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Went to front page. Saw a bunch of photos of food. Didn't see where I could buy food. Left. Saying "airbnb for food" is not a substitute for explaining what

by Eliezer 16y ago

Went to front page. Saw a bunch of photos of food. Didn't see where I could buy food. Left. Saying "airbnb for food" is not a substitute for explaining what you do or having a user interface which visibly allows the actions you want a user to perform.

aridiculous 16y ago
I'm guessing he knows this. This is just a first iteration to get something out into the ether.
- pavel_lishin 16y ago
  There's not even an About Us page. If I hadn't seen "AirBNB for Food" in the HN article, I would have figured that it's some sort of 40 million dollar project to let you share pictures of food you've eaten.
  - emilepetrone 16y ago
    Thanks Pavel- working on the new homepage now
emilepetrone 16y ago
Definitely going to change this once the traffic dies down. Thanks for the advice!
Alex3917 16y ago
Exactly. AirBnB had two RISD designers on the founding team. The startup that succeeds in this space isn't going to be the one with the best technical chops, it's going to be the one with the best designers, social skills, selling ability, etc.
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tt 16y ago
I was worried for a bit because I thought there's new competition for our Munchery (http://gomunchery.com http://gomunchery.com), which is much more like Airbnb for food. :)
- thesethings 16y ago
  Hmm. I think this will be very much like AirBnB for food, but it's in a gestation stage w/kitchen show-off shots to build a community first. There's also Mealtik, which is AirBnB for food. Ultimately, I hope all three (or more) you folks go big, as the biggest problem will be skeptical customers and perhaps buzzkill regulators (like AirBnB in NYC is up against). Having a bunch of momentum + market examples and flavors is the best way to get past all this.
- geekfactor 16y ago
  Not that you don't know your own startup, but Munchery seems much more like Groupon for Food.

by Eliezer 16y ago

aridiculous 16y ago

I'm guessing he knows this. This is just a first iteration to get something out into the ether.

pavel_lishin 16y ago
There's not even an About Us page. If I hadn't seen "AirBNB for Food" in the HN article, I would have figured that it's some sort of 40 million dollar project to let you share pictures of food you've eaten.
- emilepetrone 16y ago
  Thanks Pavel- working on the new homepage now

emilepetrone 16y ago

Definitely going to change this once the traffic dies down. Thanks for the advice!

Alex3917 16y ago

Exactly. AirBnB had two RISD designers on the founding team. The startup that succeeds in this space isn't going to be the one with the best technical chops, it's going to be the one with the best designers, social skills, selling ability, etc.

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tt 16y ago

I was worried for a bit because I thought there's new competition for our Munchery (http://gomunchery.com http://gomunchery.com), which is much more like Airbnb for food. :)

thesethings 16y ago
Hmm. I think this will be very much like AirBnB for food, but it's in a gestation stage w/kitchen show-off shots to build a community first. There's also Mealtik, which is AirBnB for food. Ultimately, I hope all three (or more) you folks go big, as the biggest problem will be skeptical customers and perhaps buzzkill regulators (like AirBnB in NYC is up against). Having a bunch of momentum + market examples and flavors is the best way to get past all this.
geekfactor 16y ago
Not that you don't know your own startup, but Munchery seems much more like Groupon for Food.