Share your product here to get support, feedback, users (w/c 31st of August)

@nickylewlew Hi Nick! Congrats on the launch! I think this is a great idea and very important and urgent need. We've been looking for resources for green IT for a while didn't find much hands-on resources so I'm looking forward to the sustainable dev! Here is a quick feedback on the landing page : - I don't know if it's the font or the color scheme but I don't find the paragraphs very welcoming for reading. In particular, on the 3d page "How the sus dev can help", I think that the contrast is too low and it makes it hard to read. Also, it would be great to highlight the figures that you talk about on the 2d page (with illustrations, or even in bold would do the job I think) as they are important and can maybe improve the readability of the text. - I really like the design of the 4th page with the light illustration that is shed on the text :) - Also, I don't know if it's made on purpose, but we don't understand from the landing page that there is also a directory to hire a developer. It was only after clicking on the top bar menu by curiosity that I uncovered it. I think this is a great idea as it seems to be a very rare competence. Why didn't you communicate on it on the landing page and provided it a CTA to it? - I'm not sure whether the find out more is really relevant as it only scrolls a few centimeters below, where the user will probably go anyway. Wouldn't it be better to have one CTA ("Join Free") and focus user's intention? - We understand very well from the landing page what is the mission of the project, as well as the values that are driving the team. However, I'm very curious about what exactly I would get if I join, is this a newsletter? short/long articles? Links to other resources? Videos? As a user, I feel like joining because I relate to the cause but I feel I need more info for signing up : some articles or samples of coding resources, even an extract would do the job. It feels like you have a nice landing page and a promising project but I'm wondering if there are really resources ready. In this state, I wouldn't give my real email, but probably a junk email that I never open and then I would totally forget about the project. - Also, on the join page, you have two sections which make the page look like a pricing page. Since we don't know what is the "deliverable" behind it (aka sample resources), it's hard to make a choice and also it's hard to understand what are "premium resources". The Coming soon bullet point is also confusing as we imagine that what is coming is not quite defined yet. At this stage, I think I would just like to join directly/fill a form/ whatever the next step is... Maybe the Plus+ membership can be added later when there is more clarity? - Register page: I feel this is too much information I'm asked when myself I'm wondering what the "product" is about. I hope some of this feedback is useful. Do not hesitate to reach directly is you would want more feedback. Cheers, Sophia

Hi @sophia_benhaddou Thank you for sending through this in-depth review and feedback. It's great to get this level of feedback and see how more people feel about the site so far. It is still in active development and being improved all the time, so your comments shall definitely be taken on board as I review and update things! To answer a couple things quickly. While the directory is a key part of the site, it isn't the main focus. The focus is on designers, developers and others in the tech industry signing up in order to read the articles and make use of the resources. But I understand where you are coming from and I shall definitely look to add in a new section and CTA that leads to the directory on the landing page. It is interesting that you say you're not sure what you get if you join. I've tried to be as clear as possible and added information in a couple of places, but there could definitely be more and even clearer descriptions. I hadn't really thought of having examples of the content, but that is a nice idea - so I shall look into re-writing some content to make it clearer. At the moment the Plus+ level is indeed lacking a little when it comes to additional benefits, I am working hard to make these happen and will list them as soon as they are in place! I shall certainly review the registration process and think about slimming down the initial register form to make the process quicker - as the additional fields can always sit within the profile for further editing. Again, thanks for your feedback! It's really good to have others review the site so it can be improved. Cheers, Nick

@nickylewlew Cool! I just registered (with my real email) and had (a brief) look at the content. It seems really good and I can't wait to read it (later though... would there be an email that notifies me somehow?). Prior to registering, I really thought that there was no content yet on the platform. Also, if it wasn't for you (meaning the context of giving feedback in a safe environment to a peer) I would have never registered when I feel like I could access this content (articles) for free (cruelty of content on internet today... I know I'm sorry). I would have probably given my email after reading some articles and if you could explain to me why I should register and not just access the articles. Again, I hope my brutal honesty helps somehow. I can't wait to see this beautiful project rock the world :).

@nickylewlew Hey, this is a brilliant initiative! Quick first impression is I was not really sure what the "resources" are - maybe you want to focus on presenting it as a directory to "find a sustainable dev", and have a blog on the side? Also I feel like a white colour scheme would work better for the topic. Good luck, we need more work to stay off dirty technology, every little bit helps!

@silvia_em Hi Silvia, thank you for your comment! I'm working on a little restructure of some content to give more clarity on the resources and what you get as a member. The colour scheme is designed to be dark in order to use less energy across a wide range of devices. There will be a resource about this coming soon!

@alexander_qureos sounds promising, take my vote.

@alexander_qureos this is brilliant! Thanks

Thanks @pouya1! Thanks for your kind words! Happy you use it and helps! Soon we will use QPAGE! Looks really promising

@lluis_m_ventura is it deliberate that there is no sound on the video? Anyway, I've signed up for your beta - sounds like a cool product :)

Thank you @troelsfr! There is no sound right now on the video, but thank you for the feedback, think it make sense!

@lluis_m_ventura This would be great for doing daily stand-ups for teams and such! I tend to prefer async conversations, unless meeting new people. Syncing can be disruptive, and also requires lots of overhead for the scheduling. Neat idea!

Thank you @silvia_em! Happy to send you an invite if you want to give it a try!

@mikeyeva Sounds like a great idea. This could remove a big pain point in the passport process!

@jesse_hercules I am very happy to hear that. What was the difficult thing in your passport process?

@mikeyeva I've had several passports over the last 30+ years, from analog photos stapled to a paper application up to today's process. Whether it was getting the old-school paper photos right or the new images just right, a passport is one of the few times that real pass/fail standards are applied to a person's headshot. Especially with a trip coming up, nobody wants to fail. So anything that makes sure you will pass is awesome!

@jesse_hercules I see, thank you for sharing your experience

@joost_van_hoof Sounds cool! I definitely got the vibe from your website that it's more than a feedback tool! ;)

@silvia_em Thanks! Lots to do still but releasing new features almost every week. Maybe one day an iOS SDK as well so you can integrate it in the JumpCat app 😉

@joost_van_hoof nice, slick site. Good, immediate value proposition. I have to be honest, it did come across a bit like a delivery/courier firm as a first impression, becauase of Freddie (but this will vary by market I'm sure).

@makis_spyratos1 There is a 14 day free trial, no credit card required, so you can try it out for free.

@ethar_alali Thanks! Yep personalizing a brand like this comes with a certain amount of 'perception risk' I guess. So far the responses have been incredibly positive!

@shimenmen I love listening to podcasts as well. Nice to see more open source options! I use iOS so won't be able to try it out soon but will do once I have an android device to test it out on.

@rob_louw Cool, thanks! I might release iOS version in the future( not sure yet), as it is developed with flutter :)

@shimenmen I love the minimalist design! Slightly off-topic: how do you like developing with Flutter?

@silvia_em I love Flutter, it is very good at UI implement, you can write the UI super fast, and with hot reload, If you don't know which design is good, you can write both and have a quick look. Flutter is also easy to start for beginners, you can put logic and ui at the same file, which is easy to understand.

@shimenmen I love this, I am an Android user and most of the times, iOS comes first! Happy to see this come to life. My only feedback regards the name, it may be a bit hard for users to type it or find it. But I guess you'll find out as time goes by :) Good luck

@sophia_benhaddou Congratulations. I really miss whiteboards for brainstorming discussions. This tool looks really handy. Best Wishes. More power to you :D

@rajavijayach Thanks Raja for the support!

@sophia_benhaddou It looks stunning and is a very clever idea! Congrats! It could be very useful for building Machine Learning canvas either. Do you intend to make an integration w/ Slack or Trello in the future? It would be nice if somehow it could sync to a Trello board, checklist, etc.

@venturaeconomis Hello Marcelo! Thanks for the nice feedback :) There are actually project management modules into Excelway, the equivalent of the basic trello board without the power ups. We're definitely thinking of integrations but want to prioritize them depending on user's demand, and we only had a few so far. What is a machine learning canvas?

@sophia_benhaddou got it! This is one template of a machine learning canvas: https://www.louisdorard.com/mach... It helps to find out with clients interviews what is the business problem and what the machine learning model could address properly.

@blakemanzo "this is such a cool alternative to my savings account! i've been playing with the boosts for a few weeks now and it's such a cool concept" "when will this be available outside of the US?"

@fabien_fournier1 Hi Fabien, I went on the link you posted on the ship page but it directs me to a form in French, asking for my identifier. So I'm not sure what this is... a subscription form for the beta? It feels like I should be on some kind of list to register

@sophia_benhaddou Hi Sophia, actually our web app detect the language of your browser, so that's why it's in french. This is a link to our discussion "early bird community" to take a look at the app and chat with us by Misakey. With Misakey, you can join the discussion without creating an account but we still have to verify your identity so you need to give an email to get a confirmation code, that's what happened here. Thank you for your feedback. I think we should explain more this step.

@fabien_fournier1 Ah ok I get it now. Yeah I think a short explanation as you just did would make it clearer! Also, on a side note, I thought I was on a Typeform form but without the Typeform branding.

@sophia_benhaddou Thanks for the feedback. So we should probably do something clearer here too because even if Typeform has a really cool UI it's more an auth flow without account creation than a form.

@fabien_fournier1 Very concise. Straight to the point. Website was initially a little confusing, but your digital equivalent popped up and explained what was going on :) That said, I didn't feel like I could move around a lot there. So exploration and investigation was a bit hampered. Perhaps consider a vid to pique interest? That said, love the concept! Way easier than managing a host of other platforms.