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Ask HN: Please take a survey to help my startup
- pj 18y agoThat survey is so biased. Where in the list of languages is Java, C#, VB, C or C++, Pascal? Haskell? Django isn't even a language!
- cb33 18y agoChanges made.
- pj 18y agoCool, taken! Good luck.
- hotpockets 18y agoAlso Perl
- johns 18y agoWhy are there default options selected for the radio boxes? This could taint the results. <3 years encapsulates the other results for that question as well.
- cb33 18y agoChanges made
- aditya 18y agoTaken but don't know what you mean by online investment platform... like Etrade or like Kiva?
- cb33 18y agoSort of like Kiva, but for small businesses and startups in the U.S.
- catone 18y agoLike Kiva for small businesses in the US... as in, kind of like Prosper, Lending Club, Zopa, etc?
- cb33 18y agoProsper,Lending Club and Zopa are not focused on small businesses and startups. That is the market that we want to capture. There is no clear leader in the p2p lending industry, especially when it comes to small business loans.
- aditya 18y agoI see. But if all you want is money, why not go to a bank and ask for a credit line? The one charm and appeal of programs like YC is that it is 'smart' money: advice, network, etc.
- cb33 18y agoWe can offer lower interest rates than banks and when you pay back that interest, it's going to lenders who are just regular people. Ideall is not just about getting you the money you need to get your idea off the ground, but also gives your startup an online home when it comes to promoting your idea.
- vaksel 18y agoHow much would you be looking to borrow to launch your business? >$50,000 $25,000-$50,000 <$10,000, $10,000-$25,000 the order is pretty wrong here...and you should either add "none" option or rephrase the question to something like "How much would it cost you to launch your business" also: If you were to receive this loan, in how many years would you expect to pay it back? *1 Year 2 Years 3 Years <3 Years it should be >3 years. Its like noone even read this thing
- cb33 18y agoChanges made
- volida 18y agoi went on to fill the form and at the end I face this question: What features would you want in an online investment platform? you give me a blank textarea to fill in a survey? i wouldn't sit to fill in an empty box and for what in return? instead you should at least give some options to tick
- cb33 18y agoThat textarea is not required. We are looking for rather subjective answers there. Could not have made a list.
- dmix 18y agoCustomers think in benefits not features. Even though I develop apps I can't think of features off the top of my head for a generic application category that I've never used before.
- cb33 18y agoYes, but the question is meant to be open-ended. We've done the brainstorming to come up with useful, beneficial features; Now we want to hear from our potential userbase. We believe features should benefit you, so your input only helps.
- dmix 18y agoYou should check out Steve Blank's talks on customer development. In his latest talk at Stanford (http://cli.gs/JUh0Ne http://cli.gs/JUh0Ne) a class member asked whether or not they should do surveys to understand the market...he said no. You should be testing whether or not your customer would buy your product following your current spec/idea not just general features they'd like. You seem to be looking for people to formulate the product itself without clearly stating the core offering. That should be something you do inhouse then go out and see whether or not the market agrees that your idea has any ground to it - then reiterate.
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- quizbiz 18y agoI was interested in the website you used to create the form but I closed out and don't want to falsify your data. Mind sharing the form generator?
- cb33 18y agoWufoo
- jlees 18y ago"Ideall Microfinance is a start-up aimed at making it simple for small businesses, start-ups, and entrepreneurs to raise capital." And yet we can't classify ourselves as an entrepreneur? I mean, I develop software, but that's not how I primarily think of myself these days. I ticked the 'Other' box out of confusion.
- cb33 18y agoWe assume that you are already an entrepreneur (or at least a prospective entrepreneur) if you're answering questions about borrowing money for your startup.