iDoneThis
Productivity
team progress tracking
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Idea: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 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
Commenter has used it for 8 days and loves it.
From 1 comment
Have been using idonethis for 8 days. Love it. Hands down, we need more slow web.
niels_olson on HN
Fun product; the calls are an amusing touch.
From 1 comment
Fun product, the calls are an amusing touch. I built something to scratch the same itch a few years back. It's open at https://github.com/kristjan/stars and deploys immediately…
kristjan on HN
Idea of emotional reward at work is appealing.
From 1 comment
Never underestimate the power emotional reward (as opposed to monetary reward). Great collaboration!
danielhope on HN
Objections
Daily reward calls seem silly or patronising for employees.
From 2 comments
Hate to be negative, but doing your job doesn't merit a trophy. Millenials already have a bad reputation for needing constant rewards.
jwwest on HNYeah, let me join in here calling bullshit on this. If you need to put a service in place to remind you how "awesome" you are, you simply lack confidence. No service in the whole…
skore on HN
Corporate wellness pricing seems too high for the value.
From 1 comment
So this is the entreprise product you guys were talking about months ago? $6 per employee? I know wellness programs that charge less. This is something people can easily do on…
AznHisoka on HN
Serious complaints about AwesomenessReminders creator's business conduct.
From 2 comments
I'm going to be as clear as can be here -- AwesomenessReminders deservers absolutely ZERO positive press and I hope you're VERY careful in working with Zach Burt. He underpaid my…
vlokshin on HN+1 on this. Had a similar bad experience as a customer of Aw.Rem. After a few months of charging $10/month, Zach increased the price to $40 and cut the calls to my girlfriend…
achille on HN
Alternatives named
Weekly status reports done manually.
From 1 comment
So this is the entreprise product you guys were talking about months ago? $6 per employee? I know wellness programs that charge less. This is something people can easily do on…
AznHisoka on HN
Stars, a self-hosted weekly recognition app.
From 1 comment
Fun product, the calls are an amusing touch. I built something to scratch the same itch a few years back. It's open at https://github.com/kristjan/stars and deploys immediately…
kristjan on HN