Glimpse
Data
trend detection
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
8 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 8 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.
Idea: 5 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 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
Clean UI and useful trend insights
From 3 comments
Congratulations! We built a similar product: https://projectpiglet.com/ Except it appears we do filtering very differently. Our system also suggests points to enter and leave a…
lettergram on HNI love Glimpse! I look forward to the emails ever month, and it always leads me down a rabbit hole of cool new stuff. Can you explain more about how you mix automated tech and…
philip1209 on HNI just signed up for the $29/mo plan. I appreciate that I immediately received the June and July newsletters. In the July one, there is a good idea that is very relevant to my…
magthor on HN
Objections
Buttons on homepage did not work for some users
From 2 comments
I absolutely love what you're doing. I'd love the subscribe. But most buttons don't work on your homepage! Also, I'd love the check the pricing - but can't for the same reason.
DarwinMailApp on HNWorks for me with Firefox Nightly, Ublock Origin + Privacy Badger on Ubuntu.
severine on HN
Dislike of email-based delivery
From 2 comments
>and we send out curated trend reports via email. I'm out.
lunchables on HNI'm in the same boat -- stop sending me emails. If your tool is based on email, I'm not going to use it. Why does it matter that the comment is directed at the founder? No sense…
bananocurrency on HN
Sample report not visible before signing up
From 2 comments
Would be helpful to see a sample report (even a non-current one) before signing up.
heleninboodler on HNWhy not put it in your marketing material as a sample? Seems strange to make me jump through hoops just to see what I'd be signing up for.
heleninboodler on HN
Pricing seems high for the data
From 1 comment
479/mo. You'd better be confident in your data.
alexbanks on HN
Requests
Free trial period before paying
From 1 comment
Congratulations for the product launch! I'd suggest a trial period before commitment - free plan doesn't seem to have enough included to make opinion about your product and…
jesterson on HN
Keyword search across trends
From 1 comment
I really like the idea. It is like an aggregator of internet trends on different topics. I can imagine many use cases where it is helpful. (Not just marketing and PR.) I checked…
vladojsem on HN
RSS or API access
From 2 comments
RSS feed?
criddell on HNAPI?
dorgo on HN
Questions
How are high data costs handled
From 1 comment
Hi there! As the former head of product for a tool in a related space, I'm curious how you're handling the high data costs involved in building these businesses?
mattzito on HN
What is an Exponential+ Trend
From 2 comments
Hi! Thanks for sharing. I would love to know what an 'Exponential+ Trend' is. It's no clear from the landing page and I can't find any links to more information about this.…
aaronsnoswell on HNIsn't that mathematically exponential, just with a larger base?
prab97 on HN
How is trend filtering and noise reduction done
From 2 comments
Hey Noah, great work with Glimpse! Josh here from https://trennd.co/ which I recently built and launched on Show HN too. We're tackling the same problem of surfacing new trends,…
jhow15 on HNI love Glimpse! I look forward to the emails ever month, and it always leads me down a rabbit hole of cool new stuff. Can you explain more about how you mix automated tech and…
philip1209 on HN
Alternatives named
Trennd
From 3 comments
Hi, do you track HN frontpage too? Glimpse sounds good, at the moment I use https://trennd.co, glad to see you are both building interesting solutions.
seapunk on HNIs this the same as this from 19 days ago? "Show HN: I built a service to discover rapidly growing Google search topics" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20478339
cparsons3000 on HNHey there, that was https://trennd.co/ which I recently built and launched on Show HN. We're tackling the same problem just in different ways!
jhow15 on HN
Project Piglet
From 1 comment
Congratulations! We built a similar product: https://projectpiglet.com/ Except it appears we do filtering very differently. Our system also suggests points to enter and leave a…
lettergram on HN
Signum.ai
From 1 comment
Hello to all! We have been doing this service for quite some time: https://signum.ai/ We use AI to search for emerging trends and predict their changes.
dudeedud on HN