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Would love some crit on this as a business idea.. I'm heavily inspired by everything I see and read here on HN. If you have a moment, read the F.A.Q if you have

Would love some crit on this as a business idea.. I'm heavily inspired by everything I see and read here on HN. If you have a moment, read the F.A.Q if you have minor questions. If you could leave any comments here, they will be treasured. I'd appreciate it more than you could know.

callmeed 14y ago
So, what's the play here? Do I get to create my own 9 things? (FYI I was hoping I could).
- MidwestMuster 14y ago
  Or give me sliders so I can crank down fashion and crank up geek toys!
  - acoyfellow 14y ago
    I dig this idea very much. Good tip, I appreciate it MidwestMuster! I will consider this or a variation of it for the future. You'll get credit!
- acoyfellow 14y ago
  That is exactly what I was hoping some people would want to do. I've made a page to catch e-mails of those interested, but I assume you didn't see it? (it's in the footer, basically very hidden) I'm interested in speaking with you further (briefly!) if you don't mind! @acoyfellow on twitter Edit: To answer you more directly- the "play" is that you are buying these 9 items, curated and hand picked by Me (click on the Me tab, it's supposed to be personal feeling, not scammy and ad like. I should maybe throw a pic of myself?) I look at the Girlscouts of America as inspiration.. They aren't selling something they made themselves, they just sell something good. I always buy cookies from the girls who I know- my bosses daughter or a friends niece.. Therefore I was hoping that I can use my existing personal network of people who already know and trust me, to start selling cool shit!
cpfohl 14y ago
Comments: 1. Fun idea. I wouldn't be at all surprised if you easily made your money back. 2. Easy to navigate. Design is clean, but my desire for symmetry (in this case radial) is rebelling at the poor Lean Startup book all by its lonesome at the bottom of the page. Maybe a 3x3 grid? 3. I like the idea @MidwestMuster had of having sliders to adjust the types of 9 things you see. It allows you to still only show nine things, but have a wider variety of things available (thus increasing the liklihood of getting a sale). Also it increases the interaction, which will increase the engagement, even if it doesn't mess w/ sales.
- acoyfellow 14y ago
  1) that's my first goal, I'm very glad you think so.-- 2) I hear you, and I agree 100%. You must be on an ipad or a smaller browser window, try resizing it larger- they fall into a 3x3 grid. I want a 3x3 grid system to work, but I decided to have it work like this for the accessibility right now.-- 3) Is a very awesome idea, I enjoy the idea of expanding the 9 item set in this way. Noted and stored, and will be considering something like this (if not exactly) in the future.

callmeed 14y ago

So, what's the play here? Do I get to create my own 9 things? (FYI I was hoping I could).

MidwestMuster 14y ago
Or give me sliders so I can crank down fashion and crank up geek toys!
- acoyfellow 14y ago
  I dig this idea very much. Good tip, I appreciate it MidwestMuster! I will consider this or a variation of it for the future. You'll get credit!
acoyfellow 14y ago
That is exactly what I was hoping some people would want to do. I've made a page to catch e-mails of those interested, but I assume you didn't see it? (it's in the footer, basically very hidden) I'm interested in speaking with you further (briefly!) if you don't mind! @acoyfellow on twitter Edit: To answer you more directly- the "play" is that you are buying these 9 items, curated and hand picked by Me (click on the Me tab, it's supposed to be personal feeling, not scammy and ad like. I should maybe throw a pic of myself?) I look at the Girlscouts of America as inspiration.. They aren't selling something they made themselves, they just sell something good. I always buy cookies from the girls who I know- my bosses daughter or a friends niece.. Therefore I was hoping that I can use my existing personal network of people who already know and trust me, to start selling cool shit!

cpfohl 14y ago

Comments: 1. Fun idea. I wouldn't be at all surprised if you easily made your money back. 2. Easy to navigate. Design is clean, but my desire for symmetry (in this case radial) is rebelling at the poor Lean Startup book all by its lonesome at the bottom of the page. Maybe a 3x3 grid? 3. I like the idea @MidwestMuster had of having sliders to adjust the types of 9 things you see. It allows you to still only show nine things, but have a wider variety of things available (thus increasing the liklihood of getting a sale). Also it increases the interaction, which will increase the engagement, even if it doesn't mess w/ sales.

acoyfellow 14y ago
1) that's my first goal, I'm very glad you think so.-- 2) I hear you, and I agree 100%. You must be on an ipad or a smaller browser window, try resizing it larger- they fall into a 3x3 grid. I want a 3x3 grid system to work, but I decided to have it work like this for the accessibility right now.-- 3) Is a very awesome idea, I enjoy the idea of expanding the 9 item set in this way. Noted and stored, and will be considering something like this (if not exactly) in the future.