[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":254},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-3557364":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":14,"rank_in_year":15,"shown_in_year":16,"top":17,"tier":18,"category":19,"subcategory":20,"format":21,"keywords":22,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":42,"post_text":44,"what":45,"said":72,"maker_in_thread":169,"shape":178,"grid":181,"attempts":217,"same_week":218,"maker_shows":30,"maker_hidden":246,"reader_version":247,"card":248},"3557364","Appload.io","My weekend hack project, Appload.io, get your app's first 1k users","title","Show HN: My weekend hack project, Appload.io, get your app's first 1k users","http:\u002F\u002Fappload.io\u002Fa\u002F","appload.io","niklas_a",1328536101,2012,20,936,1677,56,"shown","web_saas","app marketing","web_app",[23,24,25,26],"app launch","app promotion","app discovery","ios apps","roasted",-0.355,{"positive":30,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":33},2,3,1,10,16,{"design":36,"idea":39,"pricing":40,"execution":41},{"positive":37,"critical":38},0,8,{"positive":30,"critical":37},{"positive":37,"critical":32},{"positive":37,"critical":32},[32,31,32,32,32,37,31,32,32,43,32,32,43,32,37,32,31,37,37,31],5,null,{"problem":46,"audience":44,"pricing":54,"motivation":44,"time_to_build":64,"stack":70,"openness":71,"stage":71,"team_size":71},{"value":47,"source":48,"evidence":49},"Apps struggle to gain visibility and early users in their first week","commenter",[50],{"id":51,"by":52,"text":53},"3557578","paramaggarwal","Wow, thats really something. The problem that apps face: to gain visibility in the first week. This solves it. Would love to see an article on the backstory of how the idea…",{"value":55,"source":48,"evidence":56},"Apps listed as free initially, then switch to paid",[57,61],{"id":58,"by":59,"text":60},"3557651","eli","How do the mechanics of it work? Is it to sort of thing where the app is technically free now but will eventually switch to paid?",{"id":62,"by":11,"text":63},"3557659","Yes exactly. For iOS this seems to be the only way right now. Would be much cooler if they could implement a couponing system. Then we could be Groupon for apps (Appoun?) :)",{"value":65,"source":66,"evidence":67},"Weekend hack project","maker",[68],{"id":69},"post",[],"unknown",{"praise":73,"objections":82,"requests":128,"questions":152,"alternatives":161},[74],{"value":75,"source":48,"evidence":76},"Good idea that solves app visibility in first week",[77,78],{"id":51,"by":52,"text":53},{"id":79,"by":80,"text":81},"3557555","rnernento","You my friend, are on to something... Great idea, nice design, I'll keep poking at it and let you know if I can break anything.",[83,106,114,121],{"value":84,"source":48,"evidence":85},"Popup signup is intrusive and collects personal info too early",[86,90,94,98,102],{"id":87,"by":88,"text":89},"3557650","djtriptych","Not a terrible idea probably, but sophisticated users might be put off by the popup signup. I don't care enough yet about your service to give you my personal information OR to…",{"id":91,"by":92,"text":93},"3557559","jbrennan","When your site uses one of those in-window popups, I immediately hit the back button.",{"id":95,"by":96,"text":97},"3557638","peacemaker","Exactly what I did too. Pop ups that require my email address before I can see what the site does? No chance.",{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},"3557678","brodd","Don't upvote submissions like this. Since when is it OK to collect personal information before I've had a chance to evaluate the site? Flagged.",{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},"3557736","mmsmatt","To kill the popup, I lied and claimed I was already registered. Shady first impression, puts me on guard before I read anything else on your page.",{"value":107,"source":48,"evidence":108},"Word 'premium' and missing close button seem scammy",[109,113],{"id":110,"by":111,"text":112},"3557748","Tichy","Popup seems to be missing a close button, so I can not even see what kind of apps you deem to be \"premium\". Also the word \"premium\" lights a red light in my brain that means…",{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},{"value":115,"source":48,"evidence":116},"Listed free app opened iTunes showing $0.99 price",[117],{"id":118,"by":119,"text":120},"3557601","edlea","I must be missing something. I've tried clicking on \"Steamscope\", billed as a free download, but it opens iTunes and lists the app as $0.99",{"value":122,"source":48,"evidence":123},"Platform dropdown confusing, suggest logos",[124],{"id":125,"by":126,"text":127},"3558299","eslachance","I'm not exactly sure why it's not simply iPhone vs Android. It's not like \"HTC\" and \"Samsung\" often have apps that will work on one but not the other. At first I didn't even…",[129,137,144],{"value":130,"source":48,"evidence":131},"Remove the signup popup",[132,136],{"id":133,"by":134,"text":135},"3557682","joshmanders","Has potential, but like others stated. Remove that popup asap.",{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},{"value":138,"source":48,"evidence":139},"Explain what happens after signup and whether users keep the app",[140],{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},"3557725","ntmartin","Personally I find that kind of experience intrusive. I do like the idea though, but what happens after? Do I get to keep the app? Do I get upgrades to an app? I take it the users…",{"value":145,"source":48,"evidence":146},"Add a close button to popup",[147,148],{"id":110,"by":111,"text":112},{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},"3557573","kyt","Very annoying. Also, clicking on the background did not kill the window. 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