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Ask HN: Please review my startup, Panjury.com

1 points by demeanator 13y ago

www.panjury.com WHAT IS IT: When I argued with my friends whether Obama or Bush is more hated, none of us have the answer. Turn out there isn't a tool that can accurately track public opinion unless you count public polling (or the not so accurate social media sentiment analysis) Frustrated by this fact, I created Panjury. Our idea is actually pretty simple. You write your thought on an object, you attach a score associated with your mood, you share this with your friend and ask them to do the same. This way, we can have a fast way to get a hold on public opinion. This idea is further expanded into a full fledged project that provides third party API connectivity, analytics and more. WHAT I NEED: I'm currently doing this project on my own. I need a marketer. I also need critique and testers. I'd love if the great HN community would give me some feedback! THANKS!

czbond 13y ago
Some thoughts -I like the idea. I like where you're going with it. A way to draw users in - is a style similar to Buzzfeed. Create a content article (eg: for ladies, ones on shoes, or dresses... where you have attached scores). Share that on facebook, and share that on twitter to the respective groups, niches, etc. That could be a good way to draw people in. From a behaviours perspective, consider having the person first "make their verdict/review" and THEN create an account to save. Or even try anonymously at first. The reason.... people are more likely to register once they've made even a small investment of time (eg: star rating, review, etc) than they are 5 seconds earlier before the rating. I didn't see the use case initially as much of "I have an opinion, my friend's is different let's test". But what I did see, is something that could be viral easily (eg: similar to the Facebook "what kind of star wars character are you, etc). Your ratings incite opinions, which incite emotion. People act on emotion.
- demeanator 13y ago
  Thanks for your input and your great advice! It makes a lot of sense to allow anonymous posting. One thing i'm not sure is, isn't it the opposite of what the trend is? (squeeze page requiring to sign up before letting you see anything at all) Anyway, I think I'll work on some of them right away!
  - czbond 13y ago
    It is - but I think your situation is a bit different. Showing a topic that is likely to get someone to post (eg: instills emotion) and then letting them articulate that (eg: review, comment) is powerful to pull them through a commitment to sign up. As an analogy, think of how many blogs you've read, wanted to comment on - but did not leave a comment simply bc you didn't want to register.
- demeanator 13y ago
  What if, I allow people to post verdicts, but their score will not count toward the overall score unless they sign up. Is it a good idea?
jakejake 13y ago
Looks like fun! One suggestion might be a more visible way of showing the hate level rather than a decimal number. It took me a minute to figure it out. Seeing a list of topics with 63.2 and 50.9 on them - I couldn't really figure out what the number represented. Some kind of pie chart or bar graph with love/hate or even a graphic indicating the level of hatred along with the number might be more instantly recognizable. Good luck!
- demeanator 13y ago
  Thanks! Great idea! I'll see what I can do about it! Please check back in like 10 minutes!! =P

1 points by demeanator 13y ago

czbond 13y ago

Some thoughts -I like the idea. I like where you're going with it. A way to draw users in - is a style similar to Buzzfeed. Create a content article (eg: for ladies, ones on shoes, or dresses... where you have attached scores). Share that on facebook, and share that on twitter to the respective groups, niches, etc. That could be a good way to draw people in. From a behaviours perspective, consider having the person first "make their verdict/review" and THEN create an account to save. Or even try anonymously at first. The reason.... people are more likely to register once they've made even a small investment of time (eg: star rating, review, etc) than they are 5 seconds earlier before the rating. I didn't see the use case initially as much of "I have an opinion, my friend's is different let's test". But what I did see, is something that could be viral easily (eg: similar to the Facebook "what kind of star wars character are you, etc). Your ratings incite opinions, which incite emotion. People act on emotion.

demeanator 13y ago
Thanks for your input and your great advice! It makes a lot of sense to allow anonymous posting. One thing i'm not sure is, isn't it the opposite of what the trend is? (squeeze page requiring to sign up before letting you see anything at all) Anyway, I think I'll work on some of them right away!
- czbond 13y ago
  It is - but I think your situation is a bit different. Showing a topic that is likely to get someone to post (eg: instills emotion) and then letting them articulate that (eg: review, comment) is powerful to pull them through a commitment to sign up. As an analogy, think of how many blogs you've read, wanted to comment on - but did not leave a comment simply bc you didn't want to register.
demeanator 13y ago
What if, I allow people to post verdicts, but their score will not count toward the overall score unless they sign up. Is it a good idea?

jakejake 13y ago

Looks like fun! One suggestion might be a more visible way of showing the hate level rather than a decimal number. It took me a minute to figure it out. Seeing a list of topics with 63.2 and 50.9 on them - I couldn't really figure out what the number represented. Some kind of pie chart or bar graph with love/hate or even a graphic indicating the level of hatred along with the number might be more instantly recognizable. Good luck!

demeanator 13y ago
Thanks! Great idea! I'll see what I can do about it! Please check back in like 10 minutes!! =P