ducksboard
Web and SaaS
business dashboard
SHOW HN2011
41points
25comments
#298of 1,097 in 2011
Top 28%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 2 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 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
Good visual design
From 3 comments
Gorgeous design; a tad reminiscent of Daytum (http://www.daytum.com/). One of the hardest tasks in this space is developing a consistent, usable and pretty visual representation…
zacharyvoase on HNI like how your homepage has some personality! I'm not sure if the content for the blog will be appropriate for your customers, though. If so, you should give it some personality…
Shanewho on HNjust great product. looks beautiful and feels amazing.
javierrincon on HN
Real-time data and continuous data gathering
From 1 comment
Yeah, we realize real time is not strictly necessary for many people. For the ones who need it, it's a killer feature, for the ones who don't, a nice-to-have. The game-changing…
wulczer on HN
Objections
Real-time updates are not necessary for many users
From 1 comment
Cool, it's good to have some more choice in this space. I'm currently using Geckoboard, I really like their visual style and fast customer support, my main complaint with them is…
wladimir on HN
Competes with Geckoboard, which some find expensive
From 1 comment
Will this be free to use? It kind of reminds me of Geckoboard but their prices are rather expensive.
digitalclubb on HN
Requests
Offer an on-premise version
From 2 comments
Everyone is doing htis, but always as a hosted service - any thought to something a customer can purchase and roll out themselves?
dedward on HNI would be a customer for an on-premise version.
davidu on HN
Separate tech blog from main blog and improve its design
From 1 comment
I like how your homepage has some personality! I'm not sure if the content for the blog will be appropriate for your customers, though. If so, you should give it some personality…
Shanewho on HN
Questions
Will it be free to use?
From 1 comment
Will this be free to use? It kind of reminds me of Geckoboard but their prices are rather expensive.
digitalclubb on HN
Which metric services will be integrated?
From 1 comment
There's a bug on the front page. First the mentions said 0, then I tried mentioning it and now it print out JSON. (http://i.imgur.com/zRC3i.png) Otherwise it looks really nice.…
ique on HN
Alternatives named
Geckoboard
From 2 comments
Cool, it's good to have some more choice in this space. I'm currently using Geckoboard, I really like their visual style and fast customer support, my main complaint with them is…
wladimir on HNWill this be free to use? It kind of reminds me of Geckoboard but their prices are rather expensive.
digitalclubb on HN
Daytum
From 1 comment
Gorgeous design; a tad reminiscent of Daytum (http://www.daytum.com/). One of the hardest tasks in this space is developing a consistent, usable and pretty visual representation…
zacharyvoase on HN