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Also - is this really a startup or just kind of a cool project? With all the other list things out there, how are you going to emerge enough to make money at it?
Most other list apps are one-dimensional. You have a shopping list and a to-do list. This is a tree that lets you make lists of lists of lists. You can put your entire life into your Simplist and it won't be overwhelming or difficult to manage. My Simplist is seven layers deep in some places, which I didn't even realize until I counted.
Along those same lines, I'm not sure how this qualifies as a start-up as such. It's nifty side project, but it would do you better to present the thing you've created in an honest way.
(www.protopage.com has great to-do list functionality)
That's why I like it. To each his own I guess. There's nothing like a blank white page that is lacking any UI clutter at all
Folding is already borderline for my tastes ^^
I found a bug.
I understand why you don't like this, if you're highly security conscious or mad about the spam you get. But my privacy policy is very simple and clear, and it's linked right next to the text input for the email. Some site features use your email address, and future features will, too.
After careful manipulation of the front page, you'll be able to fit all the content from 'what's a simplist' and 'how does simplist work.' Incorporate your links nicely, not just a stack at the bottom, too.
2. Maybe some screenshots of the embeddable widget - it sounds cool but I'm not exactly sure what it does.
3. A bookmarklet or something might be a good idea, so I can tag/add stuff as I browse other sites.
Overall seems pretty good, the UI looked really complicated at first but the help area was pretty good at explaining that.
The smaller the icon, the harder it is for the user to click on it. Expand/collapse is realllly small -- too small for users to click on, and probably too small to make them want to.
The other thing from a visual standpoint you should watch out for is too many horizontal lines of alignment. (tab stops) The eye is hardwired to want to scan for order -- but hierarchical ordered lists like that make it hard for users to absorb the most important thing about your lists-- the content.
Also I think it has a lot of TV-commercial-like aspect to it with the oversized banner; I think it people don’t like overkill signs. Make it a bit user friendly, use colors and a bit of style.
Overall I think the idea is pretty cool.
edit: ahh..i was thinking simpy the social bookmarking site
