Analog
Web and SaaS
freelance matchmaking
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
4 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 6 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.19.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good layout and page design
From 1 comment
Nice page layout. The /create page is missing a text field to tell if my project is missing a developer or a designer.
_moar on HN
Fills a real need for developers and designers
From 1 comment
I agree with Ryan here, I signed up as well, your site fills an important need that developers and designers have and I am looking forward to this. The one point I wanted to…
swat535 on HN
Objections
Unclear what the site does and asks for sign-up before browsing
From 1 comment
Yeah, and I'm not sure how I feel about giving my info and saying just saying 'Send me ideas!' It'd be nice if there was a way to browse/view what the service is doing/offering…
tshile on HN
Privacy concern about submitting project ideas to an unknown form
From 1 comment
I don't know how I feel about just typing in the idea for my project into some random form and hitting submit.....
cmalpeli on HN
Maker's trustworthiness questioned in past dealings
From 1 comment
Unfortunately I've interacted with the author of this project, Zander Brade, and he turned out to be one of the most untrustworthy designers I've ever encountered. Due to my past…
ila on HN
Too many similar sites already exist
From 1 comment
Isn't there a plethora of these types of sites already? I think you'll need to come up with some kind of extra angle if you want people to sign up.
dolphenstein on HN
Requests
Add a field on /create for missing developer or designer role
From 1 comment
Nice page layout. The /create page is missing a text field to tell if my project is missing a developer or a designer.
_moar on HN
Add form validation and email confirmation
From 1 comment
I agree with Ryan here, I signed up as well, your site fills an important need that developers and designers have and I am looking forward to this. The one point I wanted to…
swat535 on HN
Show more about the maker before signing up
From 1 comment
A few weeks ago there was a discussion between developers and designers here becasue of an article 'Designing Open Source'. Discussion here:…
digitalengineer on HN
Expand to project and product managers
From 1 comment
I hope to see something similar for project/product/program managers willing to join dev/design teams.
rodolphoarruda on HN
Questions
Are there other sites like this?
From 1 comment
Signed up and looking forward to the email! Does anyone know of other sites like this out there? I've spent the past year or so pushing my own startup idea, it didn't work out…
wc- on HN
Alternatives named
Weekendhacker
From 1 comment
I am a first-year CS student looking to build a very small personal project. I could definitely use a mentor, if you are interested. You haven't listed your email but mine is in…
chrisjames on HN
Builditwith.me
From 1 comment
Not that I know of - certainly not a large selection that function in the same way as Analog. The idea was inspired by Builditwith.me by Drew Wilson, and I wanted it to function…
zancler on HN
Tinyproj
From 1 comment
Not that I know of - certainly not a large selection that function in the same way as Analog. The idea was inspired by Builditwith.me by Drew Wilson, and I wanted it to function…
zancler on HN