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Is it just me that finds the homepage sexist?
by dabeeeenster 16y ago
Is it just me that finds the homepage sexist?
- arkitaip 16y agoi don't find it sexist at all. The illustration is of the founder and her cat and it could be part of a powerful branding concept ("we are just as personal and friendly as your own staff"), especially since they are name dropping 37 signals and the fact that the founder has worked there. The design is not that corporate or web application-y and I like it as a contrast to all these bland conversion centric / landing page SEO designs. However, I have to say that I am skeptical about outsourcing support. I consider it too core to outsource and, ideally, pretty much every person in your small startup - their ideal customer [1] - should be involved in it. Kinda funny how they reference Zappos, a company famous for their outstanding in-house support. [1] http://cosupport.us/about http://cosupport.us/about
- sarahhatter 16y agoOutsourcing support isn't best for everyone, but for a 2-3 person development shop sometimes it's the best bet for them. I would never suggest a company the size of Zappos outsource their support, but they aren't our ideal customer either!
- cosgroveb 16y agoSexist because it has a woman wearing a skirt? I really can't see how that's sexist at all. Should she be wearing slacks instead? Or maybe it should be a picture of a man? Maybe a few minorities to add diversity too.
- biot 16y ago"Sufficiently advanced political correctness is indistinguishable from sarcasm." -- Erik Naggum