Beagle
Web and SaaS
task marketplace
SHOW HN2012
31points
28comments
#714of 1,677 in 2012
Top 43%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
4 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstExecution: 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
Idea seen as useful for students
From 3 comments
This seems like a really nifty idea. I'm one of the laziest people around so I'll try it out since it's on my campus. I really like the website too, but it's a little ambiguous.…
ernestipark on HNCool app, I think this will do well with the college scene. I just recently graduated and I know this would have come in use many times. Quick question, how are the payments…
massarog on HNTutoring is huge. I'm guessing that a college-orientation will help with adoption and retention (which could probably be counteracted by a college-oriented marketing campaign by…
mvzink on HN
Objections
Looks like a copy of TaskRabbit or Zaarly
From 3 comments
Am I missing something or is this just a http://www.taskrabbit.com/ copycat?
brd on HNThey may be trying to target a different demographic of users initially but I see no actual differentiator between the two? College campuses are not remote islands so why would I…
brd on HNHow do you guys differ from Zaarly?
karamazov on HN
Payment completion and joke tasks are unclear
From 2 comments
Cool app, I think this will do well with the college scene. I just recently graduated and I know this would have come in use many times. Quick question, how are the payments…
massarog on HNHow are joke tasks ("Need a full body massage, pronto") filtered out? Is there a cost-upfront to posting a task?
danso on HN
Students may be too broke to post tasks
From 2 comments
Tutoring is huge. I'm guessing that a college-orientation will help with adoption and retention (which could probably be counteracted by a college-oriented marketing campaign by…
mvzink on HNI was about to ask this same question. Zaarly does have quite a broad consensus of things and doesn't target specific demographics except for where you live. I could see this…
joshmlewis on HN
Requests
Android version
From 1 comment
Will this eventually run on Android, or will it always support Darwin exclusively?
Alex3917 on HN
Clearer site description
From 1 comment
This seems like a really nifty idea. I'm one of the laziest people around so I'll try it out since it's on my campus. I really like the website too, but it's a little ambiguous.…
ernestipark on HN
Promote with campus flyers
From 2 comments
Great idea! As a fellow Cambridge HN'er, I'll be watching closely. With local app launches, it's a good idea to go old school around campus and hang flyers.
makmanalp on HNAll working, thanks. You guys should think about asking students on campuses to post flyers for you on Beagle (or some other promotion). Verifications could be sent by photo.…
ernestipark on HN
Questions
How payments are guaranteed
From 1 comment
Cool app, I think this will do well with the college scene. I just recently graduated and I know this would have come in use many times. Quick question, how are the payments…
massarog on HN
Why target college students
From 2 comments
So you're saying it's taskrabbit, but for college students? I'm curious as to why you picked this demographic to target. From my own personal experience, college students seem to…
cmcewen on HNWhy target students? I don't see anything about students on the site -- only in the link above.
brooksbp on HN
How it differs from TaskRabbit and Zaarly
From 2 comments
How do you guys differ from Zaarly?
karamazov on HNThey may be trying to target a different demographic of users initially but I see no actual differentiator between the two? College campuses are not remote islands so why would I…
brd on HN
Alternatives named
TaskRabbit
From 1 comment
Am I missing something or is this just a http://www.taskrabbit.com/ copycat?
brd on HN
Zaarly
From 1 comment
How do you guys differ from Zaarly?
karamazov on HN