Stairway
Productivity
meeting management
SHOW HN2012
68points
51comments
#347of 1,677 in 2012
Top 21%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 16 critical, out of 42 comments about the project. Thread score -0.24.
Docs: 2 for, 8 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for distributed teams and reducing meetings
From 3 comments
Really cool&useful app, especially for long-distance teams that are experiencing timezone difficulties. Meetings really can suck and take too much time. This app helps me to give…
the_stig on HNVery impressive and refreshing. For our team, this would replace google hangouts and non-technical people needing to wade through technical discussions on irc... And more than…
jjb123 on HNJust a quick couple of thoughts about your UX and landing page: * There's not enough information on your homepage for me to figure out what you do * The information I need is…
jeremyt on HN
Decision-based meeting goals are a useful framing
From 1 comment
Like everyone else, I couldn't find what it did, but the tour https://secure.stairwayapp.com/tour albeit brief, it fully explanatory. I think the concept is great and that this…
dr42 on HN
Objections
Homepage does not explain the product clearly
From 4 comments
When I went to your domain and read the main page, I didn't understand what it did. The big call to action 'learn more' button took me to a series of points that didn't really…
gyardley on HN1) What is "Daddy"? 2) You definitely need some screenshots or a video. After browsing the entire site for a few minutes I only have a vague guess of what this application might…
jaredstenquist on HNI spent about 30 seconds clicking around, I have no idea what your app is. I think a video, or an example of someone using it would be nice. The philosophy alone is not enough…
swalsh on HNJust a quick couple of thoughts about your UX and landing page: * There's not enough information on your homepage for me to figure out what you do * The information I need is…
jeremyt on HN
Poor English copy and buzzwords
From 2 comments
A lot of the text reads as though English isn't your first language. If this is true, hire a copywriter and revise your websites text.
bherms on HNJust a quick couple of thoughts about your UX and landing page: * There's not enough information on your homepage for me to figure out what you do * The information I need is…
jeremyt on HN
The word 'daddy' is confusing or edgy
From 2 comments
1) What is "Daddy"? 2) You definitely need some screenshots or a video. After browsing the entire site for a few minutes I only have a vague guess of what this application might…
jaredstenquist on HNI would find a way to replace the word "daddy" ASAP in your copy. There'd have to be better options out there.
prawn on HN
Per-user pricing penalizes larger teams
From 1 comment
Increasing the marginal cost discourages adding users. You punish people for having a lot of users, which creates a pain point, which creates an exploitable opportunity for your…
fusiongyro on HN
Requests
Add screenshots or a video demo to the homepage
From 4 comments
1) What is "Daddy"? 2) You definitely need some screenshots or a video. After browsing the entire site for a few minutes I only have a vague guess of what this application might…
jaredstenquist on HNI spent about 30 seconds clicking around, I have no idea what your app is. I think a video, or an example of someone using it would be nice. The philosophy alone is not enough…
swalsh on HNThis is very cool. There's so much that could be done to better organize and run meetings. It's great to see someone taking a stab at it. I wished there was more of a demo before…
bantic on HNDon't pitch, show it. Pitches are for products that don't exist or work properly yet. Yo u have a cool product explanation with screenshots on the Features page, just add in…
anigbrowl on HN
Single-page learn-more flow that works with the back button
From 1 comment
The learn more page needs to be a single page in the browser history. After I clicked through 125 of them, I wanted to get back to the home page with my back button but couldn't.…
cslacasse on HN
Android app
From 1 comment
Any plans for providing Android app too?
CodeMage on HN
LDAP integration
From 1 comment
Like everyone else, I couldn't find what it did, but the tour https://secure.stairwayapp.com/tour albeit brief, it fully explanatory. I think the concept is great and that this…
dr42 on HN
Questions
What does 'daddy' mean
From 2 comments
1) What is "Daddy"? 2) You definitely need some screenshots or a video. After browsing the entire site for a few minutes I only have a vague guess of what this application might…
jaredstenquist on HNDaddy?
marknutter on HN
How to conclude an agenda item before the meeting ends
From 1 comment
I like it a lot, but cannot figure out how to write the concluding remark to an agenda point. Does the meeting need to be over for this?
netrus on HN
Alternatives named
Google Hangouts, Skype, GoToMeeting
From 2 comments
Very impressive and refreshing. For our team, this would replace google hangouts and non-technical people needing to wade through technical discussions on irc... And more than…
jjb123 on HNAt the moment I am mostly using skype or gotomeetings and I usually have two problems with the meetings online: 1. hard to find the availability for all participants 2. archiving…
rf45 on HN
Asana
From 1 comment
Asana has something like that. More users, bigger network, more meetings, more traffic, more resources.
tadruj on HN