Feedback on start-up web app

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2600403

by daveearley • 15 years ago

2 6 15 years ago

news.ycombinator.com

Hello,

I have just completed developing my first web-app / start-up (http://www.filegoose.com). The app is a document management system designed to simplify the way companies/individuals manage documents online.

I have been looking on the net looking for places to get good feedback on web applications and ycombinator is the site most mentioned and highly rated.

I would appreciated if anyone could give any feedback on the application.

Cheers, Dave

tsunamifury• 15 years ago

This looks interesting and obviously is a ripe market. Right up front though I'd like to see how I can make it secure and why its better than sharepoint.

daveearley3• 15 years ago

Hi tsunamifury,

thanks for your feedback. To answer your question:

1.) Within the next week I'll be introducing 256-bit SSL encryption across all accounts, I also have spent a lot of time ensuring login system etc. are hack proof and I have a backup system in place which backs up users files every 12 hours to to a secure location. Hopefully this will give peace of mind to users.

2.) As for it being better than share point. My goal was to make a simple document manager for small to medium companies and even photographers and such. Also cost, I tried to make the cost as competitive as possiblt to attract small commonalities and start-ups.

valverde• 15 years ago

Please don't e-mail me my own password in plaintext when I sign up. Other than that, looks pretty promising :)

daveearley3• 15 years ago

Thanks for the feedback, Password is now starred out when sent.

Cheers

unshift• 15 years ago

is it stored as plain-text in the database?

Feedback on start-up web app

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