Ask HN: What's your startup or product?

19 pointsby jjets71814 tahun yang lalu74 comments

I'm getting ready to launch my first rails app, and I thought it would be interesting to hear about the software projects people are developing. It's amazing and inspiring to see what problems people are solving through software. So, what product or app have you developed or are you working on? It can be anything from a full-blown startup to a small side-project to a quick hack.

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caw14 tahun yang lalu

I'm working on a side project where you can configure various Linux server setups by answering a few questions. It will automatically generate the proper config files and install the software for you. Similar to AWS Marketplace, but more geared towards single installs for dev or production servers.

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

What you're working on sounds like it will make hosting much easier. Keep up the great work!

splatcollision14 tahun yang lalu

Edit Room is the fastest way to build production-ready responsive web design prototypes.

http://www.edit-room.com

Solo founder, bootstrapping in my spare time. Rails and lots and lots of Javascript. Ask me anything!

wallawe14 tahun yang lalu

Really cool, you should re-post as "show HN" (recommend later in the day) and make an effort to get exposure on the front page.

splatcollision14 tahun yang lalu

Thanks, look for it in a couple of weeks at the latest.

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

Very cool! How many paying customers do you have, if you don't mind me asking?

tdorrance14 tahun yang lalu

http://neufit.com We are launching at TechCrunch Disrupt SF next month. NeuFit is a social fitness entertainment platform. We are looking to solve the issues of chronic diseases caused by obesity and a sedentary lifestyle by delivering a platform that lets users encourage and motivate each other to get and stay active. We've partnered with device manufacturers and mobile app companies to integrate their products as well. For instance if you are a RunKeeper user or have a Fitbit we automatically pull in your actvity data. We translate your real-world activity into fun game mechanics that allow you complete quests, challenge and motivate others and earn real world rewards.

ReKognition14 tahun yang lalu

We just launched our ReKognition API - best Face.com alternative. (Face Detection/Recognition, plus Gender)& Scene Understanding. And, will launch our 1st App by the end of this Month. http://rekognition.com/

tsumnia14 tahun yang lalu

I was playing with your demo page and was curious, how do you handle gender classification? Follow-up would be what are you results in broad ethnicity recognition (based on what I've seen, I can tell you at least tried it). Any attempts into age?

ReKognition14 tahun yang lalu

Thanks for testing our api.

We have trained our system so that it knows typical/common female and male facial features.

Our machine learning algorithm will generate a score from 0.0 to1.0 representing gender.

We are still tuning our age and emotion recognition. We will release (most likely in just a couple of weeks) it when we feel it's good and reliable enough for public use.

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

It's great to see a service like ReKognition offering a Face Recognition API in the wake of Face.com closure. Keep on doing what you're doing!

ReKognition14 tahun yang lalu

It's really encouraging to hear you saying so! Also, we will launch age detection and FB training API soon. Your feedback is always welcome.

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urthen14 tahun yang lalu

Just finished the minimum viable prototype for a identity and permissions brokering network: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLU1TJmMSjo&feature=plcp

I'll be initially offering services such as single sign on and aggregated micropayments... think being able to charge as low as $0.25 / month / user for your service, without requiring users to sign up for a long period (which can hurt signup rates) or being hit with a $0.30 fee per transaction.

You can poke at the first demo yourself at http://prototype.projectmaelstrom.com

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

Neat. What types of scenarios do you see where site owners would be looking to charge people very low prices for software like $0.25/month?

urthen14 tahun yang lalu

My first target market will not necessarily be for software, but for subscriptions to content. I'm thinking webcomics, small online news outlets, professional blogs, etc. Anywhere that is traditionally supported by advertising.

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

Ah, okay. That makes sense and sounds like it has the potential to be pretty lucrative.

pjnewton14 tahun yang lalu

I'm working on creating a "School of Crossfit" http://wodacademy.com to bring functional fitness and nutrition to those who don't have the time or the funds to pay for high quality personal training.

tnorthcutt14 tahun yang lalu

Interesting. I'd suggest focusing more on benefits (get in shape, feel better, whatever) that "learn about the WOD" on your splash page.

pjnewton14 tahun yang lalu

Yeah I agree... I'm still working through the concept and I've landed on the Coadcademy for Fitness and Nutrition.

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

Nice! I'm looking forward to see WODAcademy launch.

sprobertson14 tahun yang lalu

A meta-startup, rapid web application development for early stage entrepreneurs. Prontotype - http://prontotype.us/

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

Thanks for sharing! What do you mean by rapid web application development? Does Prontotype have a drag-and-drop interface or does it involve programming?

sprobertson14 tahun yang lalu

Well Prontotype isn't a product, it's a service -- we do the web development (rapidly) for clients.

dakoller14 tahun yang lalu

Working on http://rapidslides.com - a way generate business presentations based on visual input such as photos, whiteboards, flip charts & sketches. We use your CI / your website as basis and deliver the result back to you in max. 24h.

gqgy14 tahun yang lalu

Will soon be launching site with information on products releasing in the future and to gauge level of anticipation of people.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4379664

Wish you the best of luck with your app!

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

Thanks for the kind words! What you're working on sounds neat; is it focused more on tech products than physical products?

wj14 tahun yang lalu

I created and am continually improving Indie Intern which is software intended to help filmmakers go from script through production.

http://www.indieintern.com

You didn't say what you were working on.

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

Thanks for sharing your site. I'm not someone who produces or films movies, but I do have some friends that enjoy making movies.

I'm working on an application called PillHQ, which will be a reminder service to help people remember to take their medications.

urthen14 tahun yang lalu

Hey, this looks fun! If only I had time to actually work on the movie I wanted to make :-)

alliem14 tahun yang lalu

SeedTG is like a wider breadth yC clone focused on transgender founders, and is designed to bring down the high unemployment rate in the transgender community as a long term side effect of helping trans-owned businesses become successful. Seedtg.com/wordpress

VuongN14 tahun yang lalu

I'm working http://officecheese.com, a community on a mission to help increase smile count in the work environment through funny jokes as well as resources on how to be funny and stay positive.

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

Very nice! I think this could help out lots of different offices.

mheap14 tahun yang lalu

We're working on a realtime filtering engine for Twitter. Think "gmail filters + labels", but for Twitter. http://tweetdig.com

adam-_-14 tahun yang lalu

I'm still assessing the viability of a new social media analytics and monitoring solution - http://twitcherhq.com

anujkk14 tahun yang lalu

I was thinking that I have seen that design somewhere and I was right.

https://wrapbootstrap.com/theme/its-beta-landing-page-WB00G9...

adam-_-14 tahun yang lalu

Yes I needed something To get started quickly. I highly recommend buying a template.

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

Thanks for your comment! This looks interesting, but I think the market you're trying to enter is fairly crowded.

adam-_-14 tahun yang lalu

It is but my hypothesis is that most products are aimed for large businesses and not easy to use/buy for smaller companies (I could still be wrong - we'll see).

wallawe14 tahun yang lalu

Recommended --> margin-top: -7px (I think) on your signup button

adam-_-14 tahun yang lalu

Thanks, I will check this out.

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d0m14 tahun yang lalu

I help families finding home-care help for their loved ones.

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

Thanks for your response! What you're doing sounds very rewarding and interesting. I'm assuming that the families you are helping have loved ones who are elderly or may suffer from conditions that prevent them from properly taking care of themselves. Is this the market you're addressing?

urthen14 tahun yang lalu

It's always nice to hear about someone doing some real, hands-on good. Keep it up!

gawker14 tahun yang lalu

Kudos to you! Are you working as an agent-basis or developing some software?

dotmanish14 tahun yang lalu

Mobile Data Collection for the Vernacular Languages world: MobQuery : http://www.mobquery.com

olalonde14 tahun yang lalu

You might want to work on your pitch ;)

dotmanish14 tahun yang lalu

Realised. Cut short. Thanks.

true_religion14 tahun yang lalu

Helping you make fact-based trading decisions at TradingClearly - http://tradingclearly.com/

alvins14 tahun yang lalu

Working on a personal finance startup here in Sydney, Australia - https://www.pocket.bo/ok

Nomon14 tahun yang lalu

Record and share your gameplay http://everyplay.com launched just a few days ago.

bharani_m14 tahun yang lalu

Resumonk - http://www.resumonk.com - Beautifully simple online resume builder

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

Wow, the design for Resumonk is beautiful and the functionality looks great as well. May I recommend requiring people to pay for the product up-front instead of doing a free offering? I feel business-wise that freemium might not be as profitable. Of course though, I could be wrong!

lsiebert14 tahun yang lalu

I'm working on advertising supported niche tools/game aides on Android. Though honestly, that's more a vehicle to build my resume.

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

That sounds good. Building apps to boost your resumé is never a bad thing.

spydertennis14 tahun yang lalu

Add filters to your facebook photos and mail photo postcards. http://airbrush.io

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

This looks pretty cool; thanks for sharing!

yamalight14 tahun yang lalu

We're doing some crazy AI-powered music recommendation service based on user location, activity, mood and some other stuff.

fezzl14 tahun yang lalu

We are a daily deal platform. We host Groupon clones: http://www.zuupy.com.

wallawe14 tahun yang lalu

Since most of the people who are going to be your customers will likely not be in the business long (let's be realistic), why not charge a large up front fee for them to purchase the software as opposed to letting them pay a monthly subscription? The daily deal business is extremely difficult (I work at livingsocial) and most of those clones won't last more than a couple months.

fezzl14 tahun yang lalu

Because that's not in our interest long term. If we charge upfront a large amount (and inevitable disincentivize ourselves from providing great support and upgrade to them thereafter -- which are crucial since it's an "extremely difficult" business), we will get negative word of mouth that will not be great for our sales and marketing.

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

This looks great. I'm curious as to how long on average people who sign up for your site stay with it? Thanks for sharing, and the best of luck with your venture!

fezzl14 tahun yang lalu

It varies greatly, but most stay for at least 3 months, empirically.

freshfey14 tahun yang lalu

interesting, do you have any revenue?

fezzl14 tahun yang lalu

Certainly, and growing too.

matvoz14 tahun yang lalu

Working on "helping you drive economically, everywhere". http://www.mylpg.eu

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

This looks like a great tool. I think changing the domain name might be a good idea since some people may not infer that mylpg = miles per gallon.

kevinrpope14 tahun yang lalu

nitpicking: mylpg = my Liquified Petroleum Gas, as this is a site for lpg-fueled cars. Also, given the context of the site (x stations in Europe, .eu TLD), it's unlikely he'd want 'mpg' in the domain name as Europeans don't use miles or gallons.

factorialboy14 tahun yang lalu

Review19 - http://review19.com - Collaborative decision making for teams

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

Thanks for sharing. Review19 looks interesting and the site design is fantastic. Keep up the great work!

hemantv14 tahun yang lalu

We are online test and interview platform. http://simplyhire.in/

jjets71814 tahun yang lalu

The site is still down for me, but I'm looking forward to checking it out. Thanks for sharing!

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Sorry for unavailable. I am in process of moving the website to new datacenter. You can check back in 12 hours. I don't know why linode is so slow for traferring machine.

drew8214 tahun yang lalu

http://www.sofreakinannoying.com - a place to vent

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