Zuupy

Web and SaaS

group buying deals

SHOW HN2010

19points
12comments
#82of 370 in 2010
Top 23%of 2010 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 1 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.

Idea: 2 for, 1 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

  • Clever idea and a good pivot from Groupon-style deals

    From 3 comments
    • Very nice idea. That's a great pivot, and one I'll seriously consider using on my site. If it works as well as I hope, I think you may wish to reconsider your pricing model.
      michael_dorfman on HN
    • great idea - planning on giving it a whirl... it seems people are liking the deal - not your page - hence (as of right now) 6 likes for the deal and 10 for the page? this brings…
      smikolay on HN
    • I would suggest you hire a designer who can convey your message. I first went to the site, then left, then went back because of a comment. After reading the homepage content,…
      rokhayakebe on HN

Objections

  • Excludes people without Facebook accounts

    From 1 comment
    • What about people who don't have Facebook accounts? I think the idea is cool and I get that the whole point is hitting the Facebook "Like" button, but it may keep some people out…
      jbail on HN
  • Unclear who owns user data and follow-up leads

    From 1 comment
    • great idea - planning on giving it a whirl... it seems people are liking the deal - not your page - hence (as of right now) 6 likes for the deal and 10 for the page? this brings…
      smikolay on HN
  • Landing page design is unclear or confusing

    From 1 comment
    • I would suggest you hire a designer who can convey your message. I first went to the site, then left, then went back because of a comment. After reading the homepage content,…
      rokhayakebe on HN
  • Name is hard to spell and explain

    From 1 comment
    • What about people who don't have Facebook accounts? I think the idea is cool and I get that the whole point is hitting the Facebook "Like" button, but it may keep some people out…
      jbail on HN

Requests

  • Let non-Facebook users participate

    From 1 comment
    • What about people who don't have Facebook accounts? I think the idea is cool and I get that the whole point is hitting the Facebook "Like" button, but it may keep some people out…
      jbail on HN
  • Aggregate deals into a discoverable directory by category

    From 1 comment
    • How are the deals discoverable? Since the deal is "Liked" on your site, will you aggregate all deals in general product categories (Apparel, Electronics, etc.), creating a…
      poincare on HN

Questions

  • How are deals discoverable?

    From 1 comment
    • How are the deals discoverable? Since the deal is "Liked" on your site, will you aggregate all deals in general product categories (Apparel, Electronics, etc.), creating a…
      poincare on HN
  • Who gets the user data and what follow-up is possible?

    From 1 comment
    • great idea - planning on giving it a whirl... it seems people are liking the deal - not your page - hence (as of right now) 6 likes for the deal and 10 for the page? this brings…
      smikolay on HN

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