Very interesting idea! I like the approach but have concerns around the time spent to understand the constraints and perform the task. It doesn't look like the masses may opt for it as it may distract them from their own task, but if they opt in the quality of feedback being provided back will be very high!
We're still building the backend, but playing with the widget should give you an idea of what the tool can do. It 's not meant to complete with desktop based launchers like the one mentioned in the thread so far.
I feel they should be as well. If left unmonitored, this can lead to spammy / crappy experience. In this case the individual speaking is a well known and experienced figure who has a lot of insights to offer, hence I feel this made the cut.
Agreed .. bait and switch technique i guess. But since we've invested time looking into the content, might as well talk about the core / useful content rather than focusing on the bait :)
I feel a lot of the folks here are focusing on the wrong parts here. The $200M loss was a cheap way of getting user attention, but hey it worked!
The core of what he was trying to convey was the sooner you get to understand real user / customer problems the better off you'll be in life as an entrepreneur.
He stayed away from this in his early days as he opted for stability and that he seems to regret.
A great resource for small teams trying to build a startup on a budget. I feel this is a great resource to get a decent landing page up and running to peek user interest in the service / product offering. Once they have decent traction, then switching out of this makes sense to build a personalized looks and feel to your website. This is where puling in design resources start making sense.