Comments for Ryan IRL

Comment on 2010 Tech TODO by iamthejeff

iamthejeff — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:37:47 +0000

5. get out of my life and shut up

Comment on Christmas Code by iamthejeff

iamthejeff — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:09:55 +0000

you are a jerk for winning ryan!!!!! UGHHHH i hate you for being smarter.

also i don’t want to log in to post comments!!!!!!!!

Comment on Post Mortem: you-vs-me.com by nwebb

nwebb — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:23:18 +0000

… this post may help the app get the additional attention it needs. Deliberate? Who cares! I love the idea. Good luck to you Ryan

Comment on Post Mortem: you-vs-me.com by nick leung

nick leung — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:07:36 +0000

Thanks for sharing Ryan! Good luck on your next idea!
My advice is to have little marketing experiments and see what works best.

Comment on Post Mortem: you-vs-me.com by Dan

Dan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:19:59 +0000

Seriously, five months is WAY to little time to think an idea failed. Try for 5 or 6 times that and see what happens.

Comment on Post Mortem: you-vs-me.com by Khuram Malik

Khuram Malik — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:58:32 +0000

First of all.

You should definitely listen to Andrew Warner, and you should definitely check out his site.

Secondly. Startups dont die because they failed, they die because they committed suicide.
So you got it wrong. Big deal, go back, figure it out and get it right.

And besides, maybe this transparency will bring you some much need inspiration.

Good luck my man.

Comment on Post Mortem: you-vs-me.com by Ben Mc

Ben Mc — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:22:43 +0000

5 months and you’re post-mortem? My friend, you seem to have startup A.D.D. I think most founders will tell you that the first year to year and a half are going to be really hard. It takes time before you begin to experience that word of mouth exponential growth.

Here are some suggestions after trying your app today:

1) It was not blatantly obvious how to CREATE a new “vs.” discussion. I entered my own terms, then it said I had to be logged in to create a topic. But, I had to create an account, so instead I’d have to hit your create an account link, sign-up, and try all over again, retyping my topics.

- If the “vs.” doesn’t exist, just show the login form to create the topic, no click, if not logged in.
- If you don’t have an account, just SHOW the create an account form so I can create a topic AND my account in step.

2) After creating an account and re-creating my topic, I DID want to post it to my twitter, but I did NOT want to login to my twitter to do this, why not create a bit.ly URL for the new topic instantly, and then I click a link that redirects me to twitter with the update in the URL query string?

I think simple things can massively improve usability in social apps. Extra clicks, extra steps, extra logins will drag you down.

By the way, here is the link to my new topic:
“Release early release often VS completed app”
http://bit.ly/16fbsO
or direct
http://you-vs-me.com/release-early-release-often-vs-completed-app

Comment on Post Mortem: you-vs-me.com by Mark Essel

Mark Essel — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:19:44 +0000

After you bounce back and are ready for another go please contact me (email in the comment, or victusfate on twitter, or messel on friendfeed).
I’ve got something cooking that I could use an additional developer/founder on and if you think the idea has traction and you could contribute, we can leverage your hard earned experience once again.

Comment on Post Mortem: you-vs-me.com by Andrew Warner

Andrew Warner — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:20:49 +0000

Ryan, could you email me? I want to tell you how, if you do an interview with me, you could help other entrepreneurs.

Comment on Post Mortem: you-vs-me.com by Khang Toh

Khang Toh — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:16:01 +0000

Why wouldn’t you consider building the facebook app now? You’re only five months into the startup, its too early to say it has gone under.