Shopstarter
Web and SaaS
ecommerce site builder
SHOW HN2013
27points
11comments
#838of 1,739 in 2013
Top 49%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Business idea seen as interesting and promising
From 3 comments
Fantastic business idea. Can't wait to see where this goes.
zabeth24 on HNAwesome great idea!
Ralz on HNThis is absolutely interesting but I'm not sure if post-Kickstarter you'd regain a target goal or some of other same functionality. Rather you may want to be able to pre-order…
brackin on HN
Objections
Forcing Facebook login is a privacy concern; email login offered
From 2 comments
Brilliant business model. Just brilliant. May I suggest not forcing people to use facebook login? Maybe use something not locked in like FB?
orangethirty on HNDefinitely! We support this via email. Facebook was a natural choice since Kickstarter uses it for campaign owners.
akennberg on HN
Kickstarter's goal-based funding model may not carry over to shops
From 2 comments
This is absolutely interesting but I'm not sure if post-Kickstarter you'd regain a target goal or some of other same functionality. Rather you may want to be able to pre-order…
brackin on HNInteresting thought. We let the shop owner decide the model.
akennberg on HN
Requests
Add a prominent demo button to the blog post
From 2 comments
You should add a big button to this blog post "Check out a Shopstarter demo"
fraserharris on HNGreat suggestion. A lot of people followed this and played with the demo!
akennberg on HN
Questions
Whether shop owners can choose a pre-order or other sales model
From 2 comments
This is absolutely interesting but I'm not sure if post-Kickstarter you'd regain a target goal or some of other same functionality. Rather you may want to be able to pre-order…
brackin on HNInteresting thought. We let the shop owner decide the model.
akennberg on HN
Alternatives named
Pebble's pre-order website model
From 1 comment
This is absolutely interesting but I'm not sure if post-Kickstarter you'd regain a target goal or some of other same functionality. Rather you may want to be able to pre-order…
brackin on HN