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Outdone V2 — AI-powered gift recommender
Special occasions are stressful, gift shopping doesn't have to be. Outdone is using AI to transform the entire gift shopping experience — how shoppers find inspiration, receive recommendations, and discover great new brands.
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Launching soon!
Hey Hugh,
I tested it multiple times, but for some reason, I only get clothes I am not interested in. 🙊
Then I went to talk with one the makers and became clear to me that this not AI or data driven.
They can't promise what they offer. So I am taking my upvote away.
Although, great video.
Adorable website; I like that you don't need an account to start shopping. ✨
My only recommendation is to make the site less USA and more global. 🤔
Nowadays, India and other European countries are as present as the USA community on Producthunt. 🌐
A great question you could ask your team is, could we approach the international market, or are we better off in the USA segment?
Because I understand that you used USA people for the research.
Suppose you enhance the AI by letting it search for patterns in the top-selling products on Amazon, Indiegogo, and Kickstarter to identify product trends. You can go beyond brand partnerships and bank on associate accounts.
Also, you would have me as a client who likes to buy innovative products before they become mainstream.
Hi @jas801, thanks for trying Outdone out! Really glad to hear you see the value in what we're trying to provide shoppers — a new way to discover and shop new brands and products.
Certainly understandable that you feel our recommendations are a bit too clothing-heavy. In fact, the MVP of Outdone we launched last year (Dec 2021) only included clothing recommendations. We've since expanded our tool to include home goods, accessories, gear for sports/activities, subscription services, and much more! We're continually working to expand our recommendation categories to deliver the best gift recommendation service on the internet!
One new product feature on our roadmap is to allow users to select the type of gift they're interested in purchasing... which would help you with excluding clothing from your consideration set. Hopefully we can have that pushed live for you soon!
@jonathan_nass @hugh_lagrotteria Awesome, and happy to share my experience.
I experienced this platform; In one word, I would say: "awesome."
Why?
How you collect and keep data to get the best gift ideas is amazing.
Here are a few things that I am expecting from you:
1. The information that you are gathering would be great If you could give them an option like others, and they can add their suggestion. You can add more suggestions around that.
2. Also, one more thing, the process is very long, and Users may get annoyed after following the process; it Might be more qualitative if he will get feedback with the profile information only.
Further, I am looking to see the next version of the launch, which may be for my location too.
Thanks
@hugh_lagrotteria @vijay_singh_khatri thanks so much for the thoughtful feedback! We totally agree — we're hoping to give users more options to receive better suggestions.
And we absolutely want to A/B test the funnel length in future versions to help improve conversion rates!
@jonathan_nass which A/B Testing tools are you using currently for a better web presence?
Hey Jonathan, congrats on the launch. With the holiday season around the corner. This is a lifesaver :)
Unfortunately, it isn't available in India yet :(.
Recommending it to a few friends in the states. Good luck :)
Hi, @vishal_godhwani, thank you for the support! Yes, we're currently NYC-based and mainly serving a US-based audience. That said we'd love to expand into other regions as we grow. Really appreciate you sharing with some friends in the states 🙏🏻
Thanks @hugh_lagrotteria! You are a life saver!
I always had trouble finding the perfect gift for my friends and this just changed the rules of the game!
Good luck with your launch!
Glad we can be of help, @ictoba! Could even say we're ~ re-wrapping ~ the rules of gift shopping 😆
Launching soon!
@jonathan_nass and @hugh_lagrotteria, this is quite a story: "We launched our MVP on Product Hunt this time last year and were blown away by the engagement. Well, we took your feedback to heart and are now back and better than ever with Outdone V2! 🙌
Here are just a few of our biggest V2 enhancements:
—> Increased our brand partnership list from 40 to 100+
—> Now recommending specific products (1300+), not just brands
—> Increased our primary data collection volume by 2x
—> Expanded into new gifting categories, including homeware, accessories, and subscription services"
Well done so far, and godspeed ahead! 🚀🚀🚀
@jonathan_nass @savian_boroanca Appreciate your interest in our launch story! Thanks for the support
I love how this product solves a real problem. I see myself using this product a lot since I'm sooo bad at giving great gifts.
Love it, congrats on the launch @jonathan_nass @hugh_lagrotteria and on the hunt @kevin. 👏👏
@jonathan_nass @kevin @livia_burbulea Glad you resonate with our value proposition! It certainly seems like this is a problem lots of people struggle with!
Out performed V1 with V2 and I'm sure you guys will not relax and have already V3 in play 🙌 Congratulations once again, nice to see such fresh ideas building around. Keep it going. 😃
@satish_kumar_veluri thanks for the kind words, Satish! We'll be sure to let you know when V3 is ready 😎
Congrats on the launch @hugh_lagrotteria, interesting concept for shopping for people. My only thing is I'd love to use something like this for a coworker secret santa or something because the other secret santa platforms make someone add items they want, the AI suggestions would be a great way to give someone you may not know a lot of personal details about something that they would really love.
Great feedback here, @rob_henrichs. It's true that our UI suggests you need to have someone specific in mind who you're shopping for. We'll take this back to the lab, thank you! 🤝
OMG I love how this helps people discover new brands. There's so much out there to find and it can be a slog to find it - kudos to y'all for making it easier!
So glad you think so, @taleesita! We've found some really awesome up and coming brands while building Outdone, and are super excited to share them with our users 🙌
Congrats on the launch!!! Using this for my Christmas gift planning.
@jonathan_nass and the team at Outdone have done a great job blowing this up on TikTok.
This is perfect for the upcoming holidays! I have a huge problem when it comes to picking out gifts so this looks like something that can really help me. @hugh_lagrotteria, @jonathan_nass congrats on a great product and on the launch!
@jonathan_nass Thanks for the support, @ionut_anisia. So great to hear that our value prop resonates with you so strongly. Hope we're helpful for you!
This is brilliant! Thank to you, guys, I'll make some amazing gifts, this year, on Christmas. Best luck with the launch!
Interesting app. I've ran a few tests with people that I know in mind. The recommendations fit with what they usually want. Hope you add a wider integration of brands/shops in the future. In short. great app, good luck with the launch.
@iscu_andrei that's great to hear, Iscu! We absolutely want to include more brands in the future!!
Kudos to the whole team on launch, love to see applications like this coming to the market and adding more values to the space.
Superb Concept man,
We gonna use this if we decide to do Secret Santa at our office this festive season.
All the best @hugh_lagrotteria
Really appreciate the support, @vatsal_dave! Hopefully Outdone can help you out 💪
I think you just saved me some good chunk of hours this winter holidays :D
Hugh congrats on the launch! Great job, definitely need to check Christmas presents ideas!
I'm going to set up an account for my in-laws so they can get me something better than another "ugly sweater day" contribution!!
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