Mentii
Productivity
mentoring marketplace
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
11 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 12 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Idea: 8 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea that helps people become better and build connections.
From 3 comments
Fantastic. I really like startups like these that help people become better and build meaningful connections.
aswath87 on HNAwesome work! This could be huge in terms of overcoming the gender/race barriers to finding great mentors within traditional corporate structures (and even within the super…
whynotbalu on HNIt is an excellent idea. Congratulations Nitin/Sumit and all the best!
amalakar on HN
Mentorship is a strong way to learn a skill.
From 1 comment
1) How it looks on my monitor: http://i.imgur.com/iSjP8ae.png - might not want to repeat that title image like that. 2) I would really like to see if there are any mentors…
Total_Meltdown on HN
Objections
Recruiters and spam are already messaging new users.
From 2 comments
Within a couple hours of creating my profile, I've received three emails from recruiters, all for positions unrelated to my actual field. I love the idea behind mentii, but this…
jaysonelliot on HNI'd love to sign up... but recruiters should be hellbanned from this.
colinhowe on HN
Initial contact is awkward and high pressure.
From 1 comment
I couldn't agree more, and to expand: what I've found so far on the path to finding a mentor is that initial contact is simply awkward and too much pressure is put on you in the…
shanelja on HN
Advice requests are repetitive and no edit option exists before publishing.
From 1 comment
I love the idea. Yours is the first social network style site that I have joined. I do however, have a couple of comments and thoughts about the site. Firstly, when I sign up and…
GreyZephyr on HN
Account deletion is not available in the product.
From 3 comments
Is there no way to delete your account?
andrewthornton on HNWhy can't I delete my account?
lowglow on HNYou should let your users delete their accounts through the service. I'd also like you to delete all of my data.
lowglow on HN
The name means lying in French and Portuguese.
From 2 comments
On seeing the name Mentii, my first association was with lying rather than mentoring because "menti" in French means "lied" (as in "j'ai menti" -- "I lied"). That aside, great…
pavlov on HNSame for Portuguese.
rjtavares on HN
Requests
Add mentor training and structured mentorship agreements.
From 1 comment
I've been a mentee, and I now mentor. What I want when I see web sites like this is to see an understanding that mentoring isn't Q&A, and it's not "a chat over coffee". The most…
buro9 on HN
Fix the screenshot layout on large monitors.
From 1 comment
1) How it looks on my monitor: http://i.imgur.com/iSjP8ae.png - might not want to repeat that title image like that. 2) I would really like to see if there are any mentors…
Total_Meltdown on HN
Allow filtering mentors by interests.
From 1 comment
1) How it looks on my monitor: http://i.imgur.com/iSjP8ae.png - might not want to repeat that title image like that. 2) I would really like to see if there are any mentors…
Total_Meltdown on HN
Allow public questions answered by many people.
From 1 comment
Congrats for sticking with your startup idea even though lots of people probably told you "Another social network?!" : ) Here's a feature I'd love to see.. A way to ask a…
d0m on HN
Questions
Is there a way to delete an account?
From 2 comments
Is there no way to delete your account?
andrewthornton on HNWhy can't I delete my account?
lowglow on HN
What is the difference between messages and Request Meeting?
From 1 comment
Great platform. I already got someone to guide me. :) Is there any difference between the normal messages and the "Request Meeting" feature?
pyvek on HN
Alternatives named
Quora has ask-to-answer and karma features.
From 1 comment
That sounds an awful lot like Quora. Especially considering that Quora has an ask-to-answer feature where you can expend points (karma) to ask people questions. There are also a…
argonaut on HN