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Show HN: 6 months of blood, sweat, tears and bootstrapping. Meet Mistash

17 points by mbarlow 15y ago

mbarlow 15y ago
Throwing this out there with the hopes of getting some valuable feedback. Thanks everyone!
DLarsen 15y ago
The Social Product Catalog where your stuff meets your friends. I didn't grok that line immediately. My stuff "meets" my friends? Huh? The wording on your /about page is much clearer.
- MarlonPro 15y ago
  I agree that tagline is a little bit vague
- mbarlow 15y ago
  Heh, yeah. We've been struggling with a short tagline that will convey the concept clearly.
- joshu 15y ago
  the pitch to users probably shouldn't be the same as the pitch to investors.
  - mbarlow 15y ago
    Agreed. I switched the tagline to the description from the about page.
ModOne 15y ago
I'm also unclear about what it's all about without signing up. Is the general idea that you can see people's reviews about products and keep a catalog of stuff you own and want?
- mbarlow 15y ago
  Yup. For now, it combines a personal inventory, your wishlist , and various social features. The idea being that you can discover new products, share your tastes, and get higher quality reviews from the people you know.
  - ModOne 15y ago
    I used to have a high fashion blog, and I would have probably found it valuable to curate my trending wishlists and to show off what I've bought and where from. It's kind of like a clever way of showing off what you own without bragging
    - mbarlow 15y ago
      My wife works in fashion, she thinks it could be a great way for models to share their wardrobe for photoshoots.
reba 15y ago
Using it now.
vicngtor 15y ago
Cool. There seems to be a lot of sites right now in this space.
- mbarlow 15y ago
  Does seem that way lately. However, I do think Mistash has a better focus on the social aspects than the others and is also going in the best direction for a product focused system. Plus, it's more fun :P
mbarlow 15y ago
This was my noob submission to HN. I appreciate the helpful feedback on Mistash and have started to make some changes. I think next time I will have to post earlier in the day to HN to get more eyes. Thanks again everyone!

17 points by mbarlow 15y ago

Throwing this out there with the hopes of getting some valuable feedback. Thanks everyone!

The Social Product Catalog where your stuff meets your friends. I didn't grok that line immediately. My stuff "meets" my friends? Huh? The wording on your /about page is much clearer.

MarlonPro 15y ago
I agree that tagline is a little bit vague
mbarlow 15y ago
Heh, yeah. We've been struggling with a short tagline that will convey the concept clearly.
joshu 15y ago
the pitch to users probably shouldn't be the same as the pitch to investors.
- mbarlow 15y ago
  Agreed. I switched the tagline to the description from the about page.

ModOne 15y ago

I'm also unclear about what it's all about without signing up. Is the general idea that you can see people's reviews about products and keep a catalog of stuff you own and want?

mbarlow 15y ago
Yup. For now, it combines a personal inventory, your wishlist , and various social features. The idea being that you can discover new products, share your tastes, and get higher quality reviews from the people you know.
- ModOne 15y ago
  I used to have a high fashion blog, and I would have probably found it valuable to curate my trending wishlists and to show off what I've bought and where from. It's kind of like a clever way of showing off what you own without bragging
  - mbarlow 15y ago
    My wife works in fashion, she thinks it could be a great way for models to share their wardrobe for photoshoots.

reba 15y ago

Using it now.

vicngtor 15y ago

Cool. There seems to be a lot of sites right now in this space.

mbarlow 15y ago
Does seem that way lately. However, I do think Mistash has a better focus on the social aspects than the others and is also going in the best direction for a product focused system. Plus, it's more fun :P

mbarlow 15y ago

This was my noob submission to HN. I appreciate the helpful feedback on Mistash and have started to make some changes. I think next time I will have to post earlier in the day to HN to get more eyes. Thanks again everyone!