Competitive Analysis
After a couple of days of hacking, now's a good time to look at what else is out there in the space of finding people to hack with on projects. There are two apps out there that seem similar to hackfind's current format - i.e. the big map and browsing around, which feels like a mashup from last decade.
http://www.workclub.net/
Very venue/check-in centric => checkin + say how many hours you'll be there.
Forces you to endorse people.
Really lame you can't message people?
Tied to linkedin
No broadcasting to twitter / facebook mechanics?
Almost no one on a Sunny Sunday are on it... 4 folk including myself.
http://www.coderscoffee.com/
Don't check in, just have an on/off slider for location broadcast.
I can't set my profile picture
Has a startup/company map with on/off toggle
Has an invite for coffee feature (I like alot). Don't really get why you need to endorse someone before you invite them?
Again, no chat feature.
No form of posting/sharing.
Only one other on a Sunny Sunday are on it...
Summary: I'm really confused as to why (1) both of them ask you to endorse people you don't know, (2) why I can't message people. Seems like they're doing something wrong with such low volume of users. Good thing I reviewed these two before I think what to do next.
