Chalkboard
Web and SaaS
project planning tool
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score -0.41.
Execution: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful structured way to plan specs, more flexible than other tools
From 1 comment
I checked it out, seems to be a decent MVP. I wouldn't focus on basamiq integration yet. Seems to be too early. There's few easy tools for mapping out agile software specs and it…
bdclimber14 on HN
Collaboration and history of project notes are a nice addition
From 1 comment
It's hard to review the app without bias when I immediately had to scroll to the bottom to see if 37signals created this product. So much of the website, sales pitch, and product…
thenotself on HN
Objections
Project creation fails with a 404 error
From 3 comments
I just crashed it. Signed up for an account with the same username as on here, then tried to create a new project as directed and on submission of that form I got a rails error…
carols10cents on HNCreated a test account and test project, and got redirected to http://chalkboardhq.com/projects/37 : The page you were looking for doesn't exist.
ximeng on HNI'm also having issues with hitting the Rails 404 page after submitting the Create a Project form
josh_cutler on HN
Sends an email for every change with no opt-out
From 1 comment
One other note: it emails me about every change or addition I make to a project. There appears to be no way to opt out of this. By creating a page with 10 user actions, I'd get…
thenotself on HN
Design too similar to 37signals, brand confusion
From 1 comment
It's hard to review the app without bias when I immediately had to scroll to the bottom to see if 37signals created this product. So much of the website, sales pitch, and product…
thenotself on HN
Outline format is just text that could be typed in an editor
From 1 comment
A new structured way to plan apps sounds good, but what makes your site unique and impressive? My first impression is that it's a flow chart in the form of an outline. The…
davidcann on HN
Hard-to-read red text and small sign-up button
From 2 comments
I find the dark red text on red background (like what's used on http://chalkboardhq.com/pricing) very hard to read. You might consider changing that.
shawnbaden on HNYou should make that "Create my account" button bigger, I almost missed it.
Void_ on HN
Requests
Add an option to opt out of email notifications or send daily digests
From 1 comment
One other note: it emails me about every change or addition I make to a project. There appears to be no way to opt out of this. By creating a page with 10 user actions, I'd get…
thenotself on HN
Smoother page transitions and smaller screenshots
From 1 comment
1. It would be awesome if you incorporate transitions between the single page design elements instead of jumping back up then back down. 2. On my 13" the screenshots are too big,…
jw84 on HN
Offer a one-project plan
From 1 comment
I'm a bit late to the party, but was just wondering how can you justify such a price. Why don't you have a 1 project plan?
stefanobernardi on HN
Export flows to Cucumber stories
From 1 comment
No worries, I'm looking forward to checking it out. Watching your videos I immediately thought that it would be cool if I could export the flows my team created into cucumber…
josh_cutler on HN
Questions
Why is the price so high and why no single-project plan
From 1 comment
I'm a bit late to the party, but was just wondering how can you justify such a price. Why don't you have a 1 project plan?
stefanobernardi on HN
Why not use a visual flow chart
From 1 comment
A new structured way to plan apps sounds good, but what makes your site unique and impressive? My first impression is that it's a flow chart in the form of an outline. The…
davidcann on HN
Alternatives named
Balsamiq
From 1 comment
It’s a relatively scrappy MVP and there are a definitely going to be bugs and kinks. The user interface definitely needs improvement. Regardless, we’re just getting started and…
hajrice on HN
Redmine
From 1 comment
reminds me of a redmine option called "stealth mode" . On issue/ticket pages you can choose to enable stealth mode when doing housecleaning tasks or initial setup to stop the…
johnny22 on HN