BenVoss

vor 15 Jahrendiscuss

Love to hear specifically from coffee drinkers about feature requests/UI improvements, or other comments, criticisms and questions.

BenVoss

vor 15 Jahrendiscuss

Good for you! It looks great. I don't have a need for services like that right now, so I'm not sure I can give any solid advice, but the best of luck to you!

BenVoss

vor 15 Jahrendiscuss

That's a good point. A switch in the font face could be easier to read.

BenVoss

vor 15 Jahrendiscuss

True, I felt a bit of the same. Switching to "new" may be a good idea.

BenVoss

vor 15 Jahrendiscuss

HN,

  I know all you guys have a short time so I’ll try to be as quick as possible.  A friend and I are going to release our startup in about two months that will be a social approach to rating, buying, sharing and collecting coffee.

37signals “getting real” is a book I hold close and dear and they recommend to get out a “buzz” page to collect contacts. So I built a simple one with a few features:

- Linked up to fb instead of asking for emails for social proofing and its a lot easier to “like” something than give up your email address.

- Showed my friends screenshots to get quotes, linked to their twitter accounts to give credibility

- Since its not released it hasn’t been featured in any outlets, I did however submit it to some of the leading “link dumps” and put their logos in there. Even though being seen on digg isnt a big deal, the logos add credibility

- Offered incentives that will be followed up on: early adopter badges and early invites.

What I’d like from you guys: 1. Like it if you like coffee. I’d be smitten.

2. What would you do to make a more efficient and effective buzz page to collect user bases? What pearls of wisdom do you have to market and grow a new web app/startup?

3. If you are a coffee drinker, how do you think technology can be used to make your coffee experience better? What would you really like to see in future iterations of a coffee application? (Some early requests from friends has been to add coffeehouses in the mix)

BenVoss

vor 15 Jahrendiscuss

No need to download/install?

BenVoss

vor 15 Jahrendiscuss

I like it, nice job. Fast, clean and simple UI.

BenVoss

vor 15 Jahrendiscuss

I'm looking for some feedback, so feel free to leave comments here.

Submissions

Modern Marvels: The Creation of the Computer

Planet Documentary: A Grooveshark for Documentaries

Show HN: CoffeeDig, a social platform to rate, review, share and buy coffee

DailyBread: Expense Tracker for the Minimalist

Releasing startup soon -- Constructive criticisms needed for "buzz" page

Music and the Language of Feeling

Bucky's Spaceship Earth and the Survival of Humanity

Stupidity and How to Avoid It

Snowflakes and How I Became a Bit More Humble

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