Cool. Also it has a nice viral element. Could you just open it up to the world instead of keeping it behind the alpha? What's your fear? What's the worst thing

Cool. Also it has a nice viral element. Could you just open it up to the world instead of keeping it behind the alpha? What's your fear? What's the worst thing that could happen? Here is why it might be a good idea to open it up. When I went to the site I liked the layout and the appearance but I didn't really understand what it was about. So I was not motivated to sign up for an alpha. If more of the site was visible I'd "get" it and might want to sign up. Another neat feature would be if I could invite some of my friends. Also it would be nice if I could just interact with it, at least get a basic feel, or get a demo, without the sign-up. That would help me decide whether I wanted to sign up or not. I have noticed in my own ventures is that when I release things and people start using them and sending me feedback that becomes an incredibly powerful source of motivation and energy for me to keep working on the stuff in the evenings and on weekends. The lack of motivation only occurs before the release. So it's good to get the release out of the way quickly -- even if it is a flimsy and pathetic release. Sort of like a newborn baby -- flimsy but functional. If the back-end does not completely work yet, is there a really simple, really tiny scenario that it could implement so that it could be useful? Think minimal and simple and throw out all the elaborate features that you need more people to implement. Another thing I have found useful is to add a feedback form somewhere so that early users can send me direct feedback. People say the weirdest things which can lead to some interesting results.