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I was honestly intrigued by the startup this is an ad for -- this subject is very relevant to my interests -- but their website just has more marketing copy, a

I was honestly intrigued by the startup this is an ad for -- this subject is very relevant to my interests -- but their website just has more marketing copy, a YouTube video demonstrating features that don't appear to exist anywhere, and a "sign up for our spam" form. Maybe wait to start your marketing efforts until you actually have something ready to market, eh?

RosanaAnaDana 5y ago
>Maybe wait to start your marketing efforts until you actually have something ready to market, eh? I feel personally attacked by this sentiment. As a fellow wonk, there is a lot more to getting a program out to the world than just the cleverness of connecting the dots. You don't have anything without the cleverness, but the dot connecting takes time. I look forward to good things. I liked the blog and I think the product would be neat to couple with zillow fantasies.
- EricE 5y ago
  Hi! I really enjoyed your post. As to the site, it would be VERY helpful if there were at least a "Coming Soon" or something similar. I was trying different browsers, computers, etc. just to ensure there wasn't something technical on my side preventing me from potentially using the site. You typically get one chance to make a first impression. Indeed, along with the "Coming Soon" message you can offer to notify people when you do go operational - win win. I'd like that since the site looks like it could be very useful (and not just for myself!).
  - RosanaAnaDana 5y ago
    Just to be clear, I didn't make the post. I just happen to be a fellow wonk who also has been in the position of bringing something that was a cool one-off idea to market, where just because I captured some cleverness and connected some dots, doesn't mean I'm the one to productize it. Just to be clear, I did not make the post or am affiliated with the website. I too would like to explore their product.
- outsidetheparty 5y ago
  I don't understand what you mean by "the cleverness of connecting the dots" or why you would feel personally attacked. My point was that I, a potential customer -- this really is directly relevant to my current life situation -- visited the site, found nothing there but an email harvester, so left without spending any money and with a poor impression of the company. Driving people to your site before there's anything there is wasted effort. Save it for when you're actually ready to do something with that traffic.
  - RosanaAnaDana 5y ago
    Because I as well am a degenerate data-wonk who uses poor grammar, punctuation and a stream of consciousness style who has sold ideas before they are finished. Its not my site; the term 'I feel personally attacked by X' is a joke/ meme.

RosanaAnaDana 5y ago

>Maybe wait to start your marketing efforts until you actually have something ready to market, eh? I feel personally attacked by this sentiment. As a fellow wonk, there is a lot more to getting a program out to the world than just the cleverness of connecting the dots. You don't have anything without the cleverness, but the dot connecting takes time. I look forward to good things. I liked the blog and I think the product would be neat to couple with zillow fantasies.

EricE 5y ago
Hi! I really enjoyed your post. As to the site, it would be VERY helpful if there were at least a "Coming Soon" or something similar. I was trying different browsers, computers, etc. just to ensure there wasn't something technical on my side preventing me from potentially using the site. You typically get one chance to make a first impression. Indeed, along with the "Coming Soon" message you can offer to notify people when you do go operational - win win. I'd like that since the site looks like it could be very useful (and not just for myself!).
- RosanaAnaDana 5y ago
  Just to be clear, I didn't make the post. I just happen to be a fellow wonk who also has been in the position of bringing something that was a cool one-off idea to market, where just because I captured some cleverness and connected some dots, doesn't mean I'm the one to productize it. Just to be clear, I did not make the post or am affiliated with the website. I too would like to explore their product.
outsidetheparty 5y ago
I don't understand what you mean by "the cleverness of connecting the dots" or why you would feel personally attacked. My point was that I, a potential customer -- this really is directly relevant to my current life situation -- visited the site, found nothing there but an email harvester, so left without spending any money and with a poor impression of the company. Driving people to your site before there's anything there is wasted effort. Save it for when you're actually ready to do something with that traffic.
- RosanaAnaDana 5y ago
  Because I as well am a degenerate data-wonk who uses poor grammar, punctuation and a stream of consciousness style who has sold ideas before they are finished. Its not my site; the term 'I feel personally attacked by X' is a joke/ meme.