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by subpixel 6238 days ago
Peashoot looks amazing. I'm a marketer and can't wait to give it a try.

However I'm also a 37s customer, as are millions of other non-hackers out there. I can say without reservation that the design similarities between Peashoot and the 37s suite of products crosses the line. If you have good ideas, you shouldn't need to dress them up to look like another company's products. It sends the wrong message to your customers, most importantly, but it's also bound to generate bad karma between you and other professionals in your space.

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I should have said, 'what is more important is what it tries to deliver', which is different.

But yeah, its UI feel and some layouts take inspiration from 37s more closely.

For me, this app though more than technology implementation choices is an example of business ingenuity.

Good concept, good market aim, running early, clear message and value.

It can stay alive through its analysis skills. Analysis of how to deliver clearly and enjoyably valauable information through good design and clever choices of ideas (not merely technologies).