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I'm curious, how many YC companies have been working on mobile apps and how have they done? Also is anyone else on news.YC working on mobile apps/web?
by danw 20y ago
I'm curious, how many YC companies have been working on mobile apps and how have they done? Also is anyone else on news.YC working on mobile apps/web?
- davidw 20y agoI work on Hecl (http://www.hecl.org), http://www.hecl.org), but as an open source project. I think a language is not the best idea for a startup, as it's something that can gobble massive quantities of time and brainpower[1]. Their (tsumobi) idea for downloadable apps is good, though. I think it's a fascinating space, in any case. Sooner or later people are going to start getting it right. I wrote up some notes on what I think "getting it right" means right now: http://journal.dedasys.com/articles/2007/05/03/cell-phone-software-the-right-path http://journal.dedasys.com/articles/2007/05/03/cell-phone-software-the-right-path [1] I seem to recall reading about a certain well-known individual who has a neat idea for a language that still hasn't seen the light of day after years, although it's rumored to power some kind of news site.
- gustaf 20y agoyou mean mobile apps or mobile services? we (heysan) are building a mobile messaging services, but the guys at iminlikewithyou have done a great mobile integration too.
- danw 20y agoI just checked out the iilwy mobile interface and its slick. It's perfectly designed for "I'm bored now" momments. I'm interested in bth 'pure' mobile startups and those who have mobile as just a feature in a bigger service (dopplr for example).