Helishopter

Web and SaaS

social shopping

SHOW HN2013

5points
14comments
#1,588of 1,739 in 2013
Top 92%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical

0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.33.

Execution: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 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

  • Simple landing page and well-made explainer video

    From 2 comments
    • I like your landing page, because it's simple and your video explain what your service do pretty well. After viewing the video, i still have two questions unanswered: - Does my…
      kurt_ on HN
    • Another web made with bootstrap. I've realized you're using jQuery 1.6.2 ¿why? we're already in jQuery 1.9 I actually love the idea but I think it's reaaaaally difficult to make…
      Robby2012 on HN

Objections

  • Seems like an inferior version of existing curated shopping sites

    From 1 comment
    • Sorry but it seems to be an inferior version of sites like, thefancy.com, svpply.com, nuji.com, etc.
      Julianhearn on HN
  • Needs many users to be useful

    From 1 comment
    • Another web made with bootstrap. I've realized you're using jQuery 1.6.2 ¿why? we're already in jQuery 1.9 I actually love the idea but I think it's reaaaaally difficult to make…
      Robby2012 on HN
  • Homepage showed mixed Lite and full versions on one load

    From 1 comment
    • When I opened the homepage, at the bottom I could see some options and on the top of them it was written, you are using "Helishopter Lite", to enable full version click here...…
      ankushcws on HN
  • Helishopter.se does not work and content is mostly Swedish

    From 1 comment
    • It does kinda feel weird that http://helishopter.se doesn't work when the application is in Swedish.
      seivan on HN

Requests

  • Mobile version

    From 1 comment
    • Hey. Firstly, we don't currently have a mobile version of the app yet (it is a web app, not a website). It's coming soon though. Helishopter Lite will appear if you don't have…
      jp1989 on HN
  • Use a newer jQuery version

    From 1 comment
    • Another web made with bootstrap. I've realized you're using jQuery 1.6.2 ¿why? we're already in jQuery 1.9 I actually love the idea but I think it's reaaaaally difficult to make…
      Robby2012 on HN

Questions

  • Does a friend need an account to receive suggestions?

    From 1 comment
    • I like your landing page, because it's simple and your video explain what your service do pretty well. After viewing the video, i still have two questions unanswered: - Does my…
      kurt_ on HN
  • When will the app launch?

    From 1 comment
    • I never turned off my javascript. It was that I was able to see the both versions on one page and once I reloaded it was fine, probably the javascripts didnt load or broke…
      ankushcws on HN

Alternatives named

  • thefancy.com

    From 1 comment
    • Sorry but it seems to be an inferior version of sites like, thefancy.com, svpply.com, nuji.com, etc.
      Julianhearn on HN
  • svpply.com

    From 1 comment
    • Sorry but it seems to be an inferior version of sites like, thefancy.com, svpply.com, nuji.com, etc.
      Julianhearn on HN
  • nuji.com

    From 1 comment
    • Sorry but it seems to be an inferior version of sites like, thefancy.com, svpply.com, nuji.com, etc.
      Julianhearn on HN

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