"This is why I could never be a tech start up investor. Every new app like this that I see, I dismiss as useless/nothing new/why would anyone use that. Then it gets bought by one of the big guys for millions a year later."
This is why I could barely use many new apps like this I see. I don't have time to waste on something useless/nothing new/why would anyone use that. Then it gets used by million of people after a year later. :)
Actually there are lot of competitors creating online conversations tools, so maybe it's not that useless. And they are the lucky guys being picked.
Using new apps are a great way to learn, design/product, and trends. Every startup is trying really hard to create something new, or some unique problem they see in the world. Not trying them out feels like a huge mistake as a product builder today
Yes, you have a point. Even if products have different market sectors, if there are something similar, trying it out may help for feature design and product enhancement.
One of the features we are building is to share the useful links among various friends circles, but don't have discussion in design yet. It seems very advanced feature.
Let's see if Branch will gain a fairly big market, then it really makes sense.
As a designer I find it interesting to guess at why the product owner designed something a certain way. I really recommend checking them out, if you get a chance
This is why I could barely use many new apps like this I see. I don't have time to waste on something useless/nothing new/why would anyone use that. Then it gets used by million of people after a year later. :)
Actually there are lot of competitors creating online conversations tools, so maybe it's not that useless. And they are the lucky guys being picked.
How about having something really new and useful? Let me know whether it also falls into "why would anyone use that": http://bingobo.info/blog/table-of-contents.jsp.