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Thanks! This has a lot of interest to me as well since I'm also not prepared to structure my life around a YC session. I have some interest in a venture to bu

by zach 18y ago

Thanks! This has a lot of interest to me as well since I'm also not prepared to structure my life around a YC session. I have some interest in a venture to build an app that would be specifically used for promoting products. Half product, half consultancy. Are there any fbFund recipients doing anything similar or unusual like that, or are they all building straight-ahead apps?

sanj 18y ago
Taking a look at the recipients, http://developers.facebook.com/fbFund.php?tab=recipients http://developers.facebook.com/fbFund.php?tab=recipients there are definitely some which are 'infrastructure' rather than "apps": HotBerry: Frameworks and mechanics allowing users to generate own casual games on Facebook (e.g., Pinball construction set). Watch Screencast J2Play: A social gaming platform for pc, mobile, and web game developers. However, the details announced about the next iteration of the fund may preclude these sorts of entrants. The issue is that while the finalists will chosen by the fbFund committee, the winners will be chosen by Facebook's users. I think it would be hard to "sell" a non-app to them, unless you had compelling instances what the app could do.
- indigoviolet 18y ago
  Finalists still get 25K or something, right?
  - sanj 18y ago
    Correct. But I imagine the bias will be towards apps that the users will be interested in. You want a tight race.
    - indigoviolet 18y ago
      I suspect the bias will be more on finding apps that better their platform. but we'll see..