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Show HN: Instaboard - your company's instant board of advisors

23 points by weitingliu 14y ago

joezhou 14y ago
Where do you find all these experts? Please don't be a recruiting firm in disguise.
- instaboard 14y ago
  Hi! The experts are professional service providers who'd like to be connected to businesses on our platform.
  - anu_gupta 14y ago
    What does that mean? Looks like anyone can apply to be an 'expert'. Do you guys do any filtering / vetting? If so, what? How much does it cost, or is that down to negotiating with the 'expert'? Is this just a slightly more upmarket oDesk / eLance?
  - timedoctor 14y ago
    I'm not sure that this is the sort of board member you want? You do not want board members who are trying to sell to you?
    - instaboard 14y ago
      Hi Rob! Instaboard enables businesses to reach experts whose timely advice would help companies overcome key challenges. It is more of a help request model, and we want to create an environment that'd make sense for both sides.
monsterix 14y ago
I am curious to know why you chose insta+ name for your product? I mean there are quite a few launches on HN with insta + appendwhateverservicename kind of name lately. One back of the mind thought that comes is choosing such a name really "smarts" or it boils down to some sort of wishful thinking? My take for instance here, is that this launch has probably helped me to remember Instagram only better. Not the service in question. But that could be just me. What do you think?
CookWithMe 14y ago
Very interesting, but some words on pricing are IMO a must-have. E.g. it's not really a problem for me to find a legal advisor, but paying for his service is. I also believe many non-technical founders can easily find an agency that can advise them on mobile, but they can't pay for it.
- instaboard 14y ago
  thanks! pricing info will be added soon.
joahua 14y ago
How does this compare to clarity.fm?
rdl 14y ago
Confidentiality would be one of the key concerns I'd have -- e.g. if I wanted advice on the security industry, the best positioned people to give me advice would be either CISOs at potential customers or people at competitors, so by asking "should I do X in 6 months?" or "My cost is $x. Should I charge $10x?" in a place where either might see it, I'd be screwing myself more than paying someone I know to be impartial 0.1% or $250/hr to answer it. Seems like something you'd need to address. For some issues it might not be a big deal (~any lawyer answering legal questions would be bound by professional ethics, so it'd be ok, and a lot of questions don't involve much confidentiality).

23 points by weitingliu 14y ago

joezhou 14y ago

Where do you find all these experts? Please don't be a recruiting firm in disguise.

instaboard 14y ago
Hi! The experts are professional service providers who'd like to be connected to businesses on our platform.
- anu_gupta 14y ago
  What does that mean? Looks like anyone can apply to be an 'expert'. Do you guys do any filtering / vetting? If so, what? How much does it cost, or is that down to negotiating with the 'expert'? Is this just a slightly more upmarket oDesk / eLance?
- timedoctor 14y ago
  I'm not sure that this is the sort of board member you want? You do not want board members who are trying to sell to you?
  - instaboard 14y ago
    Hi Rob! Instaboard enables businesses to reach experts whose timely advice would help companies overcome key challenges. It is more of a help request model, and we want to create an environment that'd make sense for both sides.

monsterix 14y ago

I am curious to know why you chose insta+ name for your product? I mean there are quite a few launches on HN with insta + appendwhateverservicename kind of name lately. One back of the mind thought that comes is choosing such a name really "smarts" or it boils down to some sort of wishful thinking? My take for instance here, is that this launch has probably helped me to remember Instagram only better. Not the service in question. But that could be just me. What do you think?

CookWithMe 14y ago

Very interesting, but some words on pricing are IMO a must-have. E.g. it's not really a problem for me to find a legal advisor, but paying for his service is. I also believe many non-technical founders can easily find an agency that can advise them on mobile, but they can't pay for it.

instaboard 14y ago
thanks! pricing info will be added soon.

joahua 14y ago

How does this compare to clarity.fm?

rdl 14y ago

Confidentiality would be one of the key concerns I'd have -- e.g. if I wanted advice on the security industry, the best positioned people to give me advice would be either CISOs at potential customers or people at competitors, so by asking "should I do X in 6 months?" or "My cost is $x. Should I charge $10x?" in a place where either might see it, I'd be screwing myself more than paying someone I know to be impartial 0.1% or $250/hr to answer it. Seems like something you'd need to address. For some issues it might not be a big deal (~any lawyer answering legal questions would be bound by professional ethics, so it'd be ok, and a lot of questions don't involve much confidentiality).