Ask HN: Review My Startup: Vibe, a Team Morale Meter for Slack

4 points by myndpage 9 years ago | 1 comment

Hello, I'm part of a small team in Tokyo, building HR-Tech products powered by machine learning.

For the past 6 months we've been working on a product called Vibe, which is a Morale Meter for teams using slack: https://vibe.work

It would be great to hear your thoughts and feedback about the product. In particular, if you manage people, do you think this could help your decision making?

brudgers 9 years ago |

The landing page seems a bit long. Users probably don't care about your team. They probably care about your pricing more. Put it at the top. Because the call to action is whipping out a credit card. Then worry about justifying it. Get to 'No' quick. A/B test on pricing will be easier if it's at the top. Putting it at the top casts the light on whatever dubious business case has been made for a free plan. Anchoring the value to zero dollars seems like something that needs significant research to justify.

The pitch seems a bit at odds with bottom up marketing: the bulk of Slack users probably aren't highly enthusiastic about sentiment monitoring and analytics as a feature.

Overall, the design seems more than a bit tuned toward selling investors at the expense of selling a useful product. Fundraising is a means to an end.

Good luck.