Cloudstitch
Web and SaaS
spreadsheet-driven website builder
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
5 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 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.
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What HN said
What people liked
Spreadsheet-driven sites are a useful, popular practice
From 2 comments
I rolled my own version of this to manage the online menu for a restaurant. The restaurant manager updates a Google Spreadsheet with the current menu and item pricing. I pull…
uptown on HNThis is something we've been hearing from a lot of folks -- spreadsheet-driven websites are actually a really popular practice that we think should get more love and attention.…
eob on HN
Good launch documentation
From 1 comment
Congrats on shipping! First, I totally understand what it's like to ship an MVP. When we launched our SaaS service we didn't even have a way to rebill our subscribers, knowing we…
encoderer on HN
Objections
No visible pricing page
From 2 comments
It scares me when I see a SAAS thing with no pricing page. Anyone have an idea of what this costs?
skrowl on HNAwesome project! Just wish I could see the pricing...
dinedal on HN
Insecure HTTP and password sent in clear on signup
From 1 comment
No forced TLS, and when I manually enter https most of the resources try to load over http. c'mon, you've done the hard part of getting TLS, now you just need to make your home…
finnn on HN
Landing page lacks clear call to action and unclear labels
From 1 comment
Congrats on shipping! First, I totally understand what it's like to ship an MVP. When we launched our SaaS service we didn't even have a way to rebill our subscribers, knowing we…
encoderer on HN
Requests
Pricing information
From 2 comments
It scares me when I see a SAAS thing with no pricing page. Anyone have an idea of what this costs?
skrowl on HNAwesome project! Just wish I could see the pricing...
dinedal on HN
Enforce HTTPS and fix SSL configuration
From 2 comments
No forced TLS, and when I manually enter https most of the resources try to load over http. c'mon, you've done the hard part of getting TLS, now you just need to make your home…
finnn on HNWhile you're getting it brought up to current security standards, may I suggest not using GoDaddy for anything, including as a certificate authority, and fixing the issues with…
finnn on HN
Public API
From 1 comment
Is an API planned or doesn't that make sense?
gbrits on HN
Clone or package existing spreadsheet sites
From 1 comment
This is something we've been hearing from a lot of folks -- spreadsheet-driven websites are actually a really popular practice that we think should get more love and attention.…
eob on HN
Questions
Will there be an API?
From 1 comment
Is an API planned or doesn't that make sense?
gbrits on HN
What does it cost?
From 1 comment
It scares me when I see a SAAS thing with no pricing page. Anyone have an idea of what this costs?
skrowl on HN
Alternatives named
AppSheet
From 1 comment
This is good stuff. There is also a SaaS offering to do this for mobile apps. It's called AppSheet [1] and they let you create iOS and Android apps from spreadsheets -- Google…
putlake on HN
GridSpree and Sheetrock
From 1 comment
Very much like these two: https://assembly.com/gridspree (github hosted. a bit more plug and play in style. I did write a bit of code for this)…
eddyparkinson on HN
VBA
From 1 comment
Isn't that VBA?
Immortalin on HN