I’m sorry for the delay. I got tied up in other things for a while. Here are my thoughts:
Okay, it was really important for me to realize you weren’t trying to make money, you’re just trying to do something useful. I think, with each presentation you make, you should make it explicit either that your presentation is ONLY for the end users (if so), OR (if not) that you’re doing this as an act of altruism / hobby / non-profit organization / however you classify it.
Another reinforcement mechanism that I am trying to call into play amounts to triggering the Sunk Cost Fallacy
Really? Wouldn’t it be better for all constructive purposes if you showed a solid reason to invest? Not only does that provide a more stable basis for getting investments, but it will force you to reality-check and ensure that your users are getting something of value out of the project. Not forcing yourself to jump through that hoop might result in a lost opportunity for getting important feedback / taking it seriously.
Phone book
Okay, why will users use a phone book that has only a few entries? Why will businesses pay for inclusion in a phone book if users aren’t using it? Neither users or businesses will want to use your phone book in the beginning. This is a catch-22. How will you begin it?
It occurs to me to wonder what kinds of competing apps are out there and how yours compares to them. I’m not a cell phone apps connoisseur by any stretch of the imagination. I barely use my phone. If I could speak all my commands to it, it might actually be useful to me for some purpose other than time sensitive calls while I’m out of the house—I can’t stand typing each letter individually when I know I can do up to at least 105 wpm on a keyboard. If lost, I will take advice from ten strangers before I try and use it to pull up online maps. For this reason, convincing users to choose your app instead of competitors is probably not among my best abilities. All I can really do help you figure out how to make your presentation understood.
I’m sorry for the delay. I got tied up in other things for a while. Here are my thoughts:
Okay, it was really important for me to realize you weren’t trying to make money, you’re just trying to do something useful. I think, with each presentation you make, you should make it explicit either that your presentation is ONLY for the end users (if so), OR (if not) that you’re doing this as an act of altruism / hobby / non-profit organization / however you classify it.
Really? Wouldn’t it be better for all constructive purposes if you showed a solid reason to invest? Not only does that provide a more stable basis for getting investments, but it will force you to reality-check and ensure that your users are getting something of value out of the project. Not forcing yourself to jump through that hoop might result in a lost opportunity for getting important feedback / taking it seriously.
Okay, why will users use a phone book that has only a few entries? Why will businesses pay for inclusion in a phone book if users aren’t using it? Neither users or businesses will want to use your phone book in the beginning. This is a catch-22. How will you begin it?
It occurs to me to wonder what kinds of competing apps are out there and how yours compares to them. I’m not a cell phone apps connoisseur by any stretch of the imagination. I barely use my phone. If I could speak all my commands to it, it might actually be useful to me for some purpose other than time sensitive calls while I’m out of the house—I can’t stand typing each letter individually when I know I can do up to at least 105 wpm on a keyboard. If lost, I will take advice from ten strangers before I try and use it to pull up online maps. For this reason, convincing users to choose your app instead of competitors is probably not among my best abilities. All I can really do help you figure out how to make your presentation understood.