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by shawabawa3 5002 days ago
I still found it every confusing, the main thing is:

Why is it a document editor? It's just asking a question yet I can edit a whole bunch of stuff for no reason.

Also, I don't think having the main navigation buttons in a small box in the top right works.

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With the editor you define how the results should look like. The providers will input the results there.
Also a conscious decision: A nice marketplace needs a definition of the goods are, otherwise it's better to come up with a listing type business (here are some contractors, here are some job, match and do whatever you want).

By trying the editor route (which came out of the "i want spreadsheets/ no, i want text documents/ no i want slides" customer development) we hope that people over time will grasp the value of "tangible / trade-able" goods. Even if this means excluding a good chunk of business that can't be standardized.