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I was about to sign up, but "Github for X" really bothers me. Good luck to you, but i think you can be more creative than defining your entire product as littl

by mtogo 15y ago

I was about to sign up, but "Github for X" really bothers me. Good luck to you, but i think you can be more creative than defining your entire product as little more than an amp setting sharing site based on a project hosting site based on a project hosting site based on a project hosting site based on a project hosting site based on a project hosting site based on a project hosting site.

nantes 15y ago
Why? By framing it as 'GitHub for Guitarists' I immediately had an idea of what he was trying to do. I doubt that there will be any confusion between My Amp Head and GitHub. Also, this is suggested by pg himself in <http://ycombinator.com/howtoapply.html> http://ycombinator.com/howtoapply.html>. Now, I just need to learn how to play a guitar or a bass.
- mtogo 15y ago
  So pg is right because he is pg? I'm not suggesting there will be any confusion, i'm suggesting that he's (assuming a "he" here) limiting himself by saying his entire project is just a cheap derivative of github. It gave you an idea of what he was trying to do? How? I assumed it was maybe a tablature hosting site or something. It gave me no idea whatsoever of what he was doing until i read his page. Furthermore, why github? Why not bitbucket, or codeplex or any of the other millions of code hosting sites? Is it just about what's "hip" right now on HN? Why not entitle it, "I'm building a site for sharing amp settings". Just as short, and it actually tells the reader what his app is about, unlike the current title.
  - yid 15y ago
    Agreed. I thought it was a place where you could push samples and other could collaboratively contribute audio to your projects. Now that got me excited. Instead, it's another patch sharing site, which have been around since the earliest days of Geocities. Bleh. EDIT: I love that GP used the phrase "pg himself", which (in my experience) is generally used for Jesus or other god-like figures.
    - mtogo 15y ago
      There's a site like this: http://www.kompoz.com/compose-collaborate/home.music http://www.kompoz.com/compose-collaborate/home.music I stumbled on it a while ago, but i've never used it myself.
    - inkaudio 15y ago
      Actually it is a place where you can 'push' samples. It is not a patch sharing site, although it's similar. But it's not made for people who use patch. I imagine band members using the site to collaborate on creating their own unique tone, sounds, samples base on analog equipment.
  - nantes 15y ago
    No, just saying that this is advice given to YC applicants on how to quickly describe their startups. I referenced pg because, you know, he wrote the article and it seemed applicable. Maybe it's because I really don't know much about music or guitar/bass players, but the impression I got was he was trying provide some of the collaboration features that GitHub does -- a place to store public work, a way to comment or fork others work, a place to educate and be educated. As for "why GitHub?", I have no idea. Bitbucket and CodePlex would have worked. However, I know more about GitHub and certainly use it more that than the other two. So, at least for me, the comparison worked. And, of course, you are right. There are any number of ways he could have described it, many that would have worked just as well. I do, now, see where you are coming from -- the title didn't really convey the right idea for you. That, I think, is actually useful for the OP. Thanks for the explanation.
- ubercore 15y ago
  Just to add a counterpoint, I had a lot of trouble making the connection. I wasn't sure how github would map to "guitar and bass players". Is it sharing instruments used on recordings? Is it sharing what equipment you have? Is it sharing settings (yes!)? Is it sharing sound clips (yes!)? Is it some other really smart way to do something similar to GitHub using musical instruments that I haven't thought of? Honestly, mentioning GitHub here seems like more a publicity move than a useful comparison.
runjake 15y ago
Of course he's being more creative. Did you visit the linked site? "GitHub for X" is a great one-liner explanation in a headline among dozens of other headlines being scanned by busy HN newsreaders.

by mtogo 15y ago

nantes 15y ago

Why? By framing it as 'GitHub for Guitarists' I immediately had an idea of what he was trying to do. I doubt that there will be any confusion between My Amp Head and GitHub. Also, this is suggested by pg himself in <http://ycombinator.com/howtoapply.html> http://ycombinator.com/howtoapply.html>. Now, I just need to learn how to play a guitar or a bass.

mtogo 15y ago
So pg is right because he is pg? I'm not suggesting there will be any confusion, i'm suggesting that he's (assuming a "he" here) limiting himself by saying his entire project is just a cheap derivative of github. It gave you an idea of what he was trying to do? How? I assumed it was maybe a tablature hosting site or something. It gave me no idea whatsoever of what he was doing until i read his page. Furthermore, why github? Why not bitbucket, or codeplex or any of the other millions of code hosting sites? Is it just about what's "hip" right now on HN? Why not entitle it, "I'm building a site for sharing amp settings". Just as short, and it actually tells the reader what his app is about, unlike the current title.
- yid 15y ago
  Agreed. I thought it was a place where you could push samples and other could collaboratively contribute audio to your projects. Now that got me excited. Instead, it's another patch sharing site, which have been around since the earliest days of Geocities. Bleh. EDIT: I love that GP used the phrase "pg himself", which (in my experience) is generally used for Jesus or other god-like figures.
  - mtogo 15y ago
    There's a site like this: http://www.kompoz.com/compose-collaborate/home.music http://www.kompoz.com/compose-collaborate/home.music I stumbled on it a while ago, but i've never used it myself.
  - inkaudio 15y ago
    Actually it is a place where you can 'push' samples. It is not a patch sharing site, although it's similar. But it's not made for people who use patch. I imagine band members using the site to collaborate on creating their own unique tone, sounds, samples base on analog equipment.
- nantes 15y ago
  No, just saying that this is advice given to YC applicants on how to quickly describe their startups. I referenced pg because, you know, he wrote the article and it seemed applicable. Maybe it's because I really don't know much about music or guitar/bass players, but the impression I got was he was trying provide some of the collaboration features that GitHub does -- a place to store public work, a way to comment or fork others work, a place to educate and be educated. As for "why GitHub?", I have no idea. Bitbucket and CodePlex would have worked. However, I know more about GitHub and certainly use it more that than the other two. So, at least for me, the comparison worked. And, of course, you are right. There are any number of ways he could have described it, many that would have worked just as well. I do, now, see where you are coming from -- the title didn't really convey the right idea for you. That, I think, is actually useful for the OP. Thanks for the explanation.
ubercore 15y ago
Just to add a counterpoint, I had a lot of trouble making the connection. I wasn't sure how github would map to "guitar and bass players". Is it sharing instruments used on recordings? Is it sharing what equipment you have? Is it sharing settings (yes!)? Is it sharing sound clips (yes!)? Is it some other really smart way to do something similar to GitHub using musical instruments that I haven't thought of? Honestly, mentioning GitHub here seems like more a publicity move than a useful comparison.

runjake 15y ago

Of course he's being more creative. Did you visit the linked site? "GitHub for X" is a great one-liner explanation in a headline among dozens of other headlines being scanned by busy HN newsreaders.