Stuff
Web and SaaS
event invitations
SHOW HN2019
201points
95comments
#190of 2,195 in 2019
Top 9%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
19 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 19 critical, out of 57 comments about the project. Thread score +0.00.
Idea: 13 for, 8 againstExecution: 2 for, 5 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea to split events from social networks and reduce friction
From 3 comments
Huge congrats on the release. Stuff looks great, and my only minor suggestion would probably be to try to reduce friction as much as possible. Show me how many people are…
dvt on HNVery cool! I like seeing people find ways to innovate in areas of social that are often just surrendered to FB. Also, just an encouragement to take the strong opinions here with…
jamestimmins on HNLinks that can be distributed via any channel and are platform agnostic is great IMHO. You’re then a service on top of any social network (WhatsApp, Slack, SMS, email, whatever).
toomuchtodo on HN
Platform-agnostic shareable invite links
From 1 comment
Links that can be distributed via any channel and are platform agnostic is great IMHO. You’re then a service on top of any social network (WhatsApp, Slack, SMS, email, whatever).
toomuchtodo on HN
Objections
Facebook events are integrated with the social graph, hard to replace
From 4 comments
The whole point of Facebook events is that it's already integrated with a social network so it's easy to invite people. I dislike the whole concept of Facebook but sorry, but I…
huangc10 on HNFacebook events is one of the only things keeping a lot of people I know on facebook. But, yeah, it's hard to go to something else cause of the friction. What we really need is…
jrochkind1 on HNThere already a bunch of event management services such as evite, etc. Why is evite not a thing anymore? Because is not on Facebook. Even if people flee Facebook, it's still the…
nikolay on HNGenuine question: Did customers ask you to make this? I ask because to me (and it appears others in this thread) Events is one of FB’s best features because they own the social…
lquist on HN
Requires an account to create events
From 2 comments
Is there an option to create an event without an account?
hiei on HNNo, unfortunately not. Creating and managing an invitation requires a login. Guests are not required to create a profile, though. -Simon, Stuff.
stuffhq on HN
Unclear business model and privacy wording
From 1 comment
The “Totally free” at the end of the second paragraph would be better placed at the end of the first paragraph. Right now the second paragraph is not very readable on the…
newscracker on HN
Requests
Support OAuth login with Google, Facebook or LinkedIn
From 2 comments
This is a great idea and events are one of the things holding me on to FB, but the friction to signing up by not offering an option to OAuth (even for event creators). I don't…
KerryJones on HNWe are looking into Google/Linkedin Oauth. Not fans of Facebook, though... -Simon, Stuff.li
stuffhq on HN
Show attendee counts and messaging on invitations
From 2 comments
Huge congrats on the release. Stuff looks great, and my only minor suggestion would probably be to try to reduce friction as much as possible. Show me how many people are…
dvt on HNThanks a bunch. And thank you very much for your feedback. RSVPs does not require you to sign up. We will add features like how many are attending and messaging on invitations…
stuffhq on HN
Fix mobile layout and move RSVP higher on page
From 2 comments
I would recommend putting the "Are you coming?" above the fold, if not the very top of the page. I'm on a 27" monitor and had to scroll all the way to the bottom. If you want to…
dewski on HNI recommend testing your responsive site on smaller mobiles (I’m on an iPhone SE and your site is too wide for the screen) Edit: it’s the “Create Invitation Now” button pushing…
below43 on HN
Questions
What is the business model and cost
From 2 comments
One thing unanswered by your site (prior to signing up anyway) is what the cost is, or how you make money. Also, your about page is just a copy of your homepage content. Other…
trebor on HNThe “Totally free” at the end of the second paragraph would be better placed at the end of the first paragraph. Right now the second paragraph is not very readable on the…
newscracker on HN
Which cities are supported
From 1 comment
I love Events/Local, but would get off it in a heartbeat. I've looked at your app. Only Copenhagen and New York events are available. Do you plan to extend to other cities soon?
bojanbabic on HN
Alternatives named
Evite
From 2 comments
Right...so there's already Evites right? :)
huangc10 on HNThere already a bunch of event management services such as evite, etc. Why is evite not a thing anymore? Because is not on Facebook. Even if people flee Facebook, it's still the…
nikolay on HN
Eventbrite
From 2 comments
It looks more of a eventbrite alternative than FB events. my 2 cts
lucasverra on HNWhat's the difference between this and Eventbrite?
alphagrep12345 on HN
Paperless Post
From 2 comments
This looks great! I like hosting small to medium events and even though it seems simple most platforms are not effective: -Most of my friends either don't use or don't regularly…
cmancini on HNHuge fan of any effort that gets rid of FB events. My biggest feature request in this space is around address book and inviting new people to a larger event. I want something…
dblock on HN