I always find myself frustrated when a site doesn't actually describe what it does. So far I can only figure out that Crate is for sharing and may be similar to Dropbox. I couldn't find an FAQ on the site and don't want to register until I know what it is.

So... what is it?

is it just me who finds drag&drop is harder than selecting files for file-uploading?

Maybe it's just my workflow but every time i have to use drag&drop for a webpage, i have to align file-browser and web-browser manually. I find it cumbersome.

Great job! Having tried to create my own file sharing service a few years ago, I applaud you for getting out an MVP. It's really easy to keep adding features and never get a product up and running.

I'm not sure if you want bug reports yet but I had one file appear in the list 4 times just after upload. I only uploaded once. When going out to "Your Crates" and back to the particular crate the filename was only appearing once so just something in the rendering after upload, it seems.

Congrats for the launch! Sweet project =)

Can't wait for being able to edit/delete crates. Would be nice too to be able to edit profile.

By the way, Let's Crate email list that I subscribed to a couple days ago failed to send me any news at all, if I hadn't checked here I wouldn't see the launch.

I like that the relationship is informal and that you don't like to label yourselves as co-founders. But have you guys talked about equity/profit-sharing?

There's always the mythical story of the two dudes coming together to build something awesome, but more often than not, I've heard horror stories of such relationships coming to an abrupt halt over issues (typically involving money/ownership).

Love the design though and I especially like the crate graphic :)

Ya - that's an amazingly simple 'Dropbox' like concept. Nicely done. Love the simplistic style of the site.

Congrats. Please keep us updated on your progress.

Where did you get your LLC done at? Online?

Clean, simple. Works on the first try.

Can't have more successful "launch" than that...

The "Invite Code" field on the registration page is required but it looks like anything will work. This seems a bit weird, am I missing something?

If you dont mind answering. How did you implement the drag and drop uploading? I am trying to do something similar for a side project of mine.

How is this better than Dropbox other than being simple and easy for file sharing? I'm sure what you're describing can be done using Dropbox. So what should users switch?

neat. Hope we edit crate titles soon :)