ICU
Productivity
location-based photo sharing
SHOW HN2014
4points
10comments
#2,153of 2,272 in 2014
Top 95%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Idea: 1 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Neat, awesome concept
From 2 comments
It's a neat idea, but I hope you've done some sort of privacy assessment on the concept. If I understand the app right, you share with everyone, but only if they are within a 1…
jnorthrop on HNAwesome concept. I've seen an other app top that's trying to do almost the same lately, roundio.com. It's based on a map, though, but the concepts of nearby activity is very…
spamprotecti0n on HN
Objections
Hard and expensive to acquire app users
From 1 comment
We did a prototype app and discovered that it's almost impossible to get anyone to download an app. User acquisition costs for apps are astronomical. I've been on a B2B kick for…
smt88 on HN
Similar to Color, which failed
From 1 comment
Looks like you have recreated one of the most notorious failures in the recent history of venture capital: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Labs I don't think Color failed…
smt88 on HN
Hashtags already do this; hard to monetize B2B
From 1 comment
> Imagine you are an event hoster, you create an event on ICU and you get an ICU link, people take picture with the app on your event, and in live you will see all the pictures…
smt88 on HN
Privacy risk of exposing photos to nearby strangers
From 1 comment
It's a neat idea, but I hope you've done some sort of privacy assessment on the concept. If I understand the app right, you share with everyone, but only if they are within a 1…
jnorthrop on HN
Requests
Privacy assessment of the concept
From 1 comment
It's a neat idea, but I hope you've done some sort of privacy assessment on the concept. If I understand the app right, you share with everyone, but only if they are within a 1…
jnorthrop on HN
Questions
What is the hook for getting users?
From 1 comment
Looks like you have recreated one of the most notorious failures in the recent history of venture capital: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Labs I don't think Color failed…
smt88 on HN
Alternatives named
Color
From 1 comment
Looks like you have recreated one of the most notorious failures in the recent history of venture capital: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Labs I don't think Color failed…
smt88 on HN
Roundio
From 1 comment
Awesome concept. I've seen an other app top that's trying to do almost the same lately, roundio.com. It's based on a map, though, but the concepts of nearby activity is very…
spamprotecti0n on HN
Hashtag-based social photo sharing
From 2 comments
> Imagine you are an event hoster, you create an event on ICU and you get an ICU link, people take picture with the app on your event, and in live you will see all the pictures…
smt88 on HNWe did a prototype app and discovered that it's almost impossible to get anyone to download an app. User acquisition costs for apps are astronomical. I've been on a B2B kick for…
smt88 on HN