pajju

Thanks.

It was an open opinion & you understood it well. Others simply downvoted it.

I don't feel anything for downvotes, but opinionated things gets often misunderstood and the whole discussion stops there.

The Idea that someone brings a new conscious(new topic) open for discussion is also gone down by downvoting. The essence of further discussion is thus diluted, because of first few downvotes or no enough upvotes.

This is still a persistent problem in HN, if there is a downvote, there can be fair explanation too(as you did) or don't push it so down, so others might re-consider this topic to be validated.

Nice, these kind of open discussions is the way looking forward.

overall reputation he/she has earned in the HN ecosystem.

A light (grey shade)color underline can shown up as his overall reputation, function of his contributions, activity in HN etc.

Additional feedback:

5. Use of better colors: For following keywords or topics & colors for users by active | top | influencers etc.

6. Verified accounts.

7. Use of on Demand Badges like: Trustworthy User Badge, Looking for(Badge), Looking for co-founder, Hiring, Remote jobs etc.

All these can be grouped under a Paid plan? I would definitely pay for value & additionals, even a good mobile app experience is missing.

8. There is lack of networking and peer discovery in HN.

They should add community managers & make this evolve. Take it to the next level.

9. Follow options: Follow this discussion, Alert-me's, Follow Posts by keywords.

10. Finally, there is lot of scope to Improve.

HN team & YC should Rise up to the expectations and deliver richer experiences. What are they doing?

11. Add a separate Top Link: Voice-UP your concern.

This is for: Alerting, finding loopholes in the system(gaming the system etc), User Site feedback, new interface ideas.

Creating a vibrant HN ecosystem is the way looking forward. Lets do it.

Good that someone raised this topic.

1. Many good articles & posts don't get upvoted.

2. There are pre-formed HN groups who game the system often.

My Feedback

1. Some special users can be given special Front-Page-Post Button permission.

Say, 3 Top Users have voted this Post for FP(Front Page)

2. Frontpage should not be the highlighting part of HN. At least it looks like that as of now.

The other good parts of HN: new|Ask|Show be shown side by side or given equal weightage.

3. Giving Better experience is the challenge.

The Front page feed can be a variable of Votes, Interest based.

There is lot of scope for improvements.

4. Users Gaming the system, be strictly banned for X Days and shown in different colors.

This is a good topic to Discuss in length.

As someone pointed out, the future is headed towards Closed Wallets - Paytm or Apple Pay.

In India, most of them don't understand security. Online banking is nascent, still not reached critical mass.

Many transactions happen via Cash on Delivery here in India. I run Jumkey.com - a Jewellery Marketplace, more than 70% of orders are on COD.

I feel, RBI has made enough good choices and protecting customers first. Banking Rules should be Strict.

Paypal was promoting easy money movements without trace being left. So, How RBI reacted makes sense in that context.

Coming to Innovation, 2015 is all About Mobile and Mobile Wallets. Will only get better overtime.

Thanks.

I always bought Mac software from Paddle, as it supports trial versions.

Worth mention, very surprising that Apple doesn't allow Trial versions.

I was expecting a Trial version to try out, whether it fits my workflow, but its not there.

Please consider adding a trial version.

I presently Run Jumkey.com - currently Positioned as India's largest Jewelry Destination. Its been a Roller-coaster ride so far.

Have kept our Operational cost very low. Worth mentioning, we are still a small team of 3, very complementing, managing the whole eCom, mobile apps(iOS and Android) and without any external funding - Completely bootstrapped Venture.

Let me share my experiences so far -

1. Think Really-Really-Big from Day 1.

2. Reaching Profitability is easy in eCommerce, if the cost of operations are kept low. Know where expenses are going most.

3. Learn to Say NO to Crap Investors.

Don't raise money from wrong Partners. Raise money only if you really want to. Needs, wants are different. Sooner or later you'll suffer otherwise.

Jumkey was approached by Top Investors, and we've told NO.

4. User on-boarding experience is very Important.

5. Build Partnerships.

Build a network of Partners who shall build the Brand and do sales for you, Delegate sales & marketing efforts to specialists. Delegate tasks. Don't be a Jack of all.

6. In the early days, what matters is - Growth Hacking and Building Trust, Confidence.

Growth Hacking makes more sense than Spending Millions on advertisements. We Invested heavily(time) on Growth Hacking.

Results = have 50K+ Combined followers from Social networks.

Biggest transition happened to me was - turning into as a growth Hacker, being frugal on expenses, Saving a lot of money.

7. If you're in confusion, Consult early.

8. Finally, Validation based model is the key to Run any Business.

1. Kax card is your Mobile Business Card.

2. Always Free Mobile Application to Introduce yourself better.

3. It's very Easy to Update your Card & Bio Anytime, Anywhere for any occasion - say in an event or in any Conference. It's that simple.

4. You Don't need to carry Business cards anymore. Yay!

Please share your Honest feedback and Ideas.