1) Why have a separate search field for 'city' and a pull down for geography? I didn't even see the geography pull down the first time I visited.
2) Signing in to search the site is kind of lame. This encourages people to create an incomplete profile just to try things out. Which leads to ....
3) They don't force you to fill in a complete set of data. This is not the end of the world, but as someone looking for a co-founder, I would most likely skip over incomplete profiles. Perhaps this consequence could be explained as the user fills out their profile.
Edit: First impressions are not great, but now that I've logged into the site, I'm impressed. I still think their questions could benefit from a bit of lateral thinking.
Instead of listing job skills, why not have the user answer more personal questions (like, 'why are you a software animal'? or 'What have you built that you are really proud of?') A list of skills does not provide enough insight.
1) Why have a separate search field for 'city' and a pull down for geography? I didn't even see the geography pull down the first time I visited.
2) Signing in to search the site is kind of lame. This encourages people to create an incomplete profile just to try things out. Which leads to ....
3) They don't force you to fill in a complete set of data. This is not the end of the world, but as someone looking for a co-founder, I would most likely skip over incomplete profiles. Perhaps this consequence could be explained as the user fills out their profile.
Edit: First impressions are not great, but now that I've logged into the site, I'm impressed. I still think their questions could benefit from a bit of lateral thinking.
Instead of listing job skills, why not have the user answer more personal questions (like, 'why are you a software animal'? or 'What have you built that you are really proud of?') A list of skills does not provide enough insight.