Show HN: We created a mentor/mentee matching platform and we want your feedback

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by iff • 12 years ago

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bnb• 12 years ago

Step 1: Get a real design, and don't just use 100% default Bootstrap.

eatitraw3• 12 years ago

I am the other creator of this website and I am curious: would you sign up if it had nice design and everything? We plan to switch to some nice theme, it just isn't our top priority.

smt88• 12 years ago

I looked at the site for a split second (not even long enough to see any text) and closed it.

Why? Because it's default Bootstrap. Whether it's true or not, that makes me believe that the product is half-baked and just released. I want to use something that at least pretends to be mature.

Get over to Fiverr and spend a few hundred bucks on a design that at least looks like you've been around for more than a week.

mkdir_home• 12 years ago

I don't understand your point here, if bootstrap creates a good design which does the job well why would they be in need of a 'real' design.

wildermuthn2• 12 years ago

Design is an essential element of functionality. I had to click on one small link at the top of the navigation bar to get to the most important information: Users.

Then I had to scroll through a list of people, pulling out various tags and keywords that might have been interesting to me.

I gave up finding what I was looking for, but not before clicking on 'Search' at the top. The search wasn't an autocomplete field, so I typed in something, hoping for the best. 0 results.

A good design, IMO, makes the most important function the most obvious feature. It makes the most complex task the most simple to complete.

For this site, I could have used a sortable and searchable data table that let me both browse, search, and communicate on one page.

snkcld• 12 years ago

this is cool, i was thinking of doing something like this for dota coaching

eatitraw3• 12 years ago

(I am the other creator of this website). Thanks! We will be happy to see you on our website!

fiatjaf• 12 years ago

Well, I like the fact that this exists, but I don't think it will work being just a CRUD site as it is.

You're making it too difficult for the people, making them write all the details, then search, I don't know, maybe you could get their data from other places.

iff2• 12 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! We plan to add many features soon, but for now we decided to release a minimal version, so we can prioritize features based on user feedback.

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