Requiring account creation to view the program, even see any screenshots or view a description of how it works, will stop most people from proceeding. It immediately triggered my "user-hostile" alarm.
Some posters solve this by creating a generic HN account or workaround, so that people can tour the system with less friction.
Fairly sure my work todos could be considered commercial purposes, so I don’t even want to risk trying it.
Great idea, could benefit from more upfront info.
Most recently somebody talked to me about a genAI video firm, which doesn’t need to be mentioned by name but which had an elaborately produced brochureware kind of landing page—aspirational quotes, scroll-hijacking, the whole shebang. Now mind you, when I went to check it out I was motivated, since it was prompted by an IRL relationship.
Not only did they require a signup to view anything about the product, but they required that you upgrade and pay before you were allowed go view any examples of what they have generated for themselves or other users. I still don’t know if the product is any good or not, and I probably never will.
Is this a generational thing? Or is it some kind of wisdom getting passed around the “growth hacking” kinds of circles?
I could be mistaken. Heck, it's even possible that it's good advice, but I doubt it. I'm guessing that this kind of thing prevents more new users than it hooks.
Simply because Foorr doesn't show me how it differs from every other to-do app out there, there's nothing trying to convince me to sign up. I'm not handing over my personal information just to find out.
First impression: utter fail.