GetHacker
Web and SaaS
freelance marketplace
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
5 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 26 critical, out of 39 comments about the project. Thread score -0.53.
Execution: 0 for, 14 againstIdea: 3 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 4 againstPricing: 1 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and clean design
From 3 comments
I think this is a great idea. I'm a software developer at a big tech company; I just signed up to see if there are interesting projects.. good luck!
jihip on HNkeeps asking me to fill out my profile, but looks cool - I like it so far, gj!
rabbbit on HNOut of curiosity, what did you use to make those animations? Cool site, by the way.
dsowers on HN
250 USD minimum seems reasonable
From 1 comment
think it's reasonable. I personally think it's a good bar as this will be 3-5 dev hours which is about a day's work. Given you match projects with the right domain experts, this…
jihip on HN
Objections
Sign-up and GitHub authorization errors
From 4 comments
"We're sorry, but something went wrong."
Pezmc on HNhttp://www.gethacker.com/developers/auth/github/callback?code=xxxx "We're sorry, but something went wrong."
mattbradley on HNCase in point, the sign-up doesn't even work. I just get a very generic error message.
USNetizen on HNApplication Error
neuroguy on HN
$50 fee makes it look like contract work and unattractive to developers
From 2 comments
This seems to be pitched somewhere horrible between the fun side projects ideas site and contract work. Take out the $50 charge and it suddenly looks great $50 isn't very much…
scorcher on HNThe way you have piched it, doesn't show a difference from other freelancing networks: "Then, you can review their profiles and get in touch with the ones you like" – that's how…
varunkho on HN
Requires email signup before viewing projects
From 2 comments
Personal Opinion Alert, take with grain of salt: I'm not likely to give out my personal information (email address, github account, etc) just to see a list of projects. I'd…
cpfohl on HNMainly becuase it's basically an email subscription which I avoid unless I know what value I'm getting ahead of time. Site looks good, btw, I hope it goes well for you. I was…
cpfohl on HN
No company information or contact beyond an email address
From 1 comment
It seemed like a good idea until I hit "contact" and it's just an email address. Not as credible as I'd prefer were I looking for more information about the company behind this…
USNetizen on HN
Requests
Fix sign-up and profile form bugs
From 3 comments
Tried to fill out my profile after initially only saving my email address, but the textfields don't take my input anymore ...
DoubleMalt on HNHaving the same issue. The textarea fields take my input but the input fields don't.
sjs382 on HNThe contact link doesn't work on Chrome/Fedora 17. Other than that, seems pretty nice. good luck.
bchhun on HN
Show projects publicly
From 1 comment
Personal Opinion Alert, take with grain of salt: I'm not likely to give out my personal information (email address, github account, etc) just to see a list of projects. I'd…
cpfohl on HN
Support Bitbucket login
From 1 comment
You should add bitbucket too, they have an auth api as well.
mahmoudhossam on HN
Clarify how the match and payment process works
From 1 comment
Ahh. Could be me just being dumb but you might want to clarify that on the site. "you both can take it from there." is a bit ambiguous.
scorcher on HN
Questions
How was the $250 minimum price chosen
From 1 comment
250USD minimum for a project? How exactly did you come up with this price?
humanfromearth on HN
Is the $50 fee paid by the client or the developer
From 2 comments
It's under heavy load and possible during development. I will wait when it start loading later tonight. edit: site actually loaded, but sing-up for developers failed . Also,…
wildmXranat on HNI was under the impressions that it cost 50$ to submit a project (the site fee), in addition to the payment for the developer.
amikazmi on HN
Alternatives named
odesk and Freelancer
From 1 comment
The way you have piched it, doesn't show a difference from other freelancing networks: "Then, you can review their profiles and get in touch with the ones you like" – that's how…
varunkho on HN
lxidd
From 1 comment
Clients are fed up with broken promises and shoddy work from the hordes of "freelance" sites and low-cost development shops around the world. Similarly, the best Indie designers…
Brajeshwar on HN