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Just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who commented today. Launching on HN isn't for the faint of heart, but it’s been really valuable. Wha
by ltiger 3mo ago
Just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who commented today. Launching on HN isn't for the faint of heart, but it’s been really valuable.
What a day. I was told my landing page looks like an AI wrote it, got roasted for a confusing illustration metric (and rightly so), and received the ultimate rite of passage: being told my app could be replaced by a couple of Linux CLI commands.
Unironically, thanks everyone. Because of your feedback, the site copy's a little tighter, and the Windows installer no longer throws a scary UAC prompt. I couldn't have asked for a better (or more intense) test.
- jborichevskiy 3mo agoThis place can get a little snarky but congrats on shipping!
- ltiger 3mo agoThanks so much! Definitely a trial by fire, but I'm glad I put it out here. 'Preciate the kind words.
- subhobroto 3mo agoI was monitoring this thread because of the comments. Unsure how I came across this post to begin with! (was it on the FP?) You really handled all the feedback well and if you wouldn't mind answering (email works too), I had some followups: 1. Did you get a boost in sales from this post? 2. What's your typical customer like and do they email you questions/support? 3. If you had provided this as a hosted service and continued to use IMAP, would you have had to ask for the user's GMail password? 4. I see you had toyed with the idea of $5/yr - why did you withdraw it and go $30 flat rate? 5. Any idea how many customers you're leaving on the table with the $30 flat rate that would have converted at a lower price? 6. Did HN throttle your ability to respond to comments ("slow down...") during this episode? I learned a lot from your thread - Thank You for keeping up with it