[brk]

Honestly, I don't care. I'm pretty much auto-ignoring any "request an invite" bullshit these days.

Launch your product, or don't. But I'm not clamoring for an "invite".

When it's actually for-real, then it's easy to compare the price/service ratio.

[Killah911]

Maybe it's vaporware. With Lean Startup glasses on, this could be someone(s) trying to validate an idea. Although, I do admit, I thought the page was an April Fools leftover joke.

Marketing critique aside if the idea has legs, people may be interested (perhaps with a better message). That's my takeaway. Practically, at the right price, I might use a service like that.

1. Don't have to drive 2. I can be somewhat assured of quality (and not have to rent a limo & driver for myself).

[paul_f]

This could be an MVP. Build a landing page. Drive traffic to it. See if anyone cares. If they do, then design the product. It's quite simple really.

[brk]

Technically I wouldn't call that an MVP. I'd call that a 'survey'.

[enraged_camel]

You can't have an MVP (minimum viable product) without product.

[icelancer]

This is the ultimate form of Lean Theory bullshit. It's parasitic and ridiculous.

[alex_doom]

It's not just Lean Theory/MVP blah blah. Microsoft has done this for years. Splashy PR announcement of a hot-shit new thing they cooked up in R&D. Then a year later, closed down.

[ztratar]

Is it? I think it's a great way to test hypothesis for early-stage companies.

For lyft, on the other hand... not so sure.