My first web app
Productivity
resume builder
SHOW HN2012
175points
86comments
#101of 1,677 in 2012
Top 7%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
14 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 17 critical, out of 46 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Design: 5 for, 10 againstExecution: 5 for, 0 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clean and easy to use
From 3 comments
Here's what I like: 1. Simple to use. 2. Easy on the eyes. 3. Actually useful app & it solves real problem. 4. Like go-pro page copy and how you place it under my resumes so it's…
damir on HNGreat job. Direct to the point, easy to use, allows me to download as PDF... I had an idea for a site exactly like this except I couldn't have executed it as well and I gave up…
jimmytucson on HNSimple, beautiful, useful. Thanks.
happypeter on HN
Attractive design
From 3 comments
Here's what I like: 1. Simple to use. 2. Easy on the eyes. 3. Actually useful app & it solves real problem. 4. Like go-pro page copy and how you place it under my resumes so it's…
damir on HNGreat idea! Like the nice clean design, keeps the message prominent. Is it supported by all browsers?
valceder on HNLove the design of the app. How long did you take to get the MVP done?
dpsahoo on HN
Objections
Buddhist monk mascot seen as offensive
From 2 comments
Nice App. But adding a Buddhist monk is very bad. You can't do that. It's shame. You may not be an Buddhist. But for us this is like jesus as my mascot. This is shameless…
arunoda on HNHaving a image on Budda on a website does not matter. But this is a mascot of having a image of buddha and the author reproduced the buddha's image as a joke. We don't like it.…
arunoda on HN
Pro features and pricing unclear
From 3 comments
This is quite interesting... but can I suggest you try to sell why you'd want to go Pro? There's a button that says "Go Pro", but there's nothing that explains what extra…
chris_wot on HNIt's unclear $10 is monthly, yearly or just a one time payment for now. Other than that, very nice work!
sondh on HNI think the Pro and free version should be reversed. Curious people who want to try it out and get their resume up and running and seconds could just import from linkedIn. Pro…
jonny_eh on HN
500 error when resume lacks education or employment details
From 2 comments
Here's what I like: 1. Simple to use. 2. Easy on the eyes. 3. Actually useful app & it solves real problem. 4. Like go-pro page copy and how you place it under my resumes so it's…
damir on HNThis looks really interesting and something I have been wanting to find for a while. However, I broke it - if you don't fill in education or employment details generating the…
Orf_ on HN
Terms say uploaded resumes become property of the site
From 1 comment
I read the T&C page but didn't see any words that promised that my resume remains private and protected, under my control to share and display. Did I miss something? Actually it…
dm1222e on HN
Requests
Add LinkedIn import
From 2 comments
I tried it out - very nice work! I really like the design of the landing page. A few comments... LinkedIn doesn't seem like a great reason to "Go Pro" since I've likely already…
trun on HNGreat idea and execution! The Go Pro option to autofill LinkedIn seems very odd. When a user is completing a crucial first step, such as filling out the necessary resume info,…
orky56 on HN
Allow custom short URLs
From 1 comment
I tried it out - very nice work! I really like the design of the landing page. A few comments... LinkedIn doesn't seem like a great reason to "Go Pro" since I've likely already…
trun on HN
Save progress as you go
From 1 comment
I tried it out - very nice work! I really like the design of the landing page. A few comments... LinkedIn doesn't seem like a great reason to "Go Pro" since I've likely already…
trun on HN
Add hyperlinks and reorderable sections
From 1 comment
Great web app, very simple and intuitive. A piece of advice: you should allow hyperlinks. I'd use them to link to my GitHub profile and the websites of my previous works. Also…
matteodepalo on HN
Questions
Which stack and hosting were used
From 1 comment
What languages, libraries, hosting and database did you use? What editor was it created in and on what operating system?
mfieldhouse on HN
Is it supported across browsers
From 1 comment
Great idea! Like the nice clean design, keeps the message prominent. Is it supported by all browsers?
valceder on HN
Alternatives named
LinkedIn resume tool
From 1 comment
Take a look at this: http://resume.linkedinlabs.com/
jhandl on HN
cvlift.co.uk
From 1 comment
Great job! I recently created a similar service: http://cvlift.co.uk Your application is much better though. I used prawn as opposed to wicked_pdf to generate the PDFs. Did you…
lancashire on HN
JobSpice
From 1 comment
You might be interested in your competition: http://www.jobspice.com/home They started out with a pro service and then changed models to a template store.
bm1362 on HN