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Comment by avree | Hacker News Reader

Sorry, but for $350.00, you need way stronger testimonials/evidence of the host being worth it.

A grainy picture taken in someone's bathroom with the caption "She's hilarious and unpredictable, so get ready for laughs!", and a couple one-liners from names that could be completely fake, does not tell me that this is going to be worth the money.

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I'll disagree.

This isn't for individuals, it's for corporations with left over event budgets.

Although you could also just have everyone jump into an online game for free

Great feedback. We could definitely work on improving the testimonials and social proof on the website. Honestly, we weren't expecting such a strong response on HN so didn't much as much thought/effort into this as we should. We'll work on improving this ASAP.

I mean this only constructively, but why share if you're not ready for or expecting a strong response? You only get one chance to make a first impression. If this is simply a concept or beta product, you should indicate that. If you're looking for customers, put your best foot forward. Best of luck.

That's fair. Would definitely not consider this a concept as we have many paid, satisfied customers but we're always iterating on our website/product based on feedback and this is definitely an area of improvement. But point taken about "making a first impression".

How do you balance making a good first impression with getting feedback on an early-ish version of your product?

Your communications via your landing page & website tell your consumers if you're looking to scrape a buck, or passionately work hard to solve a problem or desire.

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