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6 points by roberta 12y ago

donfrancisco 12y ago
Airpair does something similar but you have expert programmers that are already vetted. How do you check the skills of the developer giving the programming advice?
ADanFromCanada 12y ago
Who are you? Why should I have any confidence that you're going to help move my project forward? What does being a geek/tutor have to do with starting a business? Why would I think that 1 session per month costing $69/month is enough to give me the knowledge, tools and support I need to do one of the hardest things in the world? Assuming I'm not technical, what the hell is PHP or Scala or Erlang and why would I want to learn it? etc. etc. etc.
- ADanFromCanada 12y ago
  To be clear, that first question is the most important. You're talking about business. Business is almost always about relationships. You're asking me to consider having a relationship with you, but there is absolutely nothing on your landing page that makes me feel like you are credible.
  - roberta 12y ago
    Slightly changed the page. We will not charge until the first session is completed.
drglitch 12y ago
#2 in your easy 3 step process has a typo. More importantly, the whole page gives off a spammy feeling. As others pointed out, who are you and why would i pay you almost a hundred bucks? What areas of expertise do you have? The very top of page states your disdain for erlang - what if it was the absolutely most perfect fit for the startup i want to create? :) edit: more thoughts
- softdev12 12y ago
  There is a weird phenomenon going on now that relates to design. i agree that the page is super simple looking and agree that this is a turnoff for most people. But for some reason people now think that design is even more important than the service. In my opinion, it's the "judging a book by it's cover phenomenon". I wonder how many people would say that the design of Hacker News is too simple?
  - mjnaus 12y ago
    People are visual creatures, so yeah... design matters

6 points by roberta 12y ago

Airpair does something similar but you have expert programmers that are already vetted. How do you check the skills of the developer giving the programming advice?

ADanFromCanada 12y ago

Who are you? Why should I have any confidence that you're going to help move my project forward? What does being a geek/tutor have to do with starting a business? Why would I think that 1 session per month costing $69/month is enough to give me the knowledge, tools and support I need to do one of the hardest things in the world? Assuming I'm not technical, what the hell is PHP or Scala or Erlang and why would I want to learn it? etc. etc. etc.

ADanFromCanada 12y ago
To be clear, that first question is the most important. You're talking about business. Business is almost always about relationships. You're asking me to consider having a relationship with you, but there is absolutely nothing on your landing page that makes me feel like you are credible.
- roberta 12y ago
  Slightly changed the page. We will not charge until the first session is completed.

drglitch 12y ago

#2 in your easy 3 step process has a typo. More importantly, the whole page gives off a spammy feeling. As others pointed out, who are you and why would i pay you almost a hundred bucks? What areas of expertise do you have? The very top of page states your disdain for erlang - what if it was the absolutely most perfect fit for the startup i want to create? :) edit: more thoughts

softdev12 12y ago
There is a weird phenomenon going on now that relates to design. i agree that the page is super simple looking and agree that this is a turnoff for most people. But for some reason people now think that design is even more important than the service. In my opinion, it's the "judging a book by it's cover phenomenon". I wonder how many people would say that the design of Hacker News is too simple?
- mjnaus 12y ago
  People are visual creatures, so yeah... design matters