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document tracking
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
2 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.
Privacy: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 2 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and nice-looking site
From 1 comment
I'm curious, do the two of you consider privacy at any point when building this? Well done launching, it's a nice looking site and a good idea which should appeal to…
tombrossman on HN
Could help professors track student video watching
From 1 comment
Seems like a good tool for professors at universities. For some classes my professors send out quizzes along with (mandatory watch) lecture videos (3-4 min) long and they track…
shashanoid on HN
Objections
Hosting documents on the site raises privacy concerns
From 3 comments
I'm curious, do the two of you consider privacy at any point when building this? Well done launching, it's a nice looking site and a good idea which should appeal to…
tombrossman on HNHorrible idea. Ethically. More so if the reader is not notified. You should probably add “loose potential customers” to the “cons” section. I would not follow such a link the way…
onyva on HNThe only two questions that matter: 1. Why is the PDF reader running active or remote content without prompting? 2. What PDF readers do not respect my privacy?
kevin_b_er on HN
Unclear market; HN readers are not the target audience
From 2 comments
I'm not sure there is much of a market for this. Seems geared towards business users, as I can't imagine what the average person would need this for. As far as the business…
turc1656 on HNHey Wiktor, ignore the HN hivemind, the age and target group is strongly skewed. While your competitor DocSend is recommended over here:…
purerandomness on HN
Downloaded copies cannot be tracked
From 1 comment
Yes, but there is optional possibility to allow for downloading the file, which we can't track in this case
wsieroci on HN
Readers can screenshot content
From 1 comment
So people will screenshot it if they want a copy?
swanlyk on HN
Requests
Add a 'How it works' section and privacy policy
From 2 comments
Can’t seem to find any information which PDF readers are supported (read - that fetch external resources without explicit user’s consent). I suspect that not that many... Edit -…
eps on HNI'm curious, do the two of you consider privacy at any point when building this? Well done launching, it's a nice looking site and a good idea which should appeal to…
tombrossman on HN
Focus on a target persona and integrations with CRM tools
From 1 comment
I was CEO and co-founder of doxIQ (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/doxiq), a similar product. We were acquired by Nitro, another PDF software company, after a couple of…
mifeng on HN
Questions
Which PDF readers are supported and do they fetch external resources
From 2 comments
Can’t seem to find any information which PDF readers are supported (read - that fetch external resources without explicit user’s consent). I suspect that not that many... Edit -…
eps on HNThe only two questions that matter: 1. Why is the PDF reader running active or remote content without prompting? 2. What PDF readers do not respect my privacy?
kevin_b_er on HN
Is the PDF still a PDF or hosted content
From 2 comments
So they're not PDFs anymore?
kevin_b_er on HNCan you confirm that the end result is no longer a PDF, but content hosted on your site? Or rather a PDF hosted on your site that the user doesn't copy to their computer but…
nwsm on HN
Alternatives named
DocSend
From 2 comments
Hey Wiktor, ignore the HN hivemind, the age and target group is strongly skewed. While your competitor DocSend is recommended over here:…
purerandomness on HN"recommend" is a bit strong. Yes, two people recommended it. But another indicated that DocSend is disliked by investors and an actual investor chimed in to say they don't…
turc1656 on HN
Google Analytics
From 1 comment
At which point, why even bother with the PDF... just host your content on any web site, and run Google Analytics.
codingdave on HN
Scribd
From 1 comment
Horrible idea. Ethically. More so if the reader is not notified. You should probably add “loose potential customers” to the “cons” section. I would not follow such a link the way…
onyva on HN