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Just got the "rejection" letter, I'm a bit disappointed I couldn't get the team reviewing the proposals as passionate about the project as I am. I think being a

Just got the "rejection" letter, I'm a bit disappointed I couldn't get the team reviewing the proposals as passionate about the project as I am. I think being a solo founder hurt me, but I've been working on the project full-time for four months (over 12k lines of code). This won't slow me down. =) What is your company going to make? We make it easy to jot something down from any device and then share that note with your friends or colleagues to have a discussion. We are building a web version and apps for Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry. Sample use: You are at a restaurant and like a bottle of wine. You whip out your phone and snap a picture. Now that picture is part of your notes which you can access from anywhere. One more click and the note is shared on your Facebook News Feed so you can have a threaded discussion with your friends. 3banana: your notes are social http://3banana.com http://3banana.com

wumi 19y ago
the first part sounds a bit like twitter/ letsprovewhere
- aschobel 19y ago
  Kinda, but this is a very different animal. There are two itches I'm scratching with 3banana. The first is that I want to keep track of small bits of information and make it easy to retrieve them from any device. Right now I email myself notes, which is clunky. The site has full text search and allows you to label your notes. The site also automatically labels stuff like Address/Phone Numbers/etc, so you can query it to give you all the Phone Numbers you jotted down in the last week. The second itch is that sometimes you have an existing note that you want to share. You click one button and the note is shared to Facebook/Twitter/Email/AIM/wherever your social graph is. Your note is now a instant threaded discussion forum. 3banana: your notes are social http://3banana.com http://3banana.com
  - aschobel 19y ago
    In hindsight I probably should have focused a bit more on that aspect in my application. =)
  - shaunxcode 19y ago
    I dig the idea for sure. I am constantly jotting down "memos" or lyric scraps/ideas for projects etc. in my black berry notes deal and I ALWAYS forget they are there til I write another one. I really like the idea of broadcasting your idea to a group of people immediately as well and I definitely see it as different than email. Keep scratching!
    - aschobel 19y ago
      Thanks. One of the problems with email is that it is "offline" in the sense that I can't link to an existing conversation from AIM or Facebook. Launch will hopefully be next week. crosses fingers
xenoterracide 19y ago
I am working on building an online pencil and paper rpg play system. It would support a character database, dice rollers, major P&P systems, the usual forums, npc character search, all sort's of toy's for players/ST's,GM's,DM's, and a chat system. And eventually support for a subscription service for the books. Much like O'Reilly's Safari.
- carterschonwald 19y ago
  thats pretty cool. One project I'm working on is designing a much of tools for algorithmically determining when either a game design or a map for a game is "fair", for various notions of fair.
morbidkk 19y ago
have you checked evernote.com. That is the one major reason I see
- aschobel 19y ago
  Yep, their recognition software looks neat. There are a ton of Notepad apps out there, but they are all clunky to use. My goal is to make 3banana as easy to use as a Google search. I'm writing plugins so you can post notes from QuickSilver, shell, FireFox, or write your own using the Python API. Here is my updated pitch: 3banana makes it easy to jot things down and makes your notes more useful, whether it is by helping you find something on the go or by allowing seamless collaboration with your friends. Tap into your friends' ideas and expertise, and get instant feedback by sharing your notes on Facebook, Twitter, Email , AIM or wherever your social graph lives. 3banana, your notes are social.
bigbang 19y ago
i like the concept. Right now, I email myself the small interesting tidbits i find or in some txt file which I later forget abt it. if executed well, i can see many ppl using it .or atleast me:)
- aschobel 19y ago
  Hehe, I also use text files. I can never find anything. One of the cool things that 3banana does is that it labels your notes automatically based on basic patterns, so you can query it to give you all the Phone Numbers you jotted down in the last week.

wumi 19y ago

the first part sounds a bit like twitter/ letsprovewhere

aschobel 19y ago
Kinda, but this is a very different animal. There are two itches I'm scratching with 3banana. The first is that I want to keep track of small bits of information and make it easy to retrieve them from any device. Right now I email myself notes, which is clunky. The site has full text search and allows you to label your notes. The site also automatically labels stuff like Address/Phone Numbers/etc, so you can query it to give you all the Phone Numbers you jotted down in the last week. The second itch is that sometimes you have an existing note that you want to share. You click one button and the note is shared to Facebook/Twitter/Email/AIM/wherever your social graph is. Your note is now a instant threaded discussion forum. 3banana: your notes are social http://3banana.com http://3banana.com
- aschobel 19y ago
  In hindsight I probably should have focused a bit more on that aspect in my application. =)
- shaunxcode 19y ago
  I dig the idea for sure. I am constantly jotting down "memos" or lyric scraps/ideas for projects etc. in my black berry notes deal and I ALWAYS forget they are there til I write another one. I really like the idea of broadcasting your idea to a group of people immediately as well and I definitely see it as different than email. Keep scratching!
  - aschobel 19y ago
    Thanks. One of the problems with email is that it is "offline" in the sense that I can't link to an existing conversation from AIM or Facebook. Launch will hopefully be next week. crosses fingers

xenoterracide 19y ago

I am working on building an online pencil and paper rpg play system. It would support a character database, dice rollers, major P&P systems, the usual forums, npc character search, all sort's of toy's for players/ST's,GM's,DM's, and a chat system. And eventually support for a subscription service for the books. Much like O'Reilly's Safari.

carterschonwald 19y ago
thats pretty cool. One project I'm working on is designing a much of tools for algorithmically determining when either a game design or a map for a game is "fair", for various notions of fair.

morbidkk 19y ago

have you checked evernote.com. That is the one major reason I see

aschobel 19y ago
Yep, their recognition software looks neat. There are a ton of Notepad apps out there, but they are all clunky to use. My goal is to make 3banana as easy to use as a Google search. I'm writing plugins so you can post notes from QuickSilver, shell, FireFox, or write your own using the Python API. Here is my updated pitch: 3banana makes it easy to jot things down and makes your notes more useful, whether it is by helping you find something on the go or by allowing seamless collaboration with your friends. Tap into your friends' ideas and expertise, and get instant feedback by sharing your notes on Facebook, Twitter, Email , AIM or wherever your social graph lives. 3banana, your notes are social.

bigbang 19y ago

i like the concept. Right now, I email myself the small interesting tidbits i find or in some txt file which I later forget abt it. if executed well, i can see many ppl using it .or atleast me:)

aschobel 19y ago
Hehe, I also use text files. I can never find anything. One of the cool things that 3banana does is that it labels your notes automatically based on basic patterns, so you can query it to give you all the Phone Numbers you jotted down in the last week.