OpenLoopz
Productivity
team chat and task management
SHOW HN2015
373points
156comments
#33of 2,565 in 2015
Top 2%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
14 positive, 24 neutral or asking, 12 mixed, 41 critical, out of 91 comments about the project. Thread score -0.32.
Docs: 2 for, 17 againstIdea: 4 for, 9 againstDesign: 1 for, 6 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Product site looks clean and professional
From 1 comment
On first glance, the marketing site is clean, tidy, and professional. Nice work there! I'll try out the app today. In the meantime a couple of things I looked for: A screenshot…
there4 on HN
Chat-as-to-do concept is interesting
From 2 comments
I like the idea of "chat is your to-do list, and your to-list is your chat", but you're website doesn't communicate this, I had to try it out to really get what the product was…
nickpyett on HNI read the first couple paragraphs of your medium post before I got bored. Way too much unnecessary content. THIS IS ALL ANYONE NEEDS TO KNOW: "create a new todo item directly in…
magic_beans on HN
Objections
Landing page and copy fail to explain what the product does
From 4 comments
Unfiltered First impressions: Your medium article is 50X better than your website. Your website is useless for promoting your product. I don't like the headline font for your…
caidan on HNI read both your post and your website copy. The short version is: you're failing to explain yourself concisely and effectively. I want you to succeed — here's some critique. I…
idan on HNI look at your website and have exactly zero idea what it is. You start with Why. Don't start with why, start with what! WHAT IS IT!? Is it like Slack but self hosted? I need…
dabeeeenster on HNIf I'm honest, I read probably 70% of the text on that page and I'm still really not sure what it is or what it does. Words are good, but maybe some screenshots or something…
bshimmin on HN
Invented terminology like loops confuses readers
From 2 comments
Unfiltered First impressions: Your medium article is 50X better than your website. Your website is useless for promoting your product. I don't like the headline font for your…
caidan on HNI read both your post and your website copy. The short version is: you're failing to explain yourself concisely and effectively. I want you to succeed — here's some critique. I…
idan on HN
Unclear who the audience is and what problem it solves
From 2 comments
You might have a hidden diamond for team collaboration here, but after reading more than most potential customers will, I'm not sure exactly what it is. I'm not a fan of the…
leereeves on HNI'll come out with a contrarian point of view: I think you're wasting your time and certainly your money. To have invested your life savings into this app which, uh, is really…
leftnode on HN
Built before validating demand
From 2 comments
You could have validated this idea (for next to nothing, I might add) before quitting your job and investing all of your savings. There's a lot of good reading out there around…
hxmc on HN"If you build it, they will come" just doesn't work for startups. Your first 100 users will be won painfully, one at a time. Think of your first public launch as the start of the…
simonw on HN
Email could already do the job
From 1 comment
Hi, sorry, my first impression is it's nothing I couldn't do today simply with email, that would require everyone I'd want to communicate with to sign up en-mass.
flyingrocks on HN
Requests
Add screenshots and a demo
From 4 comments
If I'm honest, I read probably 70% of the text on that page and I'm still really not sure what it is or what it does. Words are good, but maybe some screenshots or something…
bshimmin on HNI look at your website and have exactly zero idea what it is. You start with Why. Don't start with why, start with what! WHAT IS IT!? Is it like Slack but self hosted? I need…
dabeeeenster on HNIt would help to see a demo.
buro9 on HNTake the "How it works" section of your Medium post - _Particularly_ the excellent screen caps - condense the text, and then make this your homepage. Reading takes more time for…
sankho on HN
Rewrite landing page around a single use case
From 2 comments
I read both your post and your website copy. The short version is: you're failing to explain yourself concisely and effectively. I want you to succeed — here's some critique. I…
idan on HNI read the first couple paragraphs of your medium post before I got bored. Way too much unnecessary content. THIS IS ALL ANYONE NEEDS TO KNOW: "create a new todo item directly in…
magic_beans on HN
Rename the product
From 2 comments
Unfiltered First impressions: Your medium article is 50X better than your website. Your website is useless for promoting your product. I don't like the headline font for your…
caidan on HNI like the idea of "chat is your to-do list, and your to-list is your chat", but you're website doesn't communicate this, I had to try it out to really get what the product was…
nickpyett on HN
Questions
What problem does it solve?
From 2 comments
Unfiltered First impressions: Your medium article is 50X better than your website. Your website is useless for promoting your product. I don't like the headline font for your…
caidan on HNIf I'm honest, I read probably 70% of the text on that page and I'm still really not sure what it is or what it does. Words are good, but maybe some screenshots or something…
bshimmin on HN
Why the name ends in z?
From 1 comment
Unfiltered First impressions: Your medium article is 50X better than your website. Your website is useless for promoting your product. I don't like the headline font for your…
caidan on HN
Alternatives named
Slack
From 2 comments
Unfiltered First impressions: Your medium article is 50X better than your website. Your website is useless for promoting your product. I don't like the headline font for your…
caidan on HNYou might have a hidden diamond for team collaboration here, but after reading more than most potential customers will, I'm not sure exactly what it is. I'm not a fan of the…
leereeves on HN
Trello
From 1 comment
I read both your post and your website copy. The short version is: you're failing to explain yourself concisely and effectively. I want you to succeed — here's some critique. I…
idan on HN
Email
From 1 comment
Hi, sorry, my first impression is it's nothing I couldn't do today simply with email, that would require everyone I'd want to communicate with to sign up en-mass.
flyingrocks on HN