League Warrior
Consumer and social
sports game finder
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
9 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 0 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.38.
Idea: 6 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 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
Concept and design praised as solving a real gap
From 4 comments
Great job! I have been waiting for this app for a while! Here is some of the things I think you should improve upon: 1. The sliding UI on register page is a bit confusing.…
wmaiouiru on HNEverything looks great. I could definitely see myself using this. Your biggest obstacle is probably going to be reaching critical mass. There are a lot of ways to help you…
avalaunch on HNAwesome design.
xpop2027 on HNThis is brilliant mate, will test it out now for a few weeks in Sydney. I thought of the same idea after I noticed not so much of a gap in the pickup-game space, but just no real…
bonjourmr on HN
Objections
Reaching critical mass of users is the main risk
From 2 comments
Everything looks great. I could definitely see myself using this. Your biggest obstacle is probably going to be reaching critical mass. There are a lot of ways to help you…
avalaunch on HNThe concept seems great. What's your strategy for overcoming the chicken/egg problem and getting critical mass?
danenania on HN
Could become just a small subset of games rather than exhaustive
From 1 comment
I definitely do think you've identified a problem that needs solving, and your app is looking nice so far. One thing that I've noticed for pick up soccer in the Bay Area is that…
JeffL on HN
Requests
Facebook friend invites and sharing
From 2 comments
Great job! I have been waiting for this app for a while! Here is some of the things I think you should improve upon: 1. The sliding UI on register page is a bit confusing.…
wmaiouiru on HNYou have no idea how happy it makes us to hear all of that. Not just some validation on the concept, but also the build requests. Funny enough, we have discussed everything on…
andrew14824 on HN
Add more sports such as ultimate frisbee
From 2 comments
You should get Ultimate Frisbee in there. Huge pickup culture.
danenania on HNagreed, thats a great one!
andrew14824 on HN
Gamification and score keeping
From 2 comments
Great job! I have been waiting for this app for a while! Here is some of the things I think you should improve upon: 1. The sliding UI on register page is a bit confusing.…
wmaiouiru on HNYou have no idea how happy it makes us to hear all of that. Not just some validation on the concept, but also the build requests. Funny enough, we have discussed everything on…
andrew14824 on HN
Check-in feature during games
From 1 comment
You have no idea how happy it makes us to hear all of that. Not just some validation on the concept, but also the build requests. Funny enough, we have discussed everything on…
andrew14824 on HN
Questions
What sports are supported
From 1 comment
Great concept, I hope it can get the user base to take off. What sports do you support?
universepb on HN
How will critical mass be reached
From 1 comment
The concept seems great. What's your strategy for overcoming the chicken/egg problem and getting critical mass?
danenania on HN
Alternatives named
Meetup.com
From 1 comment
I definitely do think you've identified a problem that needs solving, and your app is looking nice so far. One thing that I've noticed for pick up soccer in the Bay Area is that…
JeffL on HN