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Beyondpad

My failed-wannabe-saas-startup project Beyondpad going open source

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#personal data#notes#tags#self-hosted#open source

51points
15comments
#554of 2,565 in 2015
Top 22%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

4 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.

Idea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful idea; commenters wish they had known about it

    From 2 comments
    • I'm always sad when I see a startup/service 'fail' that I would've used had I known about. I've been searching for something like this for a really long time. I didn't think…
      bsilvereagle on HN
    • Thanks for open sourcing it!
      godzillabrennus on HN

Objections

  • Too full-featured for an MVP

    From 2 comments
    • Nice idea, but i suppose it's to featured for a "MVP"... I'm curious how long you spent on this ?
      NicoJuicy on HN
    • Whoa, that seems awesome. I think it is too full-featured for me (also, I don't use these kind of apps), but I would imagine people would be using this. It seems much better and…
      fiatjaf on HN
  • Looks like Google Keep

    From 1 comment
    • From the video,looks just like Google keep, does it have anything that is better than Google keep ?
      dhruvsachde on HN

Questions

  • Why did it fail?

    From 1 comment
    • Relevant thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8361258 Question: why did it failed?
      fiatjaf on HN
  • How long did it take to build?

    From 1 comment
    • Nice idea, but i suppose it's to featured for a "MVP"... I'm curious how long you spent on this ?
      NicoJuicy on HN
  • Why 'data-driven'?

    From 1 comment
    • Whoa, that seems awesome. I think it is too full-featured for me (also, I don't use these kind of apps), but I would imagine people would be using this. It seems much better and…
      fiatjaf on HN

Alternatives named

  • Google Keep

    From 1 comment
    • From the video,looks just like Google keep, does it have anything that is better than Google keep ?
      dhruvsachde on HN
  • Evernote

    From 1 comment
    • Whoa, that seems awesome. I think it is too full-featured for me (also, I don't use these kind of apps), but I would imagine people would be using this. It seems much better and…
      fiatjaf on HN
  • Trello

    From 1 comment
    • Whoa, that seems awesome. I think it is too full-featured for me (also, I don't use these kind of apps), but I would imagine people would be using this. It seems much better and…
      fiatjaf on HN

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