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Ask: Review my MVP Doxela.com

4 points by rokhayakebe 17y ago

Hello HN. I would like your feedback on Doxela. Doxela is way to quickly share powerpoint and pdf with several viewers. It is an imgur for pdfs and ppts.

rokhayakebe 17y ago
Clickable http://www.doxela.com http://www.doxela.com
- mailarchis 17y ago
  Hi Rokhayakebe, some suggestions and observations 1. The label manage is not clear enough. I guess anyone who has the manage link has admin right and can delete the doc. 2. Please check the screenshot. For some reasons the powerpoint I uploaded took up the whole screen. http://tinypic.com/r/3524zed/6 http://tinypic.com/r/3524zed/6 3. I liked the simplistic approach. I guess it will be better if you can make the upload field bigger and bring it to the centre of the page, maybe somewhat similar to google and the value prop can be placed above it. All the best
  - rokhayakebe 17y ago
    Thank you for the feedback Mailarchis, 1. Maybe I should change Manage to Admin. I think that is a more universal term for top level access. 2. That is the way it is supposed to look. Should it be different? larger? 3. I may A/B test positions. Thanks again for the feedback.
    - mailarchis 17y ago
      Hi, Ideally I would like the whole slide to be displayed in the browser without having to scroll down. So if possible you can test by making it bit smaller. Cheers
spokey 17y ago
Very nice. I'm not sure what your revenue model is going to be nor how it compares other document sharing platforms like Slideshare or Scribd or whatever is comparable (I don't find myself using that sort of service often), but I really like the simplicity. I found it intuitive and easy to use. One thing I noticed, it didn't seem to accept the new Microsoft Office formats (pptx vs. ppt), which may create a problem for you eventually. Also, in addition to PDF I think it would be useful for you to offer Word (doc/docx) sharing. I imagine many potential users would be more likely to have a Word doc than a PDF to share, and may find it difficult to convert to Word document to a PDF file. Personally, I may be more likely to use a service like this if (a) I could establish a password to protect viewing the file, in addition to the obscure URL and (b) I could offer the people I share it with the option of downloading the source file directly, rather than just viewing it online. PS: I don't think I'll find that name (doxela) memorable.
- rokhayakebe 17y ago
  Thank you Spokey. I am using Google Doc Viewer and they currently do not support pptx. Good idea on the password, and support for .doc and .docx. I tried to register doxdox, and dox.ly but they were already taken so I settled for Doxela. Thank you very much for the feedback. Maybe I will repost another Ask HN by the end of the week, since only a few people actually voted/visited, so maybe they missed it.

4 points by rokhayakebe 17y ago

Hello HN. I would like your feedback on Doxela. Doxela is way to quickly share powerpoint and pdf with several viewers. It is an imgur for pdfs and ppts.

rokhayakebe 17y ago

Clickable http://www.doxela.com http://www.doxela.com

mailarchis 17y ago
Hi Rokhayakebe, some suggestions and observations 1. The label manage is not clear enough. I guess anyone who has the manage link has admin right and can delete the doc. 2. Please check the screenshot. For some reasons the powerpoint I uploaded took up the whole screen. http://tinypic.com/r/3524zed/6 http://tinypic.com/r/3524zed/6 3. I liked the simplistic approach. I guess it will be better if you can make the upload field bigger and bring it to the centre of the page, maybe somewhat similar to google and the value prop can be placed above it. All the best
- rokhayakebe 17y ago
  Thank you for the feedback Mailarchis, 1. Maybe I should change Manage to Admin. I think that is a more universal term for top level access. 2. That is the way it is supposed to look. Should it be different? larger? 3. I may A/B test positions. Thanks again for the feedback.
  - mailarchis 17y ago
    Hi, Ideally I would like the whole slide to be displayed in the browser without having to scroll down. So if possible you can test by making it bit smaller. Cheers

spokey 17y ago

Very nice. I'm not sure what your revenue model is going to be nor how it compares other document sharing platforms like Slideshare or Scribd or whatever is comparable (I don't find myself using that sort of service often), but I really like the simplicity. I found it intuitive and easy to use. One thing I noticed, it didn't seem to accept the new Microsoft Office formats (pptx vs. ppt), which may create a problem for you eventually. Also, in addition to PDF I think it would be useful for you to offer Word (doc/docx) sharing. I imagine many potential users would be more likely to have a Word doc than a PDF to share, and may find it difficult to convert to Word document to a PDF file. Personally, I may be more likely to use a service like this if (a) I could establish a password to protect viewing the file, in addition to the obscure URL and (b) I could offer the people I share it with the option of downloading the source file directly, rather than just viewing it online. PS: I don't think I'll find that name (doxela) memorable.

rokhayakebe 17y ago
Thank you Spokey. I am using Google Doc Viewer and they currently do not support pptx. Good idea on the password, and support for .doc and .docx. I tried to register doxdox, and dox.ly but they were already taken so I settled for Doxela. Thank you very much for the feedback. Maybe I will repost another Ask HN by the end of the week, since only a few people actually voted/visited, so maybe they missed it.