohharrow 16y ago
      Ahh... interesting. There is a Vimeo video, that is strange there is no sound. Are you on an ipad or iphone?

10 points by ohharrow 16y ago

ohharrow 16y ago

Heres the interview I mentioned: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p3vcRhsYGo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p3vcRhsYGo

mdoerneman 16y ago

This is interesting. I'm curious, why did you decide to strip all features and re-release as a mvp?

ohharrow 16y ago
Each release didnt catch on and it was getting harder and harder and more complicated to continue. After learning about the mvp I realized I should have something even without all the features. Once everything was removed it became clear the best conversations were happening when there was 3 people and thats all that mattered. So the mvp was 3 people can talk, anyone can lissn. :)
- aymeric 16y ago
  You could have a topic of the day :)

cabalamat 16y ago

My thoughts: 1. the video on the front page is just sound not video as I was expecting. 2. I would prefer it if the interface was more like IRC, so each comment went at the end of the previous one. 3. I didn't understand what "stabd up" means.

ohharrow 16y ago
What were your thoughts on the video? I didnt understand.. Stand up means you become a lissner. Imagine 3 chairs in a room, you can only talk when youre sitting down. :) Thanks for checking it out and writing a review!
- cabalamat 16y ago
  > What were your thoughts on the video? I didnt understand.. There wasn't a video (at least, not for me). It was only sound, no picture, which disappointed me a bit because I expected one.
  - ohharrow 16y ago
    Ahh... interesting. There is a Vimeo video, that is strange there is no sound. Are you on an ipad or iphone?