Review My Startup
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expense receipt management
SHOW HN2011
63points
32comments
#200of 1,097 in 2011
Top 19%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 8 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Design: 0 for, 8 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Email-in receipts and iPhone capture are simple and useful.
From 3 comments
I like it. Just installed the app and will try it for a couple of weeks. I've been looking for something like this. The iPhone capture is killer - no lame scanning of receipts.
wmeredith on HNGreat idea. I hate hate hate paper receipts, and have definitely lost the ability to return things because I couldn't find the receipt 8 months later.
appswell on HNWhen I travel on business, I carry bunches of receipts around in my wallet - it sucks. I downloaded paperphobic and look forward to using it on my next trip.
marksoper on HN
Good idea for travelers and people hating paper receipts.
From 2 comments
Great idea. I hate hate hate paper receipts, and have definitely lost the ability to return things because I couldn't find the receipt 8 months later.
appswell on HNWhen I travel on business, I carry bunches of receipts around in my wallet - it sucks. I downloaded paperphobic and look forward to using it on my next trip.
marksoper on HN
Objections
Tooltips and popups are distracting and cluttered the site.
From 5 comments
Ok, what happens when I send an email with a photo of a receipt to that email address? As a side node I find these green bubbles irritating that popped up while I moved my mouse…
perlgeek on HNI'm going to echo the sentiment of a few other people and say that the tooltips are a) distracting and b) not very useful because it makes me work to see what you're trying to…
ffumarola on HNThe tooltips would be ok, but they overlap the bullet icon, which makes it feel cluttered. I'm ok with the idea of changing some part of the page based on my movements, but I…
ydant on HNjust my $0.02... but those live-chat windows? personally, I find them irritating. I have no idea if I am in the majority here, though, so you may be best off ignoring my opinion.
lsc on HNNot only do live-chat windows pop up at you, but they make an annoying, little noise as well. It is obnoxious to say the least.
willgodfrey on HN
Unclear how to get receipts into the service from the homepage.
From 2 comments
"you can email photos of your receipts (or e-receipts) to receipts@paperphobic.com. " Here's a big tip that will unconfuse many of your visitors: PUT THAT SENTENCE ON YOUR…
DevX101 on HNPretty sure this paragraph should be on the website. I had to come here to really understand what I was looking at.
chrisfarms on HN
Poor iOS and iPad compatibility with mouse-over instructions.
From 2 comments
>Place your mouse over any feature for more information You have an iOS app so may I suggest that you make your website fully iOS compatible?
awolf on HNI followed your link from HN on my iPad. I say instructions telling me to mouse over and couldn't. Didn't dig much further into it than that though.
awolf on HN
Only Amazon payments and USD currency supported.
From 1 comment
I love the name, for a start :) Home page before logging in: Nice, the tooltips appear a bit randomly, sometimes I have to shake the mouse around to get it. payment : amazon.com…
wazoox on HN
Requests
State how to submit receipts clearly on the homepage.
From 2 comments
"you can email photos of your receipts (or e-receipts) to receipts@paperphobic.com. " Here's a big tip that will unconfuse many of your visitors: PUT THAT SENTENCE ON YOUR…
DevX101 on HNPretty sure this paragraph should be on the website. I had to come here to really understand what I was looking at.
chrisfarms on HN
Remove or reduce tooltips and popups.
From 2 comments
I'm going to echo the sentiment of a few other people and say that the tooltips are a) distracting and b) not very useful because it makes me work to see what you're trying to…
ffumarola on HNThe tooltips would be ok, but they overlap the bullet icon, which makes it feel cluttered. I'm ok with the idea of changing some part of the page based on my movements, but I…
ydant on HN
Add PayPal and other currencies.
From 1 comment
I love the name, for a start :) Home page before logging in: Nice, the tooltips appear a bit randomly, sometimes I have to shake the mouse around to get it. payment : amazon.com…
wazoox on HN
Add a price input on new items.
From 1 comment
I love the name, for a start :) Home page before logging in: Nice, the tooltips appear a bit randomly, sometimes I have to shake the mouse around to get it. payment : amazon.com…
wazoox on HN
Questions
How does emailing a receipt photo lead to an account and expense data?
From 1 comment
Ok, what happens when I send an email with a photo of a receipt to that email address? As a side node I find these green bubbles irritating that popped up while I moved my mouse…
perlgeek on HN
How does the OCR work, is it outsourced?
From 2 comments
How long is your OCR code, or do you use foreign products?
Roritharr on HNif it's like other expense report apps, it's probably mechanical turk-like, and not OCR. ingenious though.
christopherslee on HN
Alternatives named
Expensify
From 1 comment
I'm curious...how are you differentiating from expensecloud or expensify? I've used both (and like both..in slightly different ways). The other piece they have (which I like) is…
ironchef on HN
ExpenseCloud
From 1 comment
I'm curious...how are you differentiating from expensecloud or expensify? I've used both (and like both..in slightly different ways). The other piece they have (which I like) is…
ironchef on HN
Nexpense
From 1 comment
Posted about a very similar idea on our blog, http://blog.sparkmuse.com/nexpense-success-through-perseverance . You've got some competition, but I think there is some great…
netmau5 on HN