durga

thanks, mostly agree.

thanks. it's really effective. another friend of mine was having trouble studying for medical exams and I told him to try it. he hated the rote memorization and just couldn't get himself to read all the stuff and memorize it. Which was making him really irritable and frustrated.

He started starting the day with one question in the morning. He cleared his Step 1 within 6 months. It was his 3rd try..

now if Yelp bought them for cheap..

I don't think the unbundling is succeeding (or will succeed). I like them all in one place, though fb mgmt seems to have convinced itself that unbundling is a better user experience somehow..

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really impressed by your walking the talk and being open about user and revenue numbers.

How are you different from shopkick?

Don't buy the "x million use the google+ site regularly every month" number. The number of people who actively use g+ is miniscule. Don't believe me? Put a status message on fb and ask how many of them use g+. Or post it on linkedin or email all your contacts.

Pretty much any decent product has a small number of fans. That doesn't make it "successful" by any statistical standards.

Deja Vu for me. I built and shipped a really similar app in 2 weeks last Dec (aim was 1 week but took 2 weeks eventually). https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wish-gift-never-forget-speci...

un-f*ing-believable!

Exceptional pursuit in the face of difficulty.

try FitFrnd: We'll soon add a button to allow you to download ALL your data in csv/excel format.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fitfrnd-best-weight-loss-soc...

> As for "never ever", I will say that this issue is currently fuelling my own reluctance to even bother getting a smartphone at all, because I'm working from the assumption that any app I find particularly useful (other than the browser itself) will just go away. So, that's one.

No the sky isn't falling :)

and wtf does this mean in everyday language? ;-)

Any software out there has a lifetime. Some go sooner, some later. What's the big deal?

Nice opportunity for an fast opportunistic developer to go and develop a kickass alternative and start selling it..

Totally awesome. Love this piece!

Awesome! Been subconsciously looking for something like this for ages..

Absolutely. We are learning interesting tips and tricks as we talk to people.

Try this: take a 20 min walk around the office block after lunch and use a GPS tracker (eg FitFrnd) to see how far you went. Try it for a week and see if it doesn't make you feel better afterwards.

FitFrnd is designed to be an easy, non-intimidating fitness app for casual exercisers. It helps you set a small goal and work towards it, and uses the power of social encouragement to help you stay motivated.

Chrome is the best browser out there on laptops. Naturally a lot of people are interested in trying it out on the iPhone.

The app store ranking is determined by number of downloads in the last 5-6 days. Since it just launched, a spike in downloads and a subsequent rise in rankings is expected. Whether it stays on top in the coming weeks/months will determine how it compares to other apps.

yeah it's sweet when the 16 hour days start paying off big :). But doing design and coding both is a lot of fun - though I wouldn't mind having some help a good visual designer..

Some possibilites to address this in the app could be:

- provide videos of workouts that users can look at.

- users can probably take videos of their workouts, post privately to youtube and maybe have an online trainer look at them?

- Have a 15 min webcam session with the trainer where the trainer looks at your technique and provides feedback.

- Have a trainer look at your weekly logs and provide direction.

All these could potentially be done with the app, some experienced trainers, and a small fee. Thoughts?

Thanks. That's flattering, though maybe not as rare. The guys at Instagram designed and built the app. Googlers did it? :)

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awesome :)

I can empathize with you. I run, walk and play racket sports, but for me and a lot of my friends, weights are kinda scary.

Since the dynamics of weightlifting are infinitely more complex(you need to do it right to not hurt yourself, you need to push yourself a certain amount etc), trainers are probably a better option than an algorithm.

One of the ideas we are considering is building a feature in the app that lets you hire an online trainer for say x dollars a month who'd guide you and oversee your progress. It'd obviously be much cheaper than hiring a trainer in the gym by an hour. Would such an option appeal to you?

Durga

aik,

pls see my answer to mlerner's question below..

zscraper,

I've lost 2 inches of waistline. I haven't lost a lot of weight (3 pounds) so I'm assuming (hoping) the fat loss was compensated by muscle build?

Workouts: short walks with dad, and evening tennis matches with friends.

Durga

ssx,

We have been thinking of doing something very similar. For me the motivation was to make a feature so that my dad can do his evening walks with his friends who are remote, at the same scheduled time. I'll push this feature up in the list.

Durga

mlerner,

Thanks for your question.

Our focus is on making workouts fun and non-intimidating. It's not for the hardcore workout guy who runs 3-5 times every week and needs no motivation. It's for the large number of busy professionals, moms and dads, older folks, who'd like an app that gently helps them keep fit, feel less guilty, and re-ramp up again once they have taken a break.

The differences are: - Helping users ease into a goal rather than try something ambitious and get discouraged. The goal "Adjust" feature is emphasized so that users feel it's OK to change their goal as often as they like. Also goals are weekly, since that's how we usually think about workouts. Eg: "I went for runs 3 times the past week, and did 3.1, 2.7 and 3.2 miles". - Focus on encouragement, rather than competition. The aim is virtually create the experience of working out with your close friends. - Setting micro goals and achieving them. A 20 min walk around the office block at lunch is useful exercise.