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That's cool, but the YC app question about "What do you know that your competitors just don't get" applies here. The core functionality seems twitter-like (and

by ALee 19y ago

That's cool, but the YC app question about "What do you know that your competitors just don't get" applies here. The core functionality seems twitter-like (and with a twitter API, you could get everyone's twitter dreams displayed on this site too). You need something that is unique and distinct about this dream journal compared to the world of microblogging. I do, however, like being able to read about other's dreams in Chinese though.

vlad 19y ago
I disagree. Every startup, except a few, can only hope to target maybe 5% of anyone who ever stumbles on the site. So, the only opinions that matter are those of the 5% who sign up and use the service. Everybody else is just thinking up reasons that this is either not needed, takes too much trouble, already has a better alternative, too busy to look into the site further and then forgets about it, doesn't feel the site is safe or secure, doesn't feel they know the author, think it costs too much money, thinks it costs too little money, or thinks the idea is too simple and therefore must be put down because, who do these people think they are, writing free web apps for the public--Mother Teresa? They can do the same in three seconds!
- ALee 19y ago
  So, let's say someone creates a service that creates an online store application only for shoes (let's call this shoestring) compared to an online store application (lets call this Viaweb). Although, the 5% who sign up do matter in determining Shoestring, it still matters that this application have something that bests Viaweb, whether it is a better interface for shoes, or whatever the one key ingredient is in differentiation. All I'm saying is that this app should have that key ingredient. It may be better as a FB app that can be sent to your friend ("hey, you wuz in my dreamz thinking of foodz").

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That's cool, but the YC app question about "What do you know that your competitors just don't get" applies here. The core functionality seems twitter-like (and

by ALee 19y ago

vlad 19y ago
I disagree. Every startup, except a few, can only hope to target maybe 5% of anyone who ever stumbles on the site. So, the only opinions that matter are those of the 5% who sign up and use the service. Everybody else is just thinking up reasons that this is either not needed, takes too much trouble, already has a better alternative, too busy to look into the site further and then forgets about it, doesn't feel the site is safe or secure, doesn't feel they know the author, think it costs too much money, thinks it costs too little money, or thinks the idea is too simple and therefore must be put down because, who do these people think they are, writing free web apps for the public--Mother Teresa? They can do the same in three seconds!
- ALee 19y ago
  So, let's say someone creates a service that creates an online store application only for shoes (let's call this shoestring) compared to an online store application (lets call this Viaweb). Although, the 5% who sign up do matter in determining Shoestring, it still matters that this application have something that bests Viaweb, whether it is a better interface for shoes, or whatever the one key ingredient is in differentiation. All I'm saying is that this app should have that key ingredient. It may be better as a FB app that can be sent to your friend ("hey, you wuz in my dreamz thinking of foodz").