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Pretty pictures? We are talking about a note-tacking app, which lives and dies by its user interface: cartoonish vague mockups instead of screenshots are an ins
by HelloNurse 4y ago
Pretty pictures? We are talking about a note-tacking app, which lives and dies by its user interface: cartoonish vague mockups instead of screenshots are an insult.
It's still a lesser insult than a landing page with a centered form to subscribe to your spamming list and, below the fold, some hopeful buzzwords. Apparently, harvesting email addresses is the entirety of your MVP.
- beardyw 4y agoI think we need an application of Hanlon's Razor here. I agree with your 1st paragraph, but let's put it down to over exuberance. The message is the same, do at least a little work first.
- HelloNurse 4y agoI was only cynical about the urge to irritate people with a request to register to receive worthless updates (if one really wants to harvest many email addresses for hostile purposes, there is better bait than niche software). My impression, based on the OP's introductory comment in this thread, is that development of this product is earnest but severely unfinished/half-baked, with a somewhat annoying but "normal" marketing style and business plan. Unfortunately, a new app/startup of this sort is not judged by backstage discussions on Hacker News, but by their website, and the first impression of the website is shockingly terrible: nothing to read, nothing to see, and a prominent request for our email addresses that adds up to negative value.
- misakss 4y agoI see your points, and I think they are valid. However, my goal is to gather user insights and feedback before building too much product. As the other comment suggests, I'll look into creating a video of the prototype to make the concept more concrete. There is no better place than HN to get honest feedback. Thank you for taking your time to look through the landing page and leaving your feedback, much appreciated.