Upboat

My first reaction was that this is creative and interesting. Impressive that you did it in 24 hours. The validation use case for Upboat makes sense... but it seems strictly…

On the registration popup, it says 500 users required. I had nearly this exact idea before. Actually that's where my username Avalaunch comes from - "launch your new idea with an…

I just signed up for an account and posted an idea! As a developer, I think this is a great tool to get users before deciding to sink into a project that might never see the…

This is the type of rock-solid and generous advice that makes HN so valuable.

My first reaction was that this is creative and interesting. Impressive that you did it in 24 hours. The validation use case for Upboat makes sense... but it seems strictly…

I had a similar idea a couple of months ago, but the issue I found with it is that a virtual "vote" for a product is borderline worthless. When an idea is funded on Kickstarter,…

Congrats on shipping! However: You don't prove the validity of a startup idea by asking a community of startup enthusiasts whether they think it's valid (except if it's an idea…

I think your github oauth request is a bit broad: ``` The app Upboat will be able to: * Read your public information. * Read your private email addresses. * Update your public…

No, but even read only access to private repos is a problem. A lot of that code belongs to my employer and I can't in good conscience grant access to it even if I want to. I'm…

On the registration popup, it says 500 users required. I had nearly this exact idea before. Actually that's where my username Avalaunch comes from - "launch your new idea with an…

> Add login by Facebook God no, anything but facebook. Github or google would be better.

Nice looking site. My biggest nit-pick with any site is that I don't want another account on another site. So either FB/Twitter/GitHub/Persona/Google sign-in would be fantastical.

This is a site for validating ideas. Unless all of the ideas are geared towards the developer community, Github isn't a good option. You can hate on Facebook all you like but a…

Could also extend it to include a charge for the first month's usage. Once the requisite number of upboats is met, the funds can be transferred to the idea holder, less a clip of…

I think for this to work he needs to aim at the sweet spot that Kickstarter doesn't serve: new businesses and business services. And he could charge per email received. He…

Interestingly I was working on this as well. It was called "should I Build it?" and the idea is if enough people vote YES (you decide how many people are enough), then you build…

I'm just curious what the user's incentive for using upboat is? Edit: I mean, I'm not a startup owner, but I visited the site and couldn't figure out why I would want to do this,…

Who's benefiting from not releasing contact information until a certain threshold is met?

My first reaction was that this is creative and interesting. Impressive that you did it in 24 hours. The validation use case for Upboat makes sense... but it seems strictly…

1. Good call. 2. A widget is an awesome idea. Move aside, LaunchRock! 3. You're the man. Thanks! Monetizing? Apps aren't expensive, and if it provides value to a community I…

very interesting concept. The karma based version at http://firespotting.com gets many good ideas. The validation and user base is a good value add.

I think what revx may be alluding to is the fact that you're currently selling more to the person with the idea instead of the idea backer. Your home page is a good example. It…