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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Appreciated.
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
We've found that dads in the 0~6 year old range want to have the content at their fingertips for when they have a few minutes off (toilet breaks!!), and not having to fiddle with their laptop and get more distracted. But I get that thi
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Gotcha, thanks for the heads up. You mean, short time between install and uninstall? We'll need to balance that with the need to keep the lights on. People seem generally OK with signing-up to post a question or tip but to read a free
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
I've spent a year researching and talking to parenting professionals, academic researchers, therapists, parent support group organizers (online and offline). We ended up working with 18 parenting professionals, most of them PhDs, to wr
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Poor pitch: we'll get better. Thank you for your patience. It's my first time posting on HN and I'm nervous. 4-minute dad: you can literally read parts of guides for 4 minutes and then get back to your life. Parenting book di
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
My son just turned 13, so things are a little bit easier at home. I first had the idea for this service 10 years ago but "life" got in the way... in the best possible way... and so here I am, after a "short" delay.
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
You're welcome. Don't hesitate to reach out with comments or questions in the future over email - from within the app.
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Fair enough. It's a balance between experience and business. And we may adjust this in the future. Question for you: had the first guide been freely readable without a sign-in, what do you think would have been your reaction when start
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Thanks for sharing. Feels very relatable, including "would not change a thing as far as my kids go". There is lies some of the challenge isn't it? Which leads to the feeling of gilt that has come out in our discussions with d
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Great question. Worked hard to convince a couple of higher profile parenting professional to join as advisors. No cash but a tiny share of equity. Then used that and the early traction that I could demonstrate on the Instagram account and o
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Both actually. As dads are finally becoming academic research subjects over the last 10 years, we're learning more about the impact of fatherhood on their body/brains, how support needs to be more specific to dads, how their impac
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Thank you, will take a look. This entire project has been so eye opening. Helping me see fatherhood from more than my little corner. And things are even more fascinating when you look at the dynamics around men and fathers in other countrie
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Loneliness may not be a dirty word indeed, but there is a huge stigma associated with it for men, and the result is sobering: it's called the "silent killer of men": https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blo
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Thanks. Beautiful articulation. We've spoken to countless father support organizations over the past year (local, online) and these are the 4 most accurate words I could find to describe the stories I've heard. This article helps
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Fair enough. We try to offer a more relevant experience by reformatting the "blog posts" into more digestible chunks of content as decks of cards / guides. Forums: we're not even there yet, I wish. We're working on
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Thanks! It's still early days but we're trying to create an experience that offers a break from the craziness of the rest of our internet experience. No ads, subdued design, relatable illustrations on launch. Some might find it to
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
App: Yeah, we wanted to be able to control the full experience and remove distractions (other tabs etc). But the future might include a web component. Why do you only want the web, if you don't mind me asking? Cookie banner, apologies,
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
Thank you. Moms are great at creating social networks around them. Dads... not so much, and we're not great at opening up in the first place.
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
yes, good point. I should have added "can be", and the platform currently is targeted at dads that identify with that statement.
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
...is an inspiration for sure! And a proof of the need for more support for dads. But it's also a gigantic mess. We're trying to build a resource for dads wrapped in a more quiet experience.
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
The scrolling is clunky isn't it. Thanks for sharing. We're trying to find a balance between chunking up the content for when dads just have 2 minutes of free time with some of the quotes that are a bit longer. Guide paywall, well
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
oh, fair enough. I've gotten that comment before and I'm still wrestling with it. But you outline it simply. I might just need to give a clearer heads up in the app description for starters.
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by pbarondadditude 5y ago
To give it a try: web: http://www.dadditude.app ios: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1558653576 android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dadditude....
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Show HN: Just Launched an App for Dads
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