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Show HN: Impraise – Easy continuous feedback at work (YC S14)

47 points by filp 12y ago

webwright 12y ago
Looks really nice, guys-- congrats! Would love to see some more product screens versus "request a demo" or "try it for free" (both are time-consuming ways to learn how a product looks/works).
kareemm 12y ago
Nice. I always thought Rypple was a great idea but a) early and b) was never sure if their execution would work. They were acquired by Salesforce and rebranded as Work.com in 2013. I hope the Impraise team can make it work - waiting a year for performance feedback is a stunningly stupid notion.
unignorant 12y ago
Here's a video that describes the app: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrp7ctc5FM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrp7ctc5FM (Had a hard time finding details on the website)
fnbr 12y ago
Do you discuss pricing anywhere? I'm very hesitant to commit to a free trial when I don't know how much the product will cost afterwards.
- scott_karana 12y ago
  Absolutely agreed. Once I realized I couldn't find the price, my eyes got glossy.
skbohra123 12y ago
Surprised to see a YC company doing an android app before the iOS app! Are we seeing a shift?
- amrosado 12y ago
  Google cloud endpoints
  - cmelbye 12y ago
    Google Cloud Endpoints supports iOS, and I'm not even sure if Impraise is using Cloud Endpoints. Pinging impraise.com shows that they're using Amazon Elastic Beanstalk for at least their web app.
    - filp 12y ago
      That's indeed what we're using, we built everything internally, including our mobile API.
1123581321 12y ago
How about adding a page that explains the process and benefit to managers?
flipside 12y ago
More details and screenshots on techcrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/11/impraise/ http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/11/impraise/ Really glad feedback is moving in the direction of smaller, more frequent interactions.
mrbird 12y ago
This is an interesting concept. Why the focus on a mobile app, as opposed to email or web? Is there something about the interaction that's better done via mobile device? I feel like the site is light on details about how it actually works, but I'm intrigued.
- larrys 12y ago
  "Why the focus on a mobile app" I would imagine mobile suits this very well because reactions and praise are immediate and device in always in your hand no matter where your physical presence is (you may not be near a laptop or desktop).
- filp 12y ago
  We're looking to trigger feedback when it's still fresh in the users' minds (i.e, after you just left a meeting), thus the focus on mobile; but we put a lot of effort into our web-app as well, and see that some users prefer to use only that.
  - larrys 12y ago
    Feedback: You have to get many more screen shots showing actual use on your website. I'm not seeing any. Hard to say much w/o seeing that. Can't even pass it along to anyone who I might think is interested without more of that.
    - filp 12y ago
      Thanks for the feedback, we're definitely going to add some more screenshots. In the mean time we've updated our landing page with a short introduction video (which was also already posted in the comments here).
      - larrys 12y ago
        Let me give you an idea and direction to at least look into for your product, either currently or in the future. Feedback, for hospital stays is super important. You should look at adapting a version of your product to suit people having hospital stays both elective and non elective. Hospital's are already conducting patient quality surveys and something like this product could easily fit into that. (And the best part is you can find many ways to charge for this as the budget and the need is definitely there). This could be by way of a dedicated app for each establishment where the hospital tells the patients to download the app and they can either use it while in the bed (depending obviously on their condition) or once they leave the hospital. Wouldn't be to difficult to private brand an app for each hospital or hospital system either. (Yes, certain age groups would have issues but enough wouldn't to make it worthwhile for the hospital..) (If you end up doing this let me know...)
larrys 12y ago
Another good name for this would have been "stroked".
bguthrie 12y ago
I think the focus on immediate, actionable feedback is great, but I get really nervous when I see screenshots with graphs. Does peer to peer feedback happen often enough to merit such an analytical approach? Getting continuous feedback is a great goal, but it strikes me as a human (or process) problem, not a technical one.
deedubaya 12y ago
I feel like this is a technical solution for a bigger people problem: managers not communicating effectively with their subordinates. Soon you won't ever have to talk to your boss! Thanks computers! That being said, I think this is a good product to sell to companies that choose to ignore the real "problem".
- morgante 12y ago
  Agreed. Managers not getting feedback from their subordinates is also a problem. Everyone has things they could improve in, and being frank about that is a hard personal problem which no tech can overcome.
ryanmarsh 12y ago
The UVP for this should be: "The One Minute Manager" for socially awkward millennials
vpontis 12y ago
Does this remind other people of MicroEval who also did YC a few years ago? They have shut down now but you can see info at their site still http://www.microeval.com/ http://www.microeval.com/.
callmeed 12y ago
This looks nice, but it's been a long time since I've worked in a organization that would need this so it's hard for me to comment on the value it would bring. I'm curious, though: can you provide anonymous feedback? However, if other hackers out there are looking for ideas, I think there's a strong need for something similar to this but targeted at businesses with younger, wage-based employees. Think restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses. Their needs are slightly different but I think a feedback tool would be valuable.
mirkoadari 12y ago
I love the approach Weekdone has taken. It's more of a two-way communication thing than Impraise, which is more top to bottom. Any thoughts on comparison?
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47 points by filp 12y ago

Looks really nice, guys-- congrats! Would love to see some more product screens versus "request a demo" or "try it for free" (both are time-consuming ways to learn how a product looks/works).

kareemm 12y ago

Nice. I always thought Rypple was a great idea but a) early and b) was never sure if their execution would work. They were acquired by Salesforce and rebranded as Work.com in 2013. I hope the Impraise team can make it work - waiting a year for performance feedback is a stunningly stupid notion.

unignorant 12y ago

Here's a video that describes the app: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrp7ctc5FM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrp7ctc5FM (Had a hard time finding details on the website)

fnbr 12y ago

Do you discuss pricing anywhere? I'm very hesitant to commit to a free trial when I don't know how much the product will cost afterwards.

scott_karana 12y ago
Absolutely agreed. Once I realized I couldn't find the price, my eyes got glossy.

skbohra123 12y ago

Surprised to see a YC company doing an android app before the iOS app! Are we seeing a shift?

amrosado 12y ago
Google cloud endpoints
- cmelbye 12y ago
  Google Cloud Endpoints supports iOS, and I'm not even sure if Impraise is using Cloud Endpoints. Pinging impraise.com shows that they're using Amazon Elastic Beanstalk for at least their web app.
  - filp 12y ago
    That's indeed what we're using, we built everything internally, including our mobile API.

1123581321 12y ago

How about adding a page that explains the process and benefit to managers?

flipside 12y ago

More details and screenshots on techcrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/11/impraise/ http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/11/impraise/ Really glad feedback is moving in the direction of smaller, more frequent interactions.

mrbird 12y ago

This is an interesting concept. Why the focus on a mobile app, as opposed to email or web? Is there something about the interaction that's better done via mobile device? I feel like the site is light on details about how it actually works, but I'm intrigued.

larrys 12y ago
"Why the focus on a mobile app" I would imagine mobile suits this very well because reactions and praise are immediate and device in always in your hand no matter where your physical presence is (you may not be near a laptop or desktop).
filp 12y ago
We're looking to trigger feedback when it's still fresh in the users' minds (i.e, after you just left a meeting), thus the focus on mobile; but we put a lot of effort into our web-app as well, and see that some users prefer to use only that.
- larrys 12y ago
  Feedback: You have to get many more screen shots showing actual use on your website. I'm not seeing any. Hard to say much w/o seeing that. Can't even pass it along to anyone who I might think is interested without more of that.
  - filp 12y ago
    Thanks for the feedback, we're definitely going to add some more screenshots. In the mean time we've updated our landing page with a short introduction video (which was also already posted in the comments here).
    - larrys 12y ago
      Let me give you an idea and direction to at least look into for your product, either currently or in the future. Feedback, for hospital stays is super important. You should look at adapting a version of your product to suit people having hospital stays both elective and non elective. Hospital's are already conducting patient quality surveys and something like this product could easily fit into that. (And the best part is you can find many ways to charge for this as the budget and the need is definitely there). This could be by way of a dedicated app for each establishment where the hospital tells the patients to download the app and they can either use it while in the bed (depending obviously on their condition) or once they leave the hospital. Wouldn't be to difficult to private brand an app for each hospital or hospital system either. (Yes, certain age groups would have issues but enough wouldn't to make it worthwhile for the hospital..) (If you end up doing this let me know...)

larrys 12y ago

Another good name for this would have been "stroked".

bguthrie 12y ago

I think the focus on immediate, actionable feedback is great, but I get really nervous when I see screenshots with graphs. Does peer to peer feedback happen often enough to merit such an analytical approach? Getting continuous feedback is a great goal, but it strikes me as a human (or process) problem, not a technical one.

deedubaya 12y ago

I feel like this is a technical solution for a bigger people problem: managers not communicating effectively with their subordinates. Soon you won't ever have to talk to your boss! Thanks computers! That being said, I think this is a good product to sell to companies that choose to ignore the real "problem".

morgante 12y ago
Agreed. Managers not getting feedback from their subordinates is also a problem. Everyone has things they could improve in, and being frank about that is a hard personal problem which no tech can overcome.

ryanmarsh 12y ago

The UVP for this should be: "The One Minute Manager" for socially awkward millennials

vpontis 12y ago

Does this remind other people of MicroEval who also did YC a few years ago? They have shut down now but you can see info at their site still http://www.microeval.com/ http://www.microeval.com/.

callmeed 12y ago

This looks nice, but it's been a long time since I've worked in a organization that would need this so it's hard for me to comment on the value it would bring. I'm curious, though: can you provide anonymous feedback? However, if other hackers out there are looking for ideas, I think there's a strong need for something similar to this but targeted at businesses with younger, wage-based employees. Think restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses. Their needs are slightly different but I think a feedback tool would be valuable.

mirkoadari 12y ago

I love the approach Weekdone has taken. It's more of a two-way communication thing than Impraise, which is more top to bottom. Any thoughts on comparison?

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