Remindlyo

Productivity

reminder service

SHOW HN2011

8points
13comments
#875of 1,097 in 2011
Top 80%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 1 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.

Idea: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 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

  • Website looks professional and well done.

    From 1 comment
    • The good point: I really like the website; it's well done and look professional. I'd be confident enough to pay for the service. The bad news: I really don't see a reason to use…
      phzbOx on HN
  • Nice idea.

    From 1 comment
    • Nice work and a nice idea, but I'm struggling to see how it's worth $2 per month when it offers very little over a reminder in Google Calendar. Have you thought about tying up…
      flarg on HN

Objections

  • Hard to see why it's worth paying when Google Calendar reminders exist.

    From 2 comments
    • Nice work and a nice idea, but I'm struggling to see how it's worth $2 per month when it offers very little over a reminder in Google Calendar. Have you thought about tying up…
      flarg on HN
    • The good point: I really like the website; it's well done and look professional. I'd be confident enough to pay for the service. The bad news: I really don't see a reason to use…
      phzbOx on HN
  • Free trial was hidden and pricing seemed expensive.

    From 1 comment
    • Looks interesting. Since this is HN, I will allow myself to tell you what I think: First thing, I had to go through two pages in order to discover that you were providing a…
      uniclaude on HN
  • Too much time spent on polish rather than talking to customers.

    From 1 comment
    • The good point: I really like the website; it's well done and look professional. I'd be confident enough to pay for the service. The bad news: I really don't see a reason to use…
      phzbOx on HN

Requests

  • Add a free tier or free trial.

    From 2 comments
    • Looks interesting. Since this is HN, I will allow myself to tell you what I think: First thing, I had to go through two pages in order to discover that you were providing a…
      uniclaude on HN
    • Sure! If you can't provide a free tier, you may work on your frontpage in another way, such as providing a slideshow, or even a short video explaining how it works. Having a…
      uniclaude on HN
  • Integrate with Google Calendar appointment slots.

    From 1 comment
    • Nice work and a nice idea, but I'm struggling to see how it's worth $2 per month when it offers very little over a reminder in Google Calendar. Have you thought about tying up…
      flarg on HN
  • Show how the product works with a video or slideshow.

    From 1 comment
    • Sure! If you can't provide a free tier, you may work on your frontpage in another way, such as providing a slideshow, or even a short video explaining how it works. Having a…
      uniclaude on HN

Questions

  • How does it differ from appointmentreminder.org?

    From 1 comment
    • Looks cool. What major element differentiate you from say http://www.appointmentreminder.org/ ?
      nopassrecover on HN
  • Does the Google Calendar API expose appointment slots?

    From 1 comment
    • That's a great idea that I hadn't even thought about, actually Does the gcal api let you see that kind of thing?
      zrail on HN

Alternatives named

  • Google Calendar reminders

    From 2 comments
    • Nice work and a nice idea, but I'm struggling to see how it's worth $2 per month when it offers very little over a reminder in Google Calendar. Have you thought about tying up…
      flarg on HN
    • The good point: I really like the website; it's well done and look professional. I'd be confident enough to pay for the service. The bad news: I really don't see a reason to use…
      phzbOx on HN
  • Appointment Reminder (appointmentreminder.org)

    From 1 comment
    • Looks cool. What major element differentiate you from say http://www.appointmentreminder.org/ ?
      nopassrecover on HN

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