mhsutton

Thanks for the comment.

That is my point exactly - technology seems to have created so many avenues of distraction that you cannot even take a dump without the temptation of some distraction!

well done on building this. Sometimes making is its own reward.

Some feedback:

I had no idea what it did and the opening screen about loading config etc was confusing. I would have preferred like a tour with tooltips instead. Though once you get into it and play you soon figure out what it does.

As a fellow maker - I generally have really basic UI and leave menu items visible and learn from these forums what to do with them. So I suggest expanding your menu and have it always available. (like the menu animation though, could be a little faster).

What problem were you trying to fix? Did you try something like Trello.com before you decided to build this? It's cool if you built it just because.

Awesome - done!

Great feedback and thanks for trying the Café. To be honest the 'its free' was put on as an after- thought and I hadn't thought how prominent it needs to be.

This whole thing is a learning experience and this is a key lesson - be clear with the message.

Thank you! I had actually had this on a todo list and go to it about 45 minutes ago. Next time I will put things like this higher on my todo.

Thanks for trying the cafe.

Thanks for giving it a try and for taking the time to comment. Google hangouts is a temporary place for this - but I accept that it may catch some people off-guard. Would it help to note on the button that it is a google hangout?

Thanks for taking the time to comment. This is very much an itch I need scratching. :-)

Actually I did trial it and got some good feedback and great learning. But was constrained by the trial limits of the off the shelf stuff I was using, plus this time I want to do a better job of getting the message out.

I plan to do it again with different off the shelf. With the folk who respond to the signup.

Thanks again and if more comments come to mind, I'd love to hear them.

Mike

I found this post mildly amusing. It is a terribly simplified and mildly offensive comparison of two sets of objectives. Neither of which are actually right.

Startup is a phase - not a stereotype. Teams are not essential to either a startup or what you term a PIH. The skills needed for the challenge are. Not the number of people. Not all startups need nor want outside investment. Not all startups have an idea that will change the world. Not all startups need, want or are suitable for accelerators, incubators or other similar vehicles. Startup is neither better nor worse than a single person building something to improve their livelihood.

Best I can tell, the author equates a startup to what is popular in the press. Young geeks, big rounds of capital raising, buzzwords galore, huge acquisitions and all the hype that goes with it.

I think bunkum like this devalues the efforts of entrepreneurs everywhere and demonstrates such a closed mind in a space where openness is increasingly important.

Oh BTW - the beta for the game is at http://twumps.wizewerx.com