Revboat
Web and SaaS
q&a community
SHOW HN2011
7points
12comments
#912of 1,097 in 2011
Top 84%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.54.
Idea: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
Objections
Design is poor and looks unprofessional
From 3 comments
Great, yet another Q&A site... I would recommend asking yourself: What does Revboat offer that other Q&A sites fall short on? Also, you NEED to hire a designer. The current…
cb33 on HNThe current design is going to turn people away. The kind of people who would use a startup, seedcamp, etc questions site are the kind of people that expect good design and UI.…
makeee on HNFirst of all, build a custom theme. Downloading a pre-built Q&A PHP script and throwing it up on your server takes virtually no skill/work and visitors can sense this lack of…
cb33 on HN
Crowded space with existing startup Q&A sites
From 2 comments
I know of two active stackexchange sites for startups: http://startups.com and http://answers.onstartups.com To compete I think you'll need a better design and really good…
makeee on HNGreat, yet another Q&A site... I would recommend asking yourself: What does Revboat offer that other Q&A sites fall short on? Also, you NEED to hire a designer. The current…
cb33 on HN
Unclear what it offers beyond existing Q&A sites
From 2 comments
Great, yet another Q&A site... I would recommend asking yourself: What does Revboat offer that other Q&A sites fall short on? Also, you NEED to hire a designer. The current…
cb33 on HNFirst of all, build a custom theme. Downloading a pre-built Q&A PHP script and throwing it up on your server takes virtually no skill/work and visitors can sense this lack of…
cb33 on HN
Built from a stock Q&A script with little customization
From 1 comment
First of all, build a custom theme. Downloading a pre-built Q&A PHP script and throwing it up on your server takes virtually no skill/work and visitors can sense this lack of…
cb33 on HN
Requests
Hire a designer or build a custom theme
From 2 comments
Great, yet another Q&A site... I would recommend asking yourself: What does Revboat offer that other Q&A sites fall short on? Also, you NEED to hire a designer. The current…
cb33 on HNFirst of all, build a custom theme. Downloading a pre-built Q&A PHP script and throwing it up on your server takes virtually no skill/work and visitors can sense this lack of…
cb33 on HN
Questions
How is it better than the YC area of Quora?
From 1 comment
First of all, build a custom theme. Downloading a pre-built Q&A PHP script and throwing it up on your server takes virtually no skill/work and visitors can sense this lack of…
cb33 on HN
What do other Q&A sites not offer?
From 1 comment
Great, yet another Q&A site... I would recommend asking yourself: What does Revboat offer that other Q&A sites fall short on? Also, you NEED to hire a designer. The current…
cb33 on HN
Alternatives named
startups.com and answers.onstartups.com
From 1 comment
I know of two active stackexchange sites for startups: http://startups.com and http://answers.onstartups.com To compete I think you'll need a better design and really good…
makeee on HN
YC area of Quora
From 1 comment
First of all, build a custom theme. Downloading a pre-built Q&A PHP script and throwing it up on your server takes virtually no skill/work and visitors can sense this lack of…
cb33 on HN