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Hey HN! Zach from Breue here. Breue started as Headlinr - a billboard for startup and product launches. Well, it was actually a curated list of useful good lo
by zvanness 13y ago
Hey HN!
Zach from Breue here.
Breue started as Headlinr - a billboard for startup and product launches. Well, it was actually a curated list of useful good looking products.
From the products rejected on Headlinr, many of the founders reached out to us, asking how they could improve their products. We noticed a pattern of designers and coders unsure of what to build and how to launch their products.
So, we put together a little experiment called the Screening Room and ran it for a week. The results were spectacular. It became clear where we needed to focus our time and energies.
So, we built Breue.
Typically, we try to get product advice and feedback by posting somewhere online where people can see it. You receive a bunch of mixed advice. Only a few people give you good advice and feedback. And you have to deal with snark and hateful remarks.
Breue is a community where people give you the best advice and direction they can on your vision, business, product, product flaws, etc. So far, there has been zero snark. There are no remarks like "looks cool" or "sounds interesting". Just really helpful, worthwhile, invaluable stuff.
We've put together an amazing community of smart talented people who want to learn from and help each other out. As a member of the community, you get to engage with other smart talented people. You get to see, read, and hear things that others don't. You get to help shape things.
Please take a minute to read testimonials by founders of products showcased on Breue:
http://breue.com/stories http://breue.com/stories
I'm here to answer any questions from the HN community!
- jamessun 13y agoZach - I'm a new "Breuer" and looking forward to participating in the community. How do you plan on dealing with the (inevitable?) issues that seem to plague most online communities, such as snarky behavior, online trolls and other non-helpful behavior?
- zvanness 13y agoHey James! Great point! We carefully vet every Breuer out before letting them in so we can set an environment where everyone feels comfortable to participate and comment. We have zero tolerance for snark, trolls, or hateful remarks.
- cmbaus 13y agoOne suggestion. I would make the description on the landing page more informative about the service you offer rather than how exceptional you are. It took me a while to understand what your product was. For instance, on the Y Combinator home page PG isn't mentioned. Instead the concept of Y Combinator is outlined.
- zvanness 13y agoGood point! Thanks for the suggestion. I think we should work on the landing page a bit to make it more descriptive for first-time visitors.