Comment by 8462646 | Hacker News Reader

Comment by 8462646 | Hacker News Reader

You need to relax on the analogy. Consider - why does someone look at a box of pizza and decide that it tastes bad? Why does someone looking to buy a watch walk past a jewelry store? From the app preview alone, I can tell you that there is nothing really standing out here. Why do I want to share anonymous pictures of Katy Perry? If I want to share anonymous pictures, I already know of Snapchat. If I want to share anonymous text with a random group of people, I'll use Yik Yak or Secrets. If I want to share photos, I can use Facebook or Flickr. I can make an 'anonymous' account on Flickr to share photos. Why do I want this app on my phone?

You need to work on the pitch a bit more. Just throwing together the words "anonymous" and "pictures" doesn't do it for me. Also, try not to take it so hard. When you said "Jesus Christ man...", I got the impression that you were taking this pretty rough. It's nothing personal, but in a world with so many apps already, why should I add your app to my home screen? Why should I spend another 10 minutes a day with this app?

Hmm. The people I've talked to so far think this app has a place, it's not "nothing" definitely. But, I think I do need to work on the pitch more. Clarify it to the point that people can associate them or their lives with the app, and realize why they need to use it.

About taking it hard. Believe me, it has been insane the last few weeks. After working so hard, launching this, writing emails and contacting so many people and whatnot, when absolutely nothing happens, it feels bad.. True, no one is obliged to use it, or even look at it, but ya, it felt bad. Nothing much. :) It might look like it, but I didn't take it that bad. I've gone through this type of stuff in this field before, and the thing is - take the rejection, learn from it, move on, and build something even better next time.

I posted this is another reply, but the main purpose of this app is to share your life anonymously. Take a bunch of pics to create a broadcast story, give it a caption, and broadcast. Now anyone with the app can see it. It's like how Secret and Whisper are, but with Broadcast, you are part of an anonymous network. Another huge difference between those apps and Broadcast is that you can take more than a single pic. Why's this of importance? Because many times when you need to share something, you can just snap-snap-snap (or choose) multiple pics easily, and share. This creates a broadcast story, and aligns more with expressing yourself.

Thanks for the feedback. :)

You'll know in the future then when you developer something that people want because the response to all your effort will be different to this.

Oh no, don't get me wrong. I didn't mean that you app is "nothing" - I only mean that there isn't anything standing out here. I think something that might help the pitch is to make it more personal. Show how I can quickly share photos from the beach with my family. Don't forget the App Store now supports preview videos as well, that might help.

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