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Yes most certainly with video if possible as this would make it so much more entertaining for others watching. I'm pretty proficient with Flash and online video

by HNer 16y ago

Yes most certainly with video if possible as this would make it so much more entertaining for others watching. I'm pretty proficient with Flash and online video having a background in this area so code should be no problem and with the use of skype combined with pitches which the particpants create anyway to pitch on their sites, I'd expect it could all be done very elegantly.

revorad 16y ago
I don't think the tech is the problem here. It's the people. It sounds a bit vague without having some credible people signed up to it.
- HNer 16y ago
  Everything starts somewhere. I'm starting right here.
  - revorad 16y ago
    Yes and I wish you luck. It would be interesting and useful if this works out. (Sorry I didn't mean to be so cynical with my earlier comments.)
    - HNer 16y ago
      Many thanks
    - HNer 16y ago
      I will soon be able to announce a few names who have already come forward with investment capital and other goodies to offer.
notahacker 16y ago
I think the 'pitch and feedback as entertainment' could work well - we see plenty of video feedback and blog posts about what people thought of their pitching experiences anyway. To be even remotely appealing to the sorts of hackers that might apply to YC it would have to be a little different from the BBC TV show though; the key features that make the show entertaining are investors being rude about bad ideas and the wrangling over huge equity stakes because they're not allowed to do any real due diligence. P.S. your cousins did pretty well; if their patent for the watering mechanism is as broad as suggested they might want to ask questions about it's applicability to industrial sized greenhouses as well...
- HNer 16y ago
  "P.S. your cousins did pretty well; if their patent for the watering mechanism is as broad as suggested they might want to ask questions about it's applicability to industrial sized greenhouses as well..." Cool Point, I will pass that on... thanks.

by HNer 16y ago

revorad 16y ago

I don't think the tech is the problem here. It's the people. It sounds a bit vague without having some credible people signed up to it.

HNer 16y ago
Everything starts somewhere. I'm starting right here.
- revorad 16y ago
  Yes and I wish you luck. It would be interesting and useful if this works out. (Sorry I didn't mean to be so cynical with my earlier comments.)
  - HNer 16y ago
    Many thanks
  - HNer 16y ago
    I will soon be able to announce a few names who have already come forward with investment capital and other goodies to offer.

notahacker 16y ago

I think the 'pitch and feedback as entertainment' could work well - we see plenty of video feedback and blog posts about what people thought of their pitching experiences anyway. To be even remotely appealing to the sorts of hackers that might apply to YC it would have to be a little different from the BBC TV show though; the key features that make the show entertaining are investors being rude about bad ideas and the wrangling over huge equity stakes because they're not allowed to do any real due diligence. P.S. your cousins did pretty well; if their patent for the watering mechanism is as broad as suggested they might want to ask questions about it's applicability to industrial sized greenhouses as well...

HNer 16y ago
"P.S. your cousins did pretty well; if their patent for the watering mechanism is as broad as suggested they might want to ask questions about it's applicability to industrial sized greenhouses as well..." Cool Point, I will pass that on... thanks.