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I do wonder if at some point they'll become so ubiquitous--and so many YC applicants and companies will be focused on smartphones--that he'll feel he has to to
by Zev 16y ago
I do wonder if at some point they'll become so ubiquitous--and so many YC applicants and companies will be focused on smartphones--that he'll feel he has to to get one so that he can better judge the value of companies focused on mobile and give them advice.
It is possible to own a smartphone but not use it as your primary phone. For example: I have an iPhone 4 that I use specifically for development purposes. I've made a grand total of one phone call with it; to cancel the contract.
- jackowayed 16y agoThat will allow him to try out apps (which I'm sure he does on the founders' devices or on YC-owned devices), but it won't make him think like someone with a smartphone. It won't help him think up RFSes with mobile apps at their core, and it won't allow him to say "wow, that app you're pitching to me would remove the annoying 3-step process that I do whenever I do X on my phone." The importance of him truly thinking like someone with a smartphone will grow over the next few years