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Life & fun · June 21, 2013

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Upboat, idea validation with a twist

http://www.upboat.us Demo: http://www.upboat.us/idea/upboat Screenshot of logged-in view: http://i.imgur.com/vUZXfZc.png Upboat is an idea validation platform, somewhere inbetween Kickstarter and LaunchRock. If the idea you pitch receives over 200* "upboat"s (consented would-be users) within one week, you get the whole emailing list of all those who upboat'd it. If not, you get nothing. This is helpful for those who have ideas for side-projects, but lack the strong-enough incentive to get to work and just hack something together. Should you put up…

Upboat, idea validation with a twist launched on June 21, 2013 with 74 votes, #21 of 476 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.

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Upboat is an idea validation platform for side-project creators. Users pitch ideas and have one week to gather over 200 "upboats" from interested potential users. If successful, the creator receives the email list of all supporters; if unsuccessful, they receive nothing. The platform serves entrepreneurs and developers seeking validation and user interest before committing to development, combining elements of crowdfunding and landing page validation tools.

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http://www.upboat.us Demo: http://www.upboat.us/idea/upboat Screenshot of logged-in view: http://i.imgur.com/vUZXfZc.png Upboat is an idea validation platform, somewhere inbetween Kickstarter and LaunchRock. If the idea you pitch receives over 200* "upboat"s (consented…

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