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Totally fine with the feedback. Thanks for checking us out! To address your point though, we've actually found that we have a pretty awesome mix of users that consists of both early adopters and more "normal" people. For example, my dad loves movies and gadgets but never reads any tech blogs or hears about this stuff normally. He likes using our site because he can hear about things he is interested in but normally never wouldn't have been exposed to. But again, thanks for the feedback; user acquisition is obviously always an issue.

That was not the point at all. Criticism is totally fine and often valid, and it certainly aids in improvement. The point I was trying to make is that people are quick to criticize, but slow to compliment. We share our honest opinions when they're negative but not nearly as often when we have something positive to say.

I'm always open to criticism and am willing to improve. Sorry if that wasn't clear enough in the post.

The only downside I could see to this would be people freaking out because it would seem like Facebook is "tracking" them on their phones all the time. But I think it would be super useful if you did ever have your phone stolen.

That's a really interesting point. So maybe we're likely to comment on something positive that far exceeds the normal experience, but not say anything where "good" is already expected. I'd never thought of it like that.

Agree 100% with the college entrepreneurship club comment. The connections I made with entrepreneurial-minded, passionate people while still in school have been hugely beneficial.

Really intrigued by the social referral program. I'm excited to play around with the API and implement it on our company site