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Bogomil Shopov -Bogo
@bogomep · Products. Agile. Analytics. Beer.
Searching in Google for the app is not an easy thing to do, tho :)
Justin Davis
@justin_davis1
So much better than keep track of places you want to try (or love) on scraps of paper or in an unorganized Evernote notebook. The social aspect of it is killer too!
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
I like the design, @jwd2a, but I have honest skepticism about the product*. Do people want another service to recommend places? I feel this space is crowded with Yelp, Foursquare, and even Jelly's location-based questions have a role here. Thoughts? *Massive disclaimer: I haven't tried the app yet!
Justin Davis
@justin_davis1
Hey Ryan, great points! Our differentiator is that we're not trying to put together automated, algorithm-driven recommendations, there are plenty of those out there! For us, it's more like Pinterest or Evernote for places. We help people keep track of places that they hear about - whether from friends, on TV, etc. What we've found is that a ton of folks kee… See more
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Andrew Zusman
@uxandrew · UX Designer
I had Ryan's concerns as well, but honestly, even with Yelp, Foursquare, and all of that I still feel like I'm crowdsourcing my travel questions on Facebook and Twitter...and actually *Finding* the answer on TripAdvisor (which has got to be in the pantheon of useful but ugly websites). Yelp feels fake, Foursquare has pivoted a few too many times and I'm n… See more