Ducksboard
Web and SaaS
realtime dashboards
SHOW HN2011
92points
34comments
#128of 1,097 in 2011
Top 12%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
7 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.21.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Polished, attractive UI
From 3 comments
Well...this is definitely pretty. I am going to play around with the demo but I'd like an invite code as well if possible.
MatthewB on HNThis looks awesome. I rarely sign up for Show HN's but I just signed up for yours. I run a startup and it's inconvenient to hunt and peck between Google Analytics, Facebook,…
dgurney on HNbeauty is in the eye of the beholder. I prefer db to gecko, it looks great. +1 on very polished
redemade on HN
Real-time updates
From 2 comments
I like that your board is real-time. Geckoboard requires an upgraded subscription to improve update speed. Will real-time be a feature on all plans of ducksboard?
andypants on HNLooks really cool. What are the main things that differentiate you from similar products like Geckoboard? Also it'd be pretty cool to get a list of all the widgets that you…
biaxident on HN
Good idea bringing metrics together
From 2 comments
I like this. A simple place to get a snapshot of what's happening with your stats across all channels. Hope I get an invite. :)
timjahn on HNThis looks awesome. I rarely sign up for Show HN's but I just signed up for yours. I run a startup and it's inconvenient to hunt and peck between Google Analytics, Facebook,…
dgurney on HN
Objections
Too similar to Geckoboard
From 2 comments
Your product looks like Geckoboard: http://www.geckoboard.com/
andypants on HNThanks. Glad to see cool new services coming from Europe :) But you should think heavily about differentiating from Geckoboard. For one I would add some kind of Apple / Android…
k7d on HN
UI less polished than Geckoboard
From 1 comment
IMO you may want to re-think emphasizing "a very polished UI", currently Geckoboard's UI is much more "polished"[1]. Instead, play up the tangible benefits over Geckoboard…
kaylarose on HN
Front page animation broken in Chrome
From 1 comment
your front page animation is broken in chrome (but not ff).
noodle on HN
Requests
Invite codes for private beta
From 4 comments
Invite codes? :P
markbao on HNWell...this is definitely pretty. I am going to play around with the demo but I'd like an invite code as well if possible.
MatthewB on HNI like this. A simple place to get a snapshot of what's happening with your stats across all channels. Hope I get an invite. :)
timjahn on HNThis looks and feels great. Great idea and concept. I've already requested an invite. Best of luck!
paulnelligan on HN
Custom widgets
From 1 comment
Very nice! I'm currently building our wallboard, so thinking about this space a lot recently. Are you planning on providing a means to create custom widgets?
gavinballard on HN
App store metrics
From 1 comment
Thanks. Glad to see cool new services coming from Europe :) But you should think heavily about differentiating from Geckoboard. For one I would add some kind of Apple / Android…
k7d on HN
Questions
Will real-time be on all plans
From 1 comment
I like that your board is real-time. Geckoboard requires an upgraded subscription to improve update speed. Will real-time be a feature on all plans of ducksboard?
andypants on HN
Unit test coverage reasoning
From 1 comment
If I may ask, what were you considerations for having near 100% unit-test coverage even before private beta?
k7d on HN
Alternatives named
Geckoboard
From 2 comments
Your product looks like Geckoboard: http://www.geckoboard.com/
andypants on HNLooks really cool. What are the main things that differentiate you from similar products like Geckoboard? Also it'd be pretty cool to get a list of all the widgets that you…
biaxident on HN
Streamer
From 1 comment
My attention was drawn to Streamerapp who also announced today! Welcome to the space :) http://betali.st/startups/streamer http://www.streamerapp.com/
pmjoyce on HN
chart.io
From 1 comment
Within the last couple of hours, I have received a newsletter from chart.io, Ducksboard and Geckoboard. Coincidence?
troels on HN