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It looks like they don’t have a designer, which is a smell for sure if you were looking for some indication of how serious the place is. It’s not the choice of
by monkpit 2y ago
It looks like they don’t have a designer, which is a smell for sure if you were looking for some indication of how serious the place is. It’s not the choice of framework that makes the difference, it’s the fact that it looks like it was made by 1 lone engineer who is doing their best, but still isn’t a designer.
- mech422 2y agoPersonally, I'm an old school, social mis-fit geek .. So I actually prefer something a bit quirky/less glossy as long as the information is there.. For some reason that feels more 'human' and 'honest' then some bland,shiny PR firm crud that is solely focused on 'conversions' (signups). But to each his own I guess....
- neilv 2y agoCan they be serious without taking on VC (which they've implied is misaligned with customer goals)? If so, what would that serious look like?
- threetonesun 2y agoUsing memes as marketing material was more questionable than the design (which I agree is equally uninspiring).
- tptacek 2y agoNo, it isn't.
- monkpit 2y agoDo you have anything to back up your claim other than anecdote? I was able to find this study: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/8/6347 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/8/6347
- rachofsunshine 2y agoWe don't have a designer. In fact, I appreciate your optimism in thinking the website was built by an engineer, because it wasn't (I did it myself over a weekend). We're a bootstrapped startup in a hostile environment being funded by me throwing a chunk of my savings at the problem. Do you think that's the most important thing for us to spend money on?
- monkpit 2y agoYou do what you want, but you might consider listening to potential users and being a little less defensive. Nobody is forcing you to use your savings for this, I can understand that you’d take any feedback personally but you should try not to.
- rachofsunshine 2y agoYou know, that's fair, I was a little defensive about it. Sorry about that. I do still think you're expecting something somewhat unreasonable from a company at our stage, but I shouldn't have said so and my mindset replying earlier was not in the right place.