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Hey, thanks for replying and clearing the air. However, I would like to point a few things out : - Based on my submission history, it can be deduced that I do

Hey, thanks for replying and clearing the air. However, I would like to point a few things out : - Based on my submission history, it can be deduced that I don't have a successful startup history and that's absolutely true but the questions I asked you were from my understanding of YC SUS and how successful startups usually work, I'm not saying my understanding is 100% correct but it is, to some extent and it has little to do with anyone's startup background. I don't mean this as an excuse in any way but I'm 17 right now and I believe that starting up defensively by throwing that I don't have a successful startup isn't the most respectful thing when you could've just politely answered my questions ( or not ). - I never claimed that your startup is doing poorly, I merely pointed it's not doing a "great job" *as of now* from what I could tell by evaluating the points from your competition and your offering. But, I wasn't totally sure of that either, hence wanted you to answer those questions for me ( if this was actually an startup, which as it turns out, it is ). And, thanks for answering those questions. Again, I mean no disrespect to you or your startup. I, as a user of your website, felt that there was stuff left unclear or missing. If you're still gaining massive user growth, honestly, good for you! Although, if I'm your potential user, I think you should work on the feedback I gave, be more lucid and transparent with your product. Otherwise, you should happily discard what I have to say, since that'd legitimately not be the best use of your time. Also, good luck with your startup, hope it gets even more traction and becomes usable, transparent, and clear enough for a user like me :)) P.S As for the questions about your startup, I think I got my answers. If you were a little less defensive with the initial part, it would've been nice too :)

tjs8rj 6y ago
I began my comment by pointing out how your comment was disrespectful, and was blunt it making that point, but I digress. My main point is that you misapplied those otherwise true principles from YC SUS because you haven't had enough practice with them. Quantconnect and Streak have totally different customers and value proposition - they aren't comparable to Quantbase, and so your entire analysis is incorrect at the start from faulty assumptions (in part perhaps because I need to further clarify the value prop - a marginal improvement). A 10x improvement is a great rule of thumb because the costs of switching and trust is high - which means that magnitude improvement is relative to the alternatives, and is in the direction of an actual value proposition. People don't use Quantconnect because they have a great How It Works explanation, they use it for the community and trading API. Likewise, missing a How It Works section on my site - while a great suggestion and one I'll eventually add - is likely just a marginal improvement (because it isn't a core value prop) and certainly would be a waste of time for validation (unless my site was too confusing to understand in the first place for most people so my value prop isn't being communicated). Because Quantconnect and Quantbase aren’t alternatives, and How It Works sections aren’t in the direction of a value proposition for either, mentioning the need for a 10x magnitude improvement from a non competitor suggesting a non value prop is just non sensical. Again, I appreciate your feedback, you just came across as disrespectful by jumping to conclusions on incorrect applications of principles and that's what I took issue with. YC SUS is an awesome resource, but make sure you understand their teachings (by testing them yourself and building your own startups), otherwise you may misapply them.

tjs8rj 6y ago

I began my comment by pointing out how your comment was disrespectful, and was blunt it making that point, but I digress. My main point is that you misapplied those otherwise true principles from YC SUS because you haven't had enough practice with them. Quantconnect and Streak have totally different customers and value proposition - they aren't comparable to Quantbase, and so your entire analysis is incorrect at the start from faulty assumptions (in part perhaps because I need to further clarify the value prop - a marginal improvement). A 10x improvement is a great rule of thumb because the costs of switching and trust is high - which means that magnitude improvement is relative to the alternatives, and is in the direction of an actual value proposition. People don't use Quantconnect because they have a great How It Works explanation, they use it for the community and trading API. Likewise, missing a How It Works section on my site - while a great suggestion and one I'll eventually add - is likely just a marginal improvement (because it isn't a core value prop) and certainly would be a waste of time for validation (unless my site was too confusing to understand in the first place for most people so my value prop isn't being communicated). Because Quantconnect and Quantbase aren’t alternatives, and How It Works sections aren’t in the direction of a value proposition for either, mentioning the need for a 10x magnitude improvement from a non competitor suggesting a non value prop is just non sensical. Again, I appreciate your feedback, you just came across as disrespectful by jumping to conclusions on incorrect applications of principles and that's what I took issue with. YC SUS is an awesome resource, but make sure you understand their teachings (by testing them yourself and building your own startups), otherwise you may misapply them.