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There may be something to this. I've been letting people use semi-supervised development previews of Timelinize[0] for a little over a year now -- it is unfini
by mholt 2y ago
There may be something to this.
I've been letting people use semi-supervised development previews of Timelinize[0] for a little over a year now -- it is unfinished, unpolished, buggy software, but I wanted to get it in people's hands while I stand by in real-time ready for feedback, to prove out the concept and see if I am even on the right track. I let users know it is in the very early, rough stages, and to really just follow the instructions and do the happy path for now.
The feedback is lukewarm, and most users are disinterested at this point. Which is unfortunate, since I believe that a fully functional application would actually draw them in, because a few testers did actually express amazement at the basic idea of what they saw the software do for them in an initial trial run. Most feedback got lost in the weeds of the known bugs and unfinished aspects, though, which didn't really tell me anything I didn't already know, and it just discouraged testers from trying more/again.
Could be a did it wrong. But at this point I'm having to forge ahead in my nights/weekends and basically finish writing this very complicated piece of software in the hopes it'll be something great, even though it doesn't exactly have direct competition that I know of. (Ultimately, though, I just need it to be great for me and my family. I am just hoping others will find it useful too.) When I finally do release a public beta, it had better be good. That's what I know now.
PS. Looking for a different name that doesn't sound like Tylenol -- according to repeated user feedback.
[0] https://x.com/timelinize https://x.com/timelinize and https://timelinize.com https://timelinize.com
- yardie 2y agoThat is not a MVP. It's also not a DP. And from your description it's not even a beta. What you have is a PoC (proof of concept). Also you should carefully screen who you expose this to. If the feedback is lukewarm you are using the wrong testers. Because your PoC is too early. It appears everyone has different expectations. You were expecting enthusiastic feedback to gauge interest, your testers were expecting a product near completion.
- IggleSniggle 2y agoI went to your website and clicked around but I couldn't really tell what I can use this for. I can guess, but at the moment it just kinda seems like "look all your data shoved into a single unified database!" Maybe I just missed it browsing on mobile, but I think you use cases more than you need to address bugs or unfinished aspects. Sidenote, but I've stopped visiting Twitter/X since you basically can't ever see a post without being logged in.
- Moldoteck 2y agoimo bugs that do affect the functionality means your mvp is wrong. Mvp doesn't mean buggy software, it means a software that can execute core functions without bothering the user. If the software can't deliver core functions reliably, maybe it hasn't reached mvp? if users encounter bugs in other areas of your software, maybe you should reevaluate what are the core functions of your app or what users do indeed use?