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Would love your feedback on this startup (+ free use)

8 pointsby LabSliceover 14 years ago
We have a startup that allows the sharing of machines hosted in the cloud. It can allow some cool stuff, like sharing of virtual POCs and evaluations of enterprise software -- ie. It's a tool that can ultimately increase sales for a business.<p>I would love some feedback from those stuck at work in the Christmas/NY period :-).<p>Note 1: Using this product requires Amazon EC2 Access Keys, as you are using the Amazon datacenter environment.<p>Note 2: I would like to extend an offer of <i>completely free</i> usage to anyone from HN that finds this product useful and provides us helpful feedback.<p>BTW, this tool was recently announced as a semi-finalist in the Amazon AWS Startup Competition, which I am sure others here were part of. Some startups asked me questions about this comp, so happy to respond to those queries here as well.

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iandanforthover 14 years ago
In my career I've never encountered an IT lab so your product isn't clear as to what it does/replaces. I suspect I'm not your target audience, but I feel that under all buzzwords there are real problems shared across businesses. Try to find and use those problems as a starting point rather than language which might limit you to established ways of thinking.
tlackover 14 years ago
I feel like some example use cases on the homepage might be helpful, perhaps as a short illustrated video or slide show. I'm not quite sure how this product will benefit me from a quick skim. What's the difference between a "lab" and a regular AMI?
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zackolaover 14 years ago
This is a great idea - any company that does training or demos should be interested in this kind of thing. I was thinking about trying to put together a product around this area, but of course, you know the drill :)<p>My old employer needs virtualized labs for MS Project teaching - email me and maybe I can arrange a meeting with them.