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Super glad someone else built it so I don't have to. I think the biggest values I hope to get out of this are: (a)…",{"value":61,"source":50,"evidence":62},"Amateur athletes who want to join or organize pickup sports games",[63,64,65],{"id":53,"by":54,"text":55},{"id":57,"by":58,"text":59},{"id":66,"by":67,"text":68},"8235050","curiousHacker","As a pickup basketball fiend I am interested in this. I find that pu bball is the best way for me to meet and network with guys. I have to say though there are certain types of…",{"value":70,"source":71,"evidence":72},"Make it easier to find and organize sports games with other players","maker",[73,76],{"id":74,"by":11,"text":75},"8234040","You just listed the exact reasons for why we built this app, so I truly hope we're able to live up to what you want. Thanks for commenting!",{"id":77,"by":11,"text":78},"8234119","Glad to hear we're not the only ones seeing the problems with this. For us, as a small, bootstrapped startup it's tough to do everything at the same time. It's also very…",[80,85,91],{"value":81,"source":71,"evidence":82},"iOS app",[83,84],{"id":53,"by":54,"text":55},{"id":77,"by":11,"text":78},{"value":86,"source":71,"evidence":87},"Facebook login",[88],{"id":89,"by":11,"text":90},"8233877","Really sorry about that! We knew Facebook would put some people off, but it did two things for us; - We could outsource our login system - As we're going to have a chicken and…",{"value":92,"source":71,"evidence":93},"Path FastImageCache library",[94],{"id":95,"by":11,"text":96},"8233717","Thanks a bunch! We really like the bottom placement for navigation as well as it's a small hassle to always reach the very top to go to a different section. You're 100% right on…","unknown","launched","company",{"praise":101,"objections":117,"requests":159,"questions":190,"alternatives":206},[102,110],{"value":103,"source":50,"evidence":104},"Good niche focus on playing sports rather than general social discovery",[105,109],{"id":106,"by":107,"text":108},"8234558","vlucas","Nice app concept, and good niche focus. I like it. Me and a group of friends used to get together for Ultimate Frisby every now and then, and I had always envisioned an app like…",{"id":57,"by":58,"text":59},{"value":111,"source":50,"evidence":112},"Nice-looking design",[113],{"id":114,"by":115,"text":116},"8233657","rymohr","I personally like the navigation bar at the bottom. It's a natural resting place for your thumb and a good call if this is one of the main menus. 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This is an online service not a sodding \"app\".",{"value":146,"source":50,"evidence":147},"Meetup already offers similar features",[148],{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},"8233651","subpixel","I'm curious what you say to people who ask \"Why not Meetup?\" As someone who has organized sport groups from small (single weekly pickup games in the mid west) to large (300+…",{"value":153,"source":50,"evidence":154},"Navigation and UI usability issues",[155],{"id":156,"by":157,"text":158},"8233533","beatboxrevival","Some serious usability issues with anti-patterns. - Why navigation bar on bottom of screen? - Sometimes close is in left, sometimes on bottom. Pick one. - Overusing the blurred…",[160,175,179,186],{"value":161,"source":50,"evidence":162},"Android or web version",[163,167,171],{"id":164,"by":165,"text":166},"8234517","sanderjd","Great idea and congrats. I hope there's an android or web version soon!",{"id":168,"by":169,"text":170},"8234089","axit","Moving to a new city soon and I can see myself using this. Are you working on an Android or web version?",{"id":172,"by":173,"text":174},"8235820","zfz","Do you have plans for an Android app by now?",{"value":176,"source":50,"evidence":177},"Login without Facebook",[178],{"id":137,"by":138,"text":139},{"value":180,"source":50,"evidence":181},"Add multiple locations beyond nearby",[182],{"id":183,"by":184,"text":185},"8238499","felipesabino","Great app! Although I would love to be able to add other location panels instead of just the nearby one, right now is kind of frustrating if you work very far or travel lot.",{"value":187,"source":50,"evidence":188},"Payment collection and RSVP-required options like Meetup",[189],{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},[191,195,202],{"value":192,"source":50,"evidence":193},"How the app solves the chicken and egg problem",[194],{"id":122,"by":123,"text":124},{"value":196,"source":50,"evidence":197},"How the app will make money",[198],{"id":199,"by":200,"text":201},"8236255","mcdollyp","This is a nice app\u002Fidea but how will it make any money?",{"value":203,"source":50,"evidence":204},"Why an app rather than a web service",[205],{"id":142,"by":143,"text":144},[207,211,219,227],{"value":208,"source":50,"evidence":209},"Meetup",[210],{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},{"value":212,"source":50,"evidence":213},"Jogabo",[214,215],{"id":122,"by":123,"text":124},{"id":216,"by":217,"text":218},"8234707","jmelul","Thanks for the plug Jonny (I'm one of the founders of Jogabo). 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