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Would be great if you had categories for the groples - just click on a number of boxes: programming assistance, training, handyman, etc.",{"id":93,"by":94,"text":95},"2474104","duiker101","this seems interesting but i do not want it with twitter. you should make it open with your login system and give the option to connect twitter, or to choose what service to use,…",{"value":97,"source":82,"evidence":98},"Suggested invite-based incentive for requests",[99],{"id":100,"by":101,"text":102},"2474314","kongqiu","If the \"self worth\" problem is something you want to focus on (and for an MVP, I'm not convinced it's that big an issue), some ideas for encouraging more participation by…",[104,119,133,141],{"value":105,"source":82,"evidence":106},"Name is bad, sounds like grope",[107,111,115],{"id":108,"by":109,"text":110},"2474171","baberuth","Great idea, awful name. Grope + People = Grople ? Obligatory Grapist video: http:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=Fqq051BU2MY Sort of reminds me of zaarly.com",{"id":112,"by":113,"text":114},"2474111","JonAtkinson","That name is terrible. I'm sure it's a clever portmanteau, but I'm just seeing 'grope', which is not a pleasant association for your brand.",{"id":116,"by":117,"text":118},"2474149","nateberkopec","I'm not a huge fan of \"just grople it\" on the homepage either. If I just encountered your service for the first time, I don't know what \"gropling\" is, so I don't know how to…",{"value":120,"source":82,"evidence":121},"Putting a price on requests to friends is off-putting",[122,126,129],{"id":123,"by":124,"text":125},"2474212","patja","Doesn't anyone else find the whole idea of putting a price tag on a request to your \"friends\" a little off-putting?",{"id":127,"by":101,"text":128},"2474325","The combination of cash+friends does put off many people. In lieu of cash, could they offer a beer for something? A barbecue? 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But, I'm starting to think it is like group buying where the buyers name the price and there aren't any sellers.…",{"value":173,"source":82,"evidence":174},"Why put a price on it?",[175],{"id":176,"by":170,"text":177},"2474183","Why do you have to put a price on it?",[179,183],{"value":180,"source":82,"evidence":181},"Zaarly",[182],{"id":108,"by":109,"text":110},{"value":184,"source":82,"evidence":185},"Facebook status or Twitter",[186],{"id":145,"by":146,"text":147},{"comments":188,"answered":33,"key":189},9,[190,193,196],{"id":191,"text":192},"2474221","Thank you. I've received various feedback, but you're right - we might need to change :)",{"id":194,"text":195},"2474437","Really cool idea, thank you ! Will try to implement this next week",{"id":197,"text":198},"2474226","\"Your startup name becoming a verb is something earned, not something you can just create or start doing.\" => You're totally right. 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