the product specs are for the 1.0 version (minimum feature set) the product has a huge amount of growth in version 1.5, so a co-founder can still add a ton of value. Also, we are flexible, if you come with great ideas and suggestions we will go with whats best.
are both existing cofounders non-technical? (looks like one of you has good css + javascript knowledge or just css?)
rephoria looks like a decent idea and the design was done really well - I like the name too
the only question I have in my head is: how are you going to beat Yelp or even Insider Pages? I could be wrong but it seems like you guys are going head to head with them. Either that or u remind me of an old company called planet feedback
"I could be wrong but it seems like you guys are going head to head with them"
Scared of competition?
Lots of good ideas have competitors but the ones you should be worried about are the ones you don't know about. I'd rather be just competing with myself making it better than anything I could think up myself than just competitors.
we have some special sauce in our distribution, customer acquisitions, and business model that not only differentiate us from Yelp and IP, but give us some unique advantages.
We are not going to be beating Yelp at the game of Yelping, they rock in that space. As for IP, they recently got acquired by CitySearch for a pretty slim price compared to all the VC money they raised. IMHO - IP never gained real traction or consumer preference and it seems like they are having a very tough time gaining market share from Yelp.
In short, we are going to win through delivering bottom line impact to our customers and real value across all our user groups.
"... You will be provided with a complete set of product specs at the outset as well as a rough initial design, which you can choose to use or discard ..."
A complete set of specs? Hard one to fill if you have no say in the design or idea. Is the idea going to change?
