dralison

Our site URL: http://sharedstatus.com

First off, a couple of data points: I originally launched SharedStatus in 2009. The product wasn’t ready, had a complex feature set and a pricing and trial model that got me several hundred users but few paying customers. I acquired a new partner, we rebuilt the application from the ground up and I’ve embraced the freemium model. We just launched it at the beginning of February.

From a funding standpoint we are self-funded and hope to keep it that way. I’ve had success in the past as a startup founder, hit an equity event and have the luxury of pursuing this on my own terms.

I recognize that people look at our product and say “Oh, so you’re like Basecamp / Yammer / etc”—this is just where we landed. There are others doing what we are doing but we all have a slightly different take on it. I suffer no delusions of grandeur of becoming “Facebook for IT” or anything like that; I just want to have a product that solves a defined need that my partner and I are passionate about, acquire as many customers as I can to build a sustainable business and have a valuable service.

Other than general feedback on the site and/or product, I would love to hear some HN feedback on our freemium offering. I really want to encourage people to start out—and in some cases continue to use—the free version. The goal is to market (without being obnoxious) our paid models to them with increased capacities and features.

Thanks in advance for any feedback you can provide on SharedStatus.