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Don't give access to your beta for free, swap it
- mrtksn 13y agoit's kind of similar to beerware: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerware http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerware
- spinati 13y agoIt's a great idea. I want to swap something with you, are you still running this?
- martinesko36 13y agoThis is a pretty stupid idea. I'm already helping you by trying out your buggy beta.
- etler 13y agoSo much tunnel vision. Why is there a huge fixed header and footer?
- platz 13y agoSounds like some kind of new socio-economic order
- nav1 13y agoThis doesn't seem like a very reasonable idea. The entire point of beta testing is to fix bugs. The beta testers don't owe you; they are doing you a favour if anything.
- netcan 13y agoAll the commenters people saying that beta tester are doing you a favour and sending this is unreasonable are (imo) missing the point. This is a fun way to make beta users feel connected. It makes it feel kind of like beta testing for a friend.
- martey 13y ago"This is a fun way to make beta users feel connected. Its kind of like beta testing for a friend if you swap them." I agree with you completely. I think that the dismissive comments are missing the fact that Front's customers are other startups. This technique would probably have been less successful if their product focused on consumers.
- ehm_may 13y ago> Giving your product for free undermines its value. Not if it's a fucking beta
- kiwidrew 13y agoI don't really understand why everyone is pooh-poohing this; it's just a more creative way to rate-limit their signups than relying on the usual "you are number 123 on the beta invite list".