Ask HN: Metaphor for describing how an online product works

  • Describe the user's interaction from the user's perspective. If it's press a button and get a hamburger, that's the right description.

    The next level down is to describe the API to developers.

    Beyond that, it doesn't matter much to anyone external...e.g. non-technical investors will care about the business model more than the difference between HTTP and UDP.

    Good luck.