Do you like the pivot of our startup?

blog.localuncle.com

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The page is too text-heavy. I can't tell what it does even after trying.

Thanks for the feedback! You mean that the blog is too text-heavy? Have you tried the product and you don't understand what it does?

I went to the main URL after finding the blog confusing and when the blog reloaded I assumed it was the front page for what you are doing.

Problem is that people don't read. They scan for a rough idea of what any site is about. On your site, you need to start reading to figure out what this page is about (bad), and then have to get through a lot of distracting links and text that are irrelevant. Once you start writing you waste time telling us what your product isn't (physical teleportation) and describing how great it is before simply telling us what it does.

Suggest showing people what you do with a screenshot or photo that makes the app sound incredibly useful, with a huge "DOWNLOAD" button right beside it. The text should convince people sitting on the fence.

Thanks for this really, really helpful advice! You are definitely right. We got lost in writing way too much text... We like our idea a lot and I guess that's why we wrote that much text. Great feedback!!! I appreciate it a lot!

Do you think our vision is now big enough?

Love the domain, but it seems a bit creepy. Why does my uncle know about everything?

Thanks for the feedback! We chose the domain cause it has a good ring to it and because it was still available... gotta be scrappy with startups. Do you like the product?

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