Milkshake
Web and SaaS
website builder
SHOW HN2019
267points
90comments
#124of 2,195 in 2019
Top 6%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
16 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 10 critical, out of 56 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Idea: 10 for, 4 againstExecution: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Polished design and branding
From 2 comments
The homepage is gorgeous! I certainly trust it to make a good website. Good luck!
bennythomson on HNI mostly agree with you, but this part is what sells it to me "Turn your link in bio into an Insta website." I could see that catching up, though it would still of course be a…
throwaway66666 on HN
Smart Instagram angle
From 2 comments
This is high quality product that produces high quality media and, most importantly, it is a breeze to use (proof: https://msha.ke/ronilan/) However, “Make Websites from a Phone”…
ronilan on HNThank you!! Pricing wise, we've been thinking to delay until we see traction. The cost of hosting the sites is fairly trivial because they are static output, which means we can…
collistaeed on HN
Objections
Unclear need or value for the product
From 2 comments
Honestly surprised there's a "need" for this. This is the kind of thing I would shoot down as a business idea, simply from the standpoint of - nobody needs that. I'm obviously…
rubicon33 on HNSorry, but where is the value on this project? Only 2 screens, one that has your profile photo and some description with a style on it and another screen with the same link to go…
meerita on HN
Mobile-only layout not responsive on desktop
From 1 comment
Have you tried opening the page from a desktop browser? It's just stuck in a tiny phone-sized box..
Nullabillity on HN
Requests
Android version
From 3 comments
You need to get this on Android. For the majority of iOS users, they have access to a larger screen so will prefer creating on that. The problem this solves is less pronounced.…
emdowling on HNWhat about an Android version?
IloveHN84 on HNNeed to create Android apps too on the go!
villgax on HN
Questions
What is the business model and pricing
From 2 comments
It's free. What's the business model?
bvrlt on HNHad a similar idea, but did not think of leveraging Insta for this, really smart ! What about the pricing for this ?
greatNespresso on HN
Alternatives named
Universe
From 2 comments
There's a YC company who seemed to create something similar. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/universe-website-builder/id1211437633?mt=8
baby_wipe on HNAnother approach to this (doing quite well): https://onuniverse.com/
davidu on HN
Carrd
From 1 comment
You might be interested to check: https://carrd.co/ Been here forever, fantastic to use with or without phone :).
desireco42 on HN
Linktree
From 1 comment
Oh yay!!! I was super nervous giving that talk, but I do love side projects. This one is a mix. I have a side project running an Instagram account so had seen first hand a lot of…
collistaeed on HN