Ask HN: Please take a survey to help my startup

by cb33 • 17 years ago

7 26 17 years ago

pj2• 17 years ago

That survey is so biased. Where in the list of languages is Java, C#, VB, C or C++, Pascal? Haskell? Django isn't even a language!

cb3312• 17 years ago

Changes made.

pj2• 17 years ago

Cool, taken! Good luck.

hotpockets• 17 years ago

Also Perl

johns• 17 years ago

Why are there default options selected for the radio boxes? This could taint the results.

<3 years encapsulates the other results for that question as well.

cb3312• 17 years ago

Changes made

aditya2• 17 years ago

Taken but don't know what you mean by online investment platform... like Etrade or like Kiva?

cb3312• 17 years ago

Sort of like Kiva, but for small businesses and startups in the U.S.

catone• 17 years ago

Like Kiva for small businesses in the US... as in, kind of like Prosper, Lending Club, Zopa, etc?

aditya2• 17 years ago

I see.

But if all you want is money, why not go to a bank and ask for a credit line? The one charm and appeal of programs like YC is that it is 'smart' money: advice, network, etc.

vaksel• 17 years ago

   How much would you be looking to borrow to launch your 
   business? >$50,000 $25,000-$50,000 <$10,000, $10,000-$25,000

the order is pretty wrong here...and you should either add "none" option or rephrase the question to something like "How much would it cost you to launch your business"

also:

   If you were to receive this loan, in how many years would you expect to pay it back? *1 Year 2 Years 3 Years <3 Years

it should be >3 years.

Its like noone even read this thing

cb3312• 17 years ago

Changes made

volida• 17 years ago

i went on to fill the form and at the end I face this question: What features would you want in an online investment platform?

you give me a blank textarea to fill in a survey? i wouldn't sit to fill in an empty box and for what in return? instead you should at least give some options to tick

cb3312• 17 years ago

That textarea is not required. We are looking for rather subjective answers there. Could not have made a list.

dmix3• 17 years ago

Customers think in benefits not features.

Even though I develop apps I can't think of features off the top of my head for a generic application category that I've never used before.

quizbiz• 17 years ago

I was interested in the website you used to create the form but I closed out and don't want to falsify your data. Mind sharing the form generator?

cb3312• 17 years ago

Wufoo

jlees• 17 years ago

"Ideall Microfinance is a start-up aimed at making it simple for small businesses, start-ups, and entrepreneurs to raise capital."

And yet we can't classify ourselves as an entrepreneur? I mean, I develop software, but that's not how I primarily think of myself these days. I ticked the 'Other' box out of confusion.

cb3312• 17 years ago

We assume that you are already an entrepreneur (or at least a prospective entrepreneur) if you're answering questions about borrowing money for your startup.

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