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"I hate when a company is the something for something else. Be unique." At the risk of appeal to authority: "In fact, I explicitly tell YC startups to explain
by noblethrasher 15y ago
"I hate when a company is the something for something else. Be unique."
At the risk of appeal to authority:
"In fact, I explicitly tell YC startups to explain themselves to investors as "the x of y" whenever possible."
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http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1216008 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1216008
http://www.paulgraham.com/investors.html http://www.paulgraham.com/investors.html (see point 14)
- mmahemoff 15y agoinvestors!=consumers "The x of y" can be okay for consumers too, but only a select few brands are familiar to mainstream consumers. e.g. " Facebook for businesses" or "Google for real estate" work. Penis aside, ChatRoulette too obscure for most people and especially a long time after its peak.