ProjectiFi
Finance and crypto
personal finance simulator
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
27 positive, 50 neutral or asking, 11 mixed, 60 critical, out of 148 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.
Design: 10 for, 15 againstPrivacy: 4 for, 16 againstIdea: 1 for, 12 againstExecution: 3 for, 10 againstPricing: 1 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fast, intuitive interface and useful dashboard
From 1 comment
I really like tool, but dislike a lot of the dark patterns. I love how fast and intuitive it is. I also like having all the info on one page to look at. The dashboard is great. I…
screye on HN
Objections
Requires hosted server and privacy policy raises concerns about handling financial data
From 3 comments
Looks interesting, but based on the privacy policy terms of data usage, transferability, and so forth, I can't in good faith test with real financial data:…
Frost1x on HNThere is no reason at all for this to be server-hosted. I have of course done this for myself a very long time ago creating an effectively identical feature set using…
nonameiguess on HNThere is definitely a market for this. I had wealth management review recently and they used a 3rd party piece of software that was doing something similar, their entire pitch…
monkeydust on HN
US-centric; no currency or tax support for other countries
From 2 comments
Love the idea, enjoyed the interface, but I feel my time was wasted when I only found out the US focus several clicks into the flow. Speaking as someone not from the US, I do…
12ian34 on HNI wanted to like it but I live in the EU and it's too focused on dollars.
knoebst on HN
Saved progress is locked behind premium subscription
From 1 comment
I really like tool, but dislike a lot of the dark patterns. I love how fast and intuitive it is. I also like having all the info on one page to look at. The dashboard is great. I…
screye on HN
Onboarding is long and theme selection comes too early
From 1 comment
I would suggest the first step of onboarding should not be the selection of your theme. This is already a long onboarding process and every additional step will lose you users.…
frabjoused on HN
Requests
Demo mode or templates with sample data
From 2 comments
I think you should make it a little more obvious that you start off without creating an account, because I was a little off put at first that it looks like Personal Capital,…
sct202 on HNThere is definitely a market for this. I had wealth management review recently and they used a 3rd party piece of software that was doing something similar, their entire pitch…
monkeydust on HN
Local-only or downloadable client-side version
From 2 comments
There is no reason at all for this to be server-hosted. I have of course done this for myself a very long time ago creating an effectively identical feature set using…
nonameiguess on HNI really like tool, but dislike a lot of the dark patterns. I love how fast and intuitive it is. I also like having all the info on one page to look at. The dashboard is great. I…
screye on HN
Export to Excel or import/export of data
From 2 comments
I really like tool, but dislike a lot of the dark patterns. I love how fast and intuitive it is. I also like having all the info on one page to look at. The dashboard is great. I…
screye on HNI guess I should also add that with the current web version, you can opt out of sending telemetry data via cookie preferences, and with the Premium version you choose whether or…
scubakid on HN
Monte Carlo simulation mode
From 2 comments
I think you should make it a little more obvious that you start off without creating an account, because I was a little off put at first that it looks like Personal Capital,…
sct202 on HNThese are excellent suggestions, thanks for the thoughtful feedback. For onboarding, I initially tried a version of what you suggested, but in usability tests many felt there was…
scubakid on HN
Support for other currencies and tax systems
From 2 comments
Love the idea, enjoyed the interface, but I feel my time was wasted when I only found out the US focus several clicks into the flow. Speaking as someone not from the US, I do…
12ian34 on HNI wanted to like it but I live in the EU and it's too focused on dollars.
knoebst on HN
Questions
Whether debt should be subtracted from net worth in the stacked chart
From 1 comment
Kicking the tires, here's a quick piece of product feedback: It seems like the "Stacked Financial Breakdown" chart actually _adds_ your level of debt on as just another stacked…
thatmikefellow on HN
Whether inheritance tax modeling is accurate
From 1 comment
Nothing makes me more annoyed than when simulations like this make assumptions which don't make any sense. For example. >"Note: currently, ProjectiFi taxes inheritance as…
elil17 on HN
Alternatives named
Personal Capital and Mint
From 1 comment
I think you should make it a little more obvious that you start off without creating an account, because I was a little off put at first that it looks like Personal Capital,…
sct202 on HN
Spreadsheets
From 1 comment
There is no reason at all for this to be server-hosted. I have of course done this for myself a very long time ago creating an effectively identical feature set using…
nonameiguess on HN