Forge
Web and SaaS
payment checkout
SHOW HN2013
21points
17comments
#974of 1,739 in 2013
Top 57%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
0 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.27.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good design and prominent example
From 1 comment
Congrats on launching! Really like the design and prominent example. One question: what's the advantage of this over Gumroad/Ribbon.co? Lower fees? Also, you mentioned that this…
minouye on HN
Congratulations on launch
From 1 comment
Congrats on launching! Really like the design and prominent example. One question: what's the advantage of this over Gumroad/Ribbon.co? Lower fees? Also, you mentioned that this…
minouye on HN
Objections
Homepage does not show how easy it is to use
From 3 comments
This sounds like a good enough idea, but the front page kind of just doesn't tell any of how it's done, instead it just sort of has an example. Not sure how that is going to…
switch33 on HNConsidering one of the payments system was literally a copycat originating from the US but then taken to China to develop the same product just in a different place to avoid…
switch33 on HNThat there wasn't much differentiation between the service and the more well known providers. But like I said the key is explaining the "easyness" of it on the front page rather…
switch33 on HN
Standalone payments without storefront integration is not useful
From 1 comment
I'm not convinced that a standalone payments system is useful for anyone: the type of person who couldn't get stripe or balanced payments to work most likely will leverage a…
niggler on HN
Little differentiation from Stripe, Braintree and similar providers
From 2 comments
Is this just another wacky advertisement? Why would people use this over the more useful/well-known ones like stripe or braintree payments? Even if it's free, it's not really any…
switch33 on HNThat there wasn't much differentiation between the service and the more well known providers. But like I said the key is explaining the "easyness" of it on the front page rather…
switch33 on HN
Requires sign-up before showing code or examples
From 1 comment
Considering one of the payments system was literally a copycat originating from the US but then taken to China to develop the same product just in a different place to avoid…
switch33 on HN
Requests
Demo video or snippets on the homepage
From 2 comments
That's a great point. Perhaps a demo video explaining how it works would show the "easyness" of it.
kevinholesh on HNConsidering one of the payments system was literally a copycat originating from the US but then taken to China to develop the same product just in a different place to avoid…
switch33 on HN
Storefront connectors and product pages
From 2 comments
I'm not convinced that a standalone payments system is useful for anyone: the type of person who couldn't get stripe or balanced payments to work most likely will leverage a…
niggler on HNI agree. It would be better if we had storefronts for these people, and product pages they can link to. That's on our todo list.
kevinholesh on HN
Use case examples of businesses using Forge
From 1 comment
Congrats on launching! Really like the design and prominent example. One question: what's the advantage of this over Gumroad/Ribbon.co? Lower fees? Also, you mentioned that this…
minouye on HN
Questions
What is the advantage over Gumroad or Ribbon, lower fees?
From 1 comment
Congrats on launching! Really like the design and prominent example. One question: what's the advantage of this over Gumroad/Ribbon.co? Lower fees? Also, you mentioned that this…
minouye on HN
Why use this over Stripe or Braintree?
From 1 comment
Is this just another wacky advertisement? Why would people use this over the more useful/well-known ones like stripe or braintree payments? Even if it's free, it's not really any…
switch33 on HN
Alternatives named
Gumroad
From 1 comment
Congrats on launching! Really like the design and prominent example. One question: what's the advantage of this over Gumroad/Ribbon.co? Lower fees? Also, you mentioned that this…
minouye on HN
Ribbon.co
From 1 comment
Congrats on launching! Really like the design and prominent example. One question: what's the advantage of this over Gumroad/Ribbon.co? Lower fees? Also, you mentioned that this…
minouye on HN
Stripe
From 1 comment
Is this just another wacky advertisement? Why would people use this over the more useful/well-known ones like stripe or braintree payments? Even if it's free, it's not really any…
switch33 on HN
Braintree
From 1 comment
Is this just another wacky advertisement? Why would people use this over the more useful/well-known ones like stripe or braintree payments? Even if it's free, it's not really any…
switch33 on HN
Shopify
From 1 comment
Congrats on launching! Really like the design and prominent example. One question: what's the advantage of this over Gumroad/Ribbon.co? Lower fees? Also, you mentioned that this…
minouye on HN