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Founder at letterdrop.com YC Badge: 0x3b4b174Fa4473b5053686998548639e25835cC93
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parthi··on Show HN: Referlist – Increase email sign-ups via word of mouth referrals
How did you get there? Did something link you.

Also didn't realize there was a dev build of Firebase SDK. Looking through docs right now. It seems to be one and the same. Will update you if I made a mistake and needed to flip a dev to prod flag somewhere.

parthi··on Show HN: Referlist – Increase email sign-ups via word of mouth referrals
Not yet. But something I want to add. Setup will be a little bit more complicated since you will have to change DNS records.
parthi··on Show HN: Referlist – Increase email sign-ups via word of mouth referrals
Can you email the message at parthi@referlist.co?

Super weird since those are being sent with Firebase that is owned by Google.

parthi··on Show HN: Referlist – Increase email sign-ups via word of mouth referrals
We don't use Haraka but we do use Firebase!

Thanks for the feedback!

You only move up the waitlist if a person you refer verifies their email. Robinhood Crypto had this issue where they didn't check email verification and people gamed it. Made sure to handle that nefarious use case. But thanks for asking! I guess you could own a ton of fake emails and still be adversarial. In which case, I should probably implement an IP rate limit like you suggested.

parthi··on Show HN: Referlist – Increase email sign-ups via word of mouth referrals
Thanks for the helpful feedback!

- That's a bug more than a feature because I unfortunately haven't tested the site for accessibility (but I should!) - Re: the email being in the query params, that's a good point. Will see if I can change that to a POST request. - We don't want to use emails you collect. Will clarify! - I probably could. Businesses like Viral Loops do. I wanted to make something accessible to builders. Might consider restructuring tiers as and when I add more features.

parthi··on Show HN: Referlist – Increase email sign-ups via word of mouth referrals
Yup, that's a good idea. I think that's pretty effective for e-commerce and consumer especially where paid advertising can be used to test CTR, CAC and general interest.

I think the next step there would be to build a landing page generator. There are a ton of them like Unbounce and Instapage. Maybe I should partner with them since building one of those out is quite the task.

You can customize message, colors and add your logo today. What else would you like to customize? Will definitely consider adding it!

parthi··on Show HN: Referlist – Increase email sign-ups via word of mouth referrals
It is crazy crowded. Everyone else is expensive and a little "too much". This is an affordable side project I made for myself that I wanted to share with the world since I wasn't happy with what was out there. Not trying to gouge people on pricing. Hope you find it helpful!

To your point about who finds these kinds of tools helpful: Yeah, I think viral mechanisms only work once you've nailed core value prop. But they compound very quickly if you do get past that hurdle and can change the slope of your growth trajectory.

parthi··on MightyDash – Collect, track and prioritize user feedback across channels
Hello all! We're opening up MightyDash to beta testing to help founders, PMs and UXR collect user feedback from customer support, your sales CRM, in-app surveys, FAQ center and social media. We automatically aggregate related feedback into a single item for you to track and help you prioritize features with the rest of your team. Let me know if you have any feedback, requests or questions!
parthi··on Show HN: I built a way to consult for businesses and earn in your free time
Thanks for the feedback!

It's indeed a chicken and egg problem. Been direct selling to Associates at PE firms/VCs/consulting firms. If you can deliver value there, lots of repeat usage for each new deal/project they have. The biggest challenge here is that incumbents like GLG provide white glove service and do a pretty decent job already, even if not tech enabled. The hardest part of this business is identifying the right people for a customer to talk to and onboarding them as an expert.

Startups and enterprise using this tool for customer discovery or user research is an interesting market but there seems to be less willingness to pay for information and it's one off, not recurring.

parthi··on Show HN: I built a way to consult for businesses and earn in your free time
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parthi··on Show HN: I built a way to consult for businesses and earn in your free time
Thanks for pointing these out. Will fix. Firebase must have minimum password requirements
parthi··on Show HN: I built a way to consult for businesses and earn in your free time
Sorry. Just in the US now to make payments easier
parthi··on Show HN: I built a way to consult for businesses and earn in your free time
Yup
parthi··on Show HN: I built a way to consult for businesses and earn in your free time
Hi there, I'm the founder of Wisdom, a better way to consult in your spare time. I often find myself browsing Instagram or Twitter in my free time or answering surveys like Google Opinion Rewards - kind of a waste of time. It struck me that there wasn't really an easy way for knowledge workers like engineers, PMs, etc to monetize their downtime with all the valuable knowledge they have. I built Wisdom to let people with highly sought after knowledge help investors and businesses in their own time. Let me know if you have any feedback or suggestions.

I'm initially focused on allowing investors like PE firms and VCs ask questions, but am still learning more about who might be interested in asking questions. If you have any suggestions for directions to explore, I'm all ears!

parthi··on Expert Networks: A Secret World of $500 per Hour Consultations
https://getwisdomapp.com is a more user friendly expert network designed for experts if anyone is interested in monetizing their spare time
parthi··on Nimbus: A digital spending first credit card
Nimbus is a virtual credit card and app that saves you money on your online spending and in-app purchases. It’s easy to sign up for and completely digital.

Would love to get your thoughts

parthi··on Show HN: LogRocket – Record and Replay for Redux Apps
This is really cool. It's like a more robust watchsend.com for web.
parthi··on SMSmart Simulates Useful Apps Using SMS When You Have No Data
Very cool!
parthi··on Apply to Be a 2015 KPCB Engineering Fellow (Due Oct 31st)
This was a great program. Highly recommend it. The network really opens up a lot of doors. Definitely check out Coursera - they're a great company.
parthi··on Android Tutorial for Beginners
A quick Android tutorial for beginners. Make an app that can take pictures and tweet in a matter of hours. Only prerequisite is Java. Lots of follow up resources included. Enjoy learning!

Feedback appreciated

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