canvas-sketch
Productivity
business model canvas
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
7 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 12 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.
Execution: 2 for, 5 againstDesign: 3 for, 3 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, easy to use design
From 3 comments
Great, very clear and easy to use but are you meant to be able to share this. What is the intended use case?
al_ramich on HNThe design is really nice. I'd add these things though: - rearrange cards inside segments - add a tooltip to the icon to each segment to briefly explain what's expected there or…
kowdermeister on HNAwesome! I think this tool is great. I would recommend adding to your future MVP is an info highlight to each block of the canvas, so the user doesn't have to research the type…
chm0022 on HN
Objections
Data saved only in browser localStorage, one canvas per browser
From 2 comments
I think the question should be restated as: how do you save to a file and load from a file? The use of localStorage means you can only have one version of a canvas per…
TeMPOraL on HNWhere's the data stored?
dugluak on HN
Non-Latin characters such as Hebrew broke the board, since fixed
From 3 comments
Very nice and useful! I guess that's not your main concern, but when I tried to type some Hebrew characters the whole board disappeared (try שלום).
yoavm on HNIt seemed easier to deal with / parse out of local storage. Maybe it wasn't 100% necessary. It looks like it's caused bugs for non-latin characters.
sbussard on HNFix merged https://github.com/sbussard/canvas-sketch/pull/16 https://sbussard.github.io/canvas-sketch/
sbussard on HN
Printing does not keep the canvas layout
From 1 comment
That's really cool, but when I want to print it, it doesn't keep the business model canvas layout :/
matejlatin on HN
Light on features and UX could be better
From 1 comment
It looks OK. It's light on features and the UX isn't that great (why input popups at the top of the page?). Why not spend a bit more time on it before showing it off to a big…
macspoofing on HN
Requests
Save and load via JSON file download or clipboard
From 3 comments
Could just offer downloading the data as JSON in a file as well as having it in local storage?
Gcam on HNCopy JSON to clipboard function?
davidjgraph on HNA former version of the app I made a few years ago had the ability to download a json file with all your data. Then to open you would just drag the file from your computer and…
sbussard on HN
Gist-based sharing and loading
From 1 comment
Create a gist and support loading from a gist URL? It's shareable between devices and people, and even editable if you pretty-print the JSON, rather than base64 encoding it. I…
numbsafari on HN
Example board to play with
From 1 comment
Could OP maybe post an example of a board to play around with?
filleokus on HN
Pre-populated example and a start-over button
From 1 comment
I have no idea what to do here, maybe pre-populate it when first time visiting to show the concept, add a button (with confirm) to start over?
NKCSS on HN
Questions
How do you save and load?
From 1 comment
The github project itself is at https://github.com/sbussard/canvas-sketch Question: how do you save/load? We had a similar idea for draw.io [1] [1]…
davidjgraph on HN
Where is the data stored?
From 1 comment
Where's the data stored?
dugluak on HN
What is the intended use case, and can it be shared?
From 1 comment
Great, very clear and easy to use but are you meant to be able to share this. What is the intended use case?
al_ramich on HN
Alternatives named
draw.io business model canvas template
From 1 comment
The github project itself is at https://github.com/sbussard/canvas-sketch Question: how do you save/load? We had a similar idea for draw.io [1] [1]…
davidjgraph on HN
Aha! business model canvas feature
From 1 comment
Shameless plug: we built business model canvas building [1] into Aha! In addition to being able to create them, you can save them and put various versions into presentable…
peterlk on HN
Canvanizer
From 1 comment
if you are looking for a free online version of the business model canvas and many more templates, you can also try out our tool canvanizer.com as an alternative. This also…
spr2 on HN
Toolkit.builders
From 1 comment
There's a whole open source toolkit for managing and sharing BMC avail on http://toolkit.builders/ which would profit a lot from your sneaky interface.
chrisMyzel on HN
Business Makeover tools
From 1 comment
You can find a BMC and a bunch of similar tools for free on https://www.businessmakeover.eu
Aaargh20318 on HN