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Show HN: Left my job to start a “Pinterest without the Uggs”

19 points by carlotapia 8y ago

carlotapia 8y ago
In September, I left my job at Dropbox and moved to Sacramento to work on my social bookmarking app full time. It's called Vested Yeti, and a user described it as "Pinterest without the Uggs." It helps you organize and share web pages. Site: www.vestedyeti.com Example: https://app.vestedyeti.com/flows/c3d0cdba-1425-4fe1-a121-09a414ed7a0d https://app.vestedyeti.com/flows/c3d0cdba-1425-4fe1-a121-09a... I realize I haven't been an active member of HN, but I'm really hoping the HN community can help me out - I desperately need feedback and help identifying the best use cases. Any feedback is welcome, and I'll try to answer any questions. Thanks in advance!
hitmonval 8y ago
Looks badass.
- carlotapia 8y ago
  Thanks, bro.
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NinjaGrunt 8y ago
Interesting that it's Pinterest-like! I'll check out the user experience. Does it support documents?
- carlotapia 8y ago
  Thanks! Looking forward to it. No, it doesn't right now. You can link to just about anything (e.g., Google Doc or hosted PDF), but no way to upload a document.
enemyjeff 8y ago
looking great, excited to see how people use the service!
- carlotapia 8y ago
  Thanks! So am I :)
scoh25 8y ago
This is a really cool tool! I’m always emailing myself stuff I want to look at/read later, and I invariably forget about it. This is such a good way to keep track of those things!
- carlotapia 8y ago
  Thanks! What type of stuff do you email to yourself usually?
mtmail 8y ago
As a non-pinterest user, what does "without the Uggs" mean? Isn't Ugg a brand of shoes? Is that brand popular on pinterest?
- carlotapia 8y ago
  Pinterest made early inroads with women looking for fashion, home, and cooking inspiration that they could "pin". That legacy still heavily influences the type of content that appears on Pinterest and the audience they appeal to. I think the user was pointing out that Vested Yeti, rather than just show you some "basic" fashion, like Ugg boots, can actually serve a practical purpose.
hellosf2018 8y ago
Holy shit it works!! This is awesome.
lyapustin 8y ago
I use Pocket for the same kind of work. So if I found something cool on the web, I just send that to my Pocket (via Chrome extension button or Share link integration on iOS/Android). I'm checking that list eventually as I have some spare time or I'm out of the internet (Pocket downloads articles in the background, which is nice).
- carlotapia 8y ago
  Pocket is great, and definitely a leader in bookmarking. It's easy, fast, and seamless. They got acquired by Mozilla, so it will be interesting to see how the integration with Firefox will evolve and affect their roadmap. Although I recently read that Firefox market share was down to 9%...
  - lyapustin 8y ago
    It was about two years since Mozilla acquired Pocket and there was a plan to make Pocket project Open Source. https://www.ghacks.net/2018/01/11/mozilla-starts-to-publish-pocket-code/ https://www.ghacks.net/2018/01/11/mozilla-starts-to-publish-...

19 points by carlotapia 8y ago

In September, I left my job at Dropbox and moved to Sacramento to work on my social bookmarking app full time. It's called Vested Yeti, and a user described it as "Pinterest without the Uggs." It helps you organize and share web pages. Site: www.vestedyeti.com Example: https://app.vestedyeti.com/flows/c3d0cdba-1425-4fe1-a121-09a414ed7a0d https://app.vestedyeti.com/flows/c3d0cdba-1425-4fe1-a121-09a... I realize I haven't been an active member of HN, but I'm really hoping the HN community can help me out - I desperately need feedback and help identifying the best use cases. Any feedback is welcome, and I'll try to answer any questions. Thanks in advance!

hitmonval 8y ago

Looks badass.

carlotapia 8y ago
Thanks, bro.

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NinjaGrunt 8y ago

Interesting that it's Pinterest-like! I'll check out the user experience. Does it support documents?

carlotapia 8y ago
Thanks! Looking forward to it. No, it doesn't right now. You can link to just about anything (e.g., Google Doc or hosted PDF), but no way to upload a document.

enemyjeff 8y ago

looking great, excited to see how people use the service!

carlotapia 8y ago
Thanks! So am I :)

scoh25 8y ago

This is a really cool tool! I’m always emailing myself stuff I want to look at/read later, and I invariably forget about it. This is such a good way to keep track of those things!

carlotapia 8y ago
Thanks! What type of stuff do you email to yourself usually?

mtmail 8y ago

As a non-pinterest user, what does "without the Uggs" mean? Isn't Ugg a brand of shoes? Is that brand popular on pinterest?

carlotapia 8y ago
Pinterest made early inroads with women looking for fashion, home, and cooking inspiration that they could "pin". That legacy still heavily influences the type of content that appears on Pinterest and the audience they appeal to. I think the user was pointing out that Vested Yeti, rather than just show you some "basic" fashion, like Ugg boots, can actually serve a practical purpose.

hellosf2018 8y ago

Holy shit it works!! This is awesome.

lyapustin 8y ago

I use Pocket for the same kind of work. So if I found something cool on the web, I just send that to my Pocket (via Chrome extension button or Share link integration on iOS/Android). I'm checking that list eventually as I have some spare time or I'm out of the internet (Pocket downloads articles in the background, which is nice).

carlotapia 8y ago
Pocket is great, and definitely a leader in bookmarking. It's easy, fast, and seamless. They got acquired by Mozilla, so it will be interesting to see how the integration with Firefox will evolve and affect their roadmap. Although I recently read that Firefox market share was down to 9%...
- lyapustin 8y ago
  It was about two years since Mozilla acquired Pocket and there was a plan to make Pocket project Open Source. https://www.ghacks.net/2018/01/11/mozilla-starts-to-publish-pocket-code/ https://www.ghacks.net/2018/01/11/mozilla-starts-to-publish-...