Hunch vs Let Simon Decide
Hunch’s most direct competitor is probably Let Simon Decide, which takes a more mathematical approach to decision-making (although Hunch does a lot of statistical analysis in the background). What separates Hunch from Let Simon Decide, though, is the entertainment and social factor. You’re not leaving your decisions in the hands of just a computer, but have the input of thousands of people who’ve been in similar situations, which is actually quite comforting.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, John D. Sutter, the technology editor for CNN.com published an article on Hunch.com, a website that helps you make decisions based on a survey of your personality. Hunch.com was launched by Caterina Fake, co-founder of the photo-sharing site Flickr.
Let Simon Decide, another decision support system (DSS) that uses more complex algorithms as well as a personality test to help people make decisions, was mentioned twice in this article. What is amazing about this article is two things.
First, Simon has only out of beta for slightly over a month and it is getting international recognition from one of the most popular and credible news organizations in the world. Simon’s mention in CNN is acknowledgement that Simon is a major player in the field of decision science and decision support systems.
Second, this article reflects the development of an industry around helping people make sound, smart and rational decisions. With the recent collapse and turmoil in the financial markets, housing markets, credit markets and auto industry, it has become apparent that millions of people from Harvard educated CEOs to recent college grads have been making some pretty bad decisions.
Please visit both Hunch.com and LetSimonDecide.com to compare how they support sound decision-making. Let us know your thoughts.
Let Simon Decide is a product by
Ayax Systems, a company founded by former senior executive at Mattel - Ricardo Solar. Let Simon Decide was developed by inQbation, a company founded by
Blake Newman.
LOS ANGELES – 5 May 2009, my good friend, Ricardo Solar, had a lot more than cinco de Mayo to celebrate yesterday. His site, Let Simon Decide®, that my team at inQbation™ worked so hard on for the last 6 months, was featured prominantly by Jason Kincaid in TechCrunch. Jason’s article, “LetSimonDecide Takes on Life’s Tough Choices,” is an excellent description and tribute to what Ricardo has accomplished in the past two years.
For those of you who don’t know, TechCrunch is the world’s leading authority on Silicon Valley’s Internet startup, venture capital and mergers & acquisitions space.
TechCrunch was founded [by Michael Arrington] on June 11, 2005, as a weblog dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies. In addition to covering new companies, we profile existing companies that are making an impact (commercial and/or cultural) on the new web space.
An Internet startup getting profiled in TechCrunch nowadays is like an MBA getting featured in The Wall Street Journal in the old days. Thanks to Michael Arrington, Jason Kincaid and TechCrunch and congratulations to Ricardo Solar, Let Simon Decide and my dedicated team of web developers at inQbation™.
Well done and wishing all involved the greatest success.
WASHINGTON, DC – The team at inQbation is thrilled to announch the launch of Let Simon Decide, an online decision-making system to help people make important decisions. Congratulations to the entire team including; Margaret, Pablo, Felipe, Luis, Ricardo, Manuel, Tina, Jorge, Juan and Blake. Thanks also to the incredible vision of Simon’s founder, Ricardo Solar of Ayax Systems whose inspiration, drive and innovation made this happen.
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