Aye the backend could certainly use some additional processing. We're just working out the best way to approach this now. For the time being we just offer some simple sorting, tagging and categorization options, but we're working on locking down the next iteration. Thanks
Yeah we tried to keep things simple the whole way through, and our focus is solely on the enterprise, rather than an external-facing "consumer" suggestion box.
Yes, rails is my first language (aside from knowing a little bit of HTML/CSS beforehand).
I used railstutorial.org, railsforzombies, etc. and spun off from that to get Vetter up and running.
I've definitely developed a passion for development and will continue to pursue it. I currently spend an hour or two each day strictly on studying, since I still have a lot of foundational knowledge to learn (I can get things done, but not necessarily in a best-practice type way)
Definitely something to consider. The tendency to rate things higher is definitely apparent with the star-rating system, so this is something we've been considering.
You've done a good job summarizing the pros of using an upvote-only system... something to consider over the next while. Thanks
Yes, still learning a lot about copy and design... But hopefully we will be able to improve this with time.
Good question about the Vetting - I see what you're saying about it, and we've looked at some alternative approaches, but it seems to do a good job of getting users engaged in the rating / voting process at this point.
Do you think just a suggestion box app would be too simple?
Anything and everything! At this point we are definitely looking to build our customer base, as it is relatively small currently, but feedback from users has been quite good so far.
Quick bit of back story:
Myself and a co-worker founded Vetter last year. I had been learning rails, and he had the idea for the project.
It has now been about 9 months, and we've learned a lot, are profitable, and fully-bootstrapped (aside from a small prize at the end of start-up weekend).