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Thanks for the feedback! Since our business model is b2b and we are giving away emulation time on some very expensive cloud FPGAs, we figure the automated linke

Thanks for the feedback! Since our business model is b2b and we are giving away emulation time on some very expensive cloud FPGAs, we figure the automated linkedin auth was fair. With Parallella we had 10K mostly anonymous customers and for a startup that was not great...

regularfry 3y ago
I think the GP's issue isn't with the need for a login, it's with the choice of provider.
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- adapteva 3y ago
  Do folks prefer FB?
  - AeroNotix 3y ago
    "How sarcastic do you want your answer?" Yes!
  - vp4nkov 3y ago
    IMO email+password and/or Google sign-in are much better options.
  - ajb 3y ago
    Not really. Yeah, none of the options are great. I'd prefer a nominal payment TBH, but many people would probably not be keen on that (as expensing it could be an issue) I didn't realise you were giving time away on FPGAs. Probably the best option would be to have a lighter preview that just shows the UX but not simulation, for anonymous users. Unless you really expect your business to be mostly high-touch sales, giving your potential customers as much information as possible before you demand anything from them is probably the best strategy
    - adapteva 3y ago
      Thanks for the feedback. The access mechanism will be adjusted going forward. This was my bad.
      - ajb 3y ago
        That's great to hear
  - couchand 3y ago
    One option I've seen work for a similar requirement is email verification on any corporate address. All you want to know is that they're legitimately connected to a legitimate prospective customer, just make them answer an e-mail on the company's domain.
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paulsutter 3y ago
LinkedIn is a great choice for a login. I had a b2b site, and at first we offered Google, LinkedIn, etc. Almost everyone used LinkedIn, and of course the profiles were so much more helpful, so we simplified our process and used LinkedIn only. We never had any issue with that, its a great choice
- Sammi 3y ago
  Contextually the most optimal choice.

regularfry 3y ago

I think the GP's issue isn't with the need for a login, it's with the choice of provider.

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adapteva 3y ago
Do folks prefer FB?
- AeroNotix 3y ago
  "How sarcastic do you want your answer?" Yes!
- vp4nkov 3y ago
  IMO email+password and/or Google sign-in are much better options.
- ajb 3y ago
  Not really. Yeah, none of the options are great. I'd prefer a nominal payment TBH, but many people would probably not be keen on that (as expensing it could be an issue) I didn't realise you were giving time away on FPGAs. Probably the best option would be to have a lighter preview that just shows the UX but not simulation, for anonymous users. Unless you really expect your business to be mostly high-touch sales, giving your potential customers as much information as possible before you demand anything from them is probably the best strategy
  - adapteva 3y ago
    Thanks for the feedback. The access mechanism will be adjusted going forward. This was my bad.
    - ajb 3y ago
      That's great to hear
- couchand 3y ago
  One option I've seen work for a similar requirement is email verification on any corporate address. All you want to know is that they're legitimately connected to a legitimate prospective customer, just make them answer an e-mail on the company's domain.
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paulsutter 3y ago

LinkedIn is a great choice for a login. I had a b2b site, and at first we offered Google, LinkedIn, etc. Almost everyone used LinkedIn, and of course the profiles were so much more helpful, so we simplified our process and used LinkedIn only. We never had any issue with that, its a great choice

Sammi 3y ago
Contextually the most optimal choice.