This is what we've been working on nights and weekends since February, and we hope the site explains itself.
We have applied for YC program for this winter and still are waiting for a response, but since the coding is done for a modest ver 1.0, we see no reason to keep it in the basement any longer. Therefore we're going with a "slow launch" strategy to get less than 100 very happy users with kids spending hours in our system. Hopefully this will allow us to figure out potential bugs/usability issues before big PR push.
Technically we are a mixture of online/desktop software with our own local persistence layer written in C++.
Please take a look and let us know how we are doing. Directness and critical thinking are very much welcome!
You cite wikipedia on the front page. If I were being picky, I might bring up the fact that there are definitely things there that some people would find objectionable for kids.
My first thought also. I'd like to be able to block pages by keyword also... or just have a 'community driven' approach - have adults install a toolbar say, and have them mark pages that are suitable for kids.
Parents allow their children to read the encyclopedia, right? I mean, sure, Brittanica may not have an entry on, say, Paraphilic Infantilism, but... where was my point again?
Looks interesting. I'd like to learn more about your business plan. I DO NOT like the product name. (It's not Teletubby bad, but it's not optimal either.) I think I have a better name for you. Email me.
Two other thoughts based on a quick glance at your site:
1. "shortcomings" has one 'm' (About PikLuk)
2. Testimonials from guys names "Joe Bob" sound fake ;-) Just 'Joe Larson' might be better. Similarly, if you can only use the first name of a person providing a testimonial, you should add other descriptive info (such as 'mother of adorable 9 year old Susie" or something.) It is a small thing, but it adds a psychological weight to your testimonials. There are tons of little odd marketing tricks that have been studied and shown to increase conversion rates. That is one of them.
We have applied for YC program for this winter and still are waiting for a response, but since the coding is done for a modest ver 1.0, we see no reason to keep it in the basement any longer. Therefore we're going with a "slow launch" strategy to get less than 100 very happy users with kids spending hours in our system. Hopefully this will allow us to figure out potential bugs/usability issues before big PR push.
Technically we are a mixture of online/desktop software with our own local persistence layer written in C++.
Please take a look and let us know how we are doing. Directness and critical thinking are very much welcome!