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Snap Inc. presents Yellow – An investment and mentorship program in LA
- geoffreyy 8y ago"Investment of $150k for equity on founder friendly terms" Interested to know the actual % they are taking for $150k...
- willio58 8y agoYeah seems like an important point to gloss over.
- x13 8y agoI'd imagine that it's different for each incubated project/startup
- khoury010101 8y agoCouldn’t it depend on the ’startup’ situation?
- asdsa5325 8y agoIt sounds like it's negotiable.
- albertgoeswoof 8y agoYou don’t make a startup for the money you do it to change the world!
- qop 8y agoGood luck with that. I'm sure investors will definitely be very supportive....
- giarc 8y agoI imagine they will closely align to YCs standard deal ($120k for 7%) http://www.ycombinator.com/deal/ http://www.ycombinator.com/deal/
- godzillabrennus 8y agoI bet they pull a Lightbank and let the founder almost have some upside.
- matte_black 8y ago"Almost" meaning they actually don't get any?
- zjaffee 8y agoI imagine this means taking equity but not voting power.
- soared 8y agoI like this idea - does anyone know if there are other incubators for content creators? I never thought about building a show/movie/experience/etc as though it were a startup.
- theDoug 8y agoI think Maker Studios was somewhat along this line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Digital_Network#As_Maker_Studios_(until_2017) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Digital_Network#As_Make..., but I'm sure there are plenty of more clear examples around.
- personlurking 8y agoPopular Youtube vlogger Casey Neistat recently started 368. And he's teaming up with Patreon's CEO, Jack Conte. > Conte detailed his idea in a video he uploaded to YouTube on April 20. “Imagine if 368 had some sort of program where you could essentially be sponsored as a creator,” he said. “Say you get three or four thousand bucks a month for some period of months to essentially quit your day job and just be a full time creator.” > Sponsored creators would be able to take advantage of 368’s facilities, which could include podcast studios, video game streaming stations, and screening rooms, according to Neistat. Meanwhile, the funding for those sponsorships would come from Patreon, where Conte believes Neistat could raise significant resources. “I think the community would be super excited about participating in a program like that,” he said, “that helps people pursue their dreams.” https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/04/24/patreon-jack-conte-casey-neistat-368/ https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/04/24/patreon-jack-conte-cas...
- patwalls 8y agoI'm trying to get a hold of him :) https://twitter.com/thepatwalls/status/998727187707686916 https://twitter.com/thepatwalls/status/998727187707686916
- codetrotter 8y agoKeeping it brief is good and all but maybe give him a link to the website in question and also mention what would be the topic of your podcast?
- MusaTheRedGuard 8y agoHuh...so it's a play to get better/ more structured content on snapchat. Seems kind of anthetical to the whole point of snapchat(unstructured, free style content)
- ShabbosGoy 8y agoSnap seems to be in full desperation mode. I understand the value of moonshots, but this isn’t like Google X. This is just plain ridiculous.
- mhh__ 8y agoThe way the word "yellow" is highlighted can't be good for dyslexic people, right? (Or people blessed with the gift of sight for that matter)
- dhruvarora013 8y agoThis website seems to go out of its way to have an unfriendly design. The sharp yellows, the highlighting of singular characters in words in a different color. Snap Design makes simple things complex.
- JohnJamesRambo 8y agoThis is what I would expect from trying to navigate the ridiculous UI in Snapchat. It seems to be obtuse and non-intuitive on purpose.
- exelius 8y agoIt’s been dubbed “digital brutalist” [1] style; as a rejection of the “streamlined, flat” designs of the last decade. Style evolves; Snap is targeting a younger demographic and the best way to say “we’re not Facebook or google; we’re cooler” is to reject all their design principles. [1] https://envato.com/blog/brutalism-ugly-web-design-trend-taking-internet/amp/ https://envato.com/blog/brutalism-ugly-web-design-trend-taki...
- dragonwriter 8y ago> Snap is targeting a younger demographic The design makes it look more like they are targeting a demographic nostalgic for the worst of late 1990s design atrocities.
- mustacheemperor 8y agoMember of the younger demographic here. It happens that many of us adore late 1990s design atrocities. Not sure I'd use that particular visual language in an enterprise website, but I think the reasoning is valid.
- jgh 8y agoah then you guys would have loved my home page back in 1998. Pretty sure I used this exact color scheme, although I think I had a really horrible logo in there too.
- tehsauce 8y agoTaking a moment here to ponder the design of the webpage. If that style was the result of an amateur at an unsexy company, I'd imagine this would be considered "ugly" or "uninspired". Knowing its the product of a hip young company however one might label it "bold" or even "innovative". Reminds me of fashion, where the only difference between a person wearing goofy clothes and a model is everything besides the clothes themselves.
- tinbad 8y agoIt feels if though they went for the YC/HN minimalism thing but executed poorly. A dark/black background can be pleasing to the eye, but combined with the yellow and hard white texts it's almost unbearably hard to digest. When I clicked to the application form, the white input boxes blinded me to the point where I had to close the tab almost immediately.
- arrty88 8y agoat least it's responsive!
- chrisseaton 8y ago> If that style was the result of an amateur at an unsexy company, I'd imagine this would be considered "ugly" or "uninspired". Knowing its the product of a hip young company however one might label it "bold" or even "innovative". Yes art and design needs to be evaluated in the context of the creator and the time. I don’t think that’s an unusual idea or that it shows anything up.
- whitepoplar 8y agoWhen did this trend start, this monoculture of design? It seems that nowadays, content and function aren't even important--what's important is getting the right filter, portraying the right "vibe," and using vapid, trendy, copywriting. I write this as someone who's obsessed with design, but who kind of hates myself for it. It seems like people around the world are designing defensively--insecure with themselves and making everything as Squarespace/Stripe lookalikes, to the point where if one does something different, it's considered ugly/bold.
- tschellenbach 8y agoThere is this trend where people build content heavy sites like this on using React. It's a weird choice since you want to optimize for SEO. Anyone know why people are doing this? Have this SEO issues around React been resolved?
- matt_lo 8y agoYou can run server side rendering. This is becoming increasingly common to do in new projects.
- Benjammer 8y agoWhat's the value-add to using SSR React as compared to a framework purpose-built for server-side rendering to begin with if you're starting a "new project"?
- JasonSage 8y agoBeing able to use one framework instead of two.
- Benjammer 8y agoWhy would you use two frameworks on a new project?
- JasonSage 8y agoThis is what happens when you use a frontend framework and a backend framework. EDIT: To clarify, > as compared to a framework purpose-built for server-side rendering If you use ANY framework purpose-built for server-side rendering, the second you need to do some client-side rendering you're now using two frameworks.
- matt_lo 8y agoValue-add is for engineers who use React day to day already or want to use a minimal API to work to build their UI. Don't take my word. Checkout the popularity of React, it's proliferation into the marketplace, and it's use on production environments. Also Vue is another popular alternative that UI engineers like to use, which also has SSR.
- Rjevski 8y agoI have to admire the courage to set up something like this when their own company is tanking.
- prklmn 8y agoThis is a built in excuse for not being profitable for Wall Street analysts for future quarters.
- hobofan 8y agoI doubt that. The few million a year going into Yellow are a drop in the bucket compared to the billions in infrastructure costs.
- wepple 8y agoMy first reaction is that they’re trying to give birth to a unicorn that’ll save them
- mychael 8y agoYahoo's biggest asset was Alibaba
- 21 8y ago> What should I know about the program as an international founder? > Applicants do not have to be United States citizens, but should be able to stay in California for at least three months for the program. > It will be the responsibility of each applicant to ensure their team members have the proper paperwork in place to join. > Do we have to be U.S. citizens? > No, as long as you are legally permitted to operate your company and physically participate in the program (not virtual). > Can you get us work visas? > No, we won’t be able to handle any immigration related matters. If you need help, we can refer you to legal and immigration services teams. Can someone decode this one for an EU citizen?
- dbbk 8y agoA visitor visa typically disallows you from working, so I'd imagine not.
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- jgh 8y agoBasically the answer is "no". If they're not willing to help with visas, there is no legal way for someone who isnt a citizen or GC holder to stay in the states for 3 months and work.
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- pkaye 8y agoLooks like for all practical purpose you have to be an US resident.
- asdsa5325 8y agoDo you already have a Visa? If no, you can't apply.
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- ar7hur 8y agoFrom the terms: By applying to Yellow, you agree to irrevocably waive any legal claim you may have against us under any theory of law in any territory, including, without limitation, copyright infringement or breach of implied in fact contract (idea submission), that your rights were infringed due to any similarity between your Content and any other content that is or may be developed by Snap
- OedipusRex 8y ago"Give us your ideas"
- bhhaskin 8y agoshould be a non-starter for anyone.
- eugeniub 8y agoYeah, I can easily acquire $150k somewhere else. Edit: For the record, I'm being sarcastic here. My point is that it's hard to say that this "should be a non-starter for anyone", because almost no one can acquire a $150k investment under any condition, and it's a difficult decision one would have to make.
- ryanSrich 8y agoPlease do tell more.
- osrec 8y agoFreelance as a developer for a year? There are a fair few ways to make 150k without signing away your life. It just takes a bit of time ;)
- ryanwaggoner 8y agoVery few developers in the US can add $150k in post-tax cash flow in 12 months from a dead start. Depending on living expenses and tax situation, you need to gross $300k to $450k. I speak from experience: doable, but not easy.
- rakibtg 8y agoNow its facebooks turn
- KrishMunot 8y agoEver heard of FB start?
- tentativeuser 8y agoFYI, info@yellowla.com seems to be down. Tried to reach you and got the following response: Message not delivered Your message couldn't be delivered to info@yellowla.com because the remote server is misconfigured. See technical details below for more information. The response from the remote server was: 550 5.7.1 Relaying denied Final-Recipient: rfc822; info@yellowla.com Action: failed Status: 5.7.1 Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 550 5.7.1 Relaying denied Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 15:13:45 -0700 (PDT)
- tentativeuser 8y agoIncidentally, so is application@yellowla.com Message not delivered Your message couldn't be delivered to application@yellowla.com because the remote server is misconfigured. See technical details below for more information. The response from the remote server was: 550 5.7.1 Relaying denied
- iamgopal 8y agoAn email idea is on the way, via post.
- grosjona 8y agoI'm looking forward to reading Snap Inc's bankruptcy filings. When the US Fed interest rate rises above the inflation rate and fiat money has value again, Snap stock is going to be the first to snap.
- twostorytower 8y agoSmart. People here are too focused on the design of the page.
- rn2dy2018 8y agoPlease allow me to ask, what exactly is "mobile storytelling", is it a "newspaper" but for cool kids?
- TheCoreh 8y agoI think it's meant to be more like visual/interactive novels
- fairpx 8y agoNot sure what to think of this. Google & FB have internal frameworks and/or hackathons to encourage their own people to come up with ideas. After all the failed attempts of Snap (glasses, the redesign etc) to come up with some key new ideas, poor IPO, layoffs and other bad news, this seems to be a clear signal that screams: “we don’t have the smartest people working at our company. We need your ideas to save our future.”
- yalogin 8y agoThey had layoffs? I did not know this.
- mslate 8y ago~220 engineers, salespeople, and content folks: http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/snap-snapchat-layoffs-7-percent-cost-savings-1202740730/ http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/snap-snapchat-layoffs-7...
- twostorytower 8y agoI'm not sure that's really fair. It seems Yellow is geared more towards content and media, which is very out of the realm of product and engineering.
- qqqqqaaaazzz 8y ago*Each year* we will choose a small group of individuals and teams from around the world to join our *inaugural* three-month program
- vit05 8y agoI think I'm one of the few who liked the site. It loaded extremely fast on my horrible internet. I was able to get the information I needed, including which questions I should answer if I wanted to sign up. No excessive photos, videos, and other nonsense. I found the font chosen to be adequate and easy to be read. About the program, it seems to me that they saw a limit point on the content that people are creating on their platform. It is clear that they want more quality productions that serve as an anchor for users. I've never been a heavy Snap user, but I always visit to see how it works when someone reports a change. It seemed to me that the new design was meant to divide my friends from the artists or the content produced by companies. You in the middle, being able to choose, your friends on your left and content to spend time on your right. Few people debate this, but other social networks want the exact opposite. They have always gone in the direction of merging the two. Thus, this incubator could facilitate the creation of content to its right. But she could also demonstrate better ways to consume this content and how to interact with your friends, who would always be on your left.
- m3kw9 8y agoWas the name derived from: If it’s yellow, let it mellow?