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Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and change the world

17 points by tempaccount2022 4y ago

yieldcrv 4y ago
Go to meetups in tech hubs my guy You arent going to be able to min/max this, it requires human rapport from human in person interaction, not checking a box so an investor will more likely talk to you
geiser 4y ago
Feature request: Allow to share audio from the computer. Then maybe I'll start using it.
tempaccount2022 4y ago
I have an awesome prototype built: YouOgle - Drop-in video chat app https://youogle.com https://youogle.com Y Combinator has expressed interest. But there is one thing holding me back - I have yet to find the right co-founder. I am looking for a co-founder with expertise in marketing and sales. Even if you aren't the right person, please upvote this and help us meet. This post could literally form a company in the next month.
- edgyquant 4y ago
  What’s the killer app here that will get you your first million users? How does that compare to the many other chat applications?
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]
klyrs 4y ago
Your branding is absolutely begging for a trademark dispute. Rethink that before attempting any sort of growth or your startup funding will be consumed by lawyers.
- duncan-donuts 4y ago
  Hilariously if you start a call the loader is basically the chrome logo with purple added. This brand is so low effort it’s baffling
  - ronsor 4y ago
    I think it's supposed to resemble the busy cursor from macOS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_pinwheel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_pinwheel
- prpl 4y ago
  maybe try: yahoogoutubing
- TigeriusKirk 4y ago
  It's a double hit. Google, of course, and the newish search engine You.com
  - klyrs 4y ago
    Ouch, I wasn't even aware of that brand. Yikes.
encryptluks2 4y ago
There are already a lot of free cloud-based video conferencing services. There are also a lot of open source ones too. How do you plan to make money and compete with Zoom, Google, etc? What is different about yours besides the logo and name looking like Google and YouTube had a baby?
andyjohnson0 4y ago
I suspect that the combination of the name "YouOgle" and the visual design of the logo may get you the wrong kind of legal attention from a certain search/ad company. Also: "you ogle"? Really?
t-3 4y ago
What's so world-changing about another video-conferencing site? What is different, how will it be better? What is your vision for monetization? Also, name sounds like it's aiming to be a camsite, is that actually your target audience?
jasoneckert 4y ago
While "Changing the world" and "Making the world a better place" are core goals of those of us working with technology, it feels as if these phrases have been abused to the point where everyone just rolls their eyes when they hear them. Even HBO's Silicon Valley series drew attention to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8C5sjjhsso https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8C5sjjhsso
- iasay 4y ago
  There’s a lot of changing the world. Less than 10% makes it a better place.
- celdon25 4y ago
  I don't remember "changing the world" being mocked in HBO's Silicon Valley and not seeing a mention of the "Making the world a better place" in the OP?
  - gojomo 4y ago
    When someone says in a startup/recruiting/motivational context that they aim to "change the world", there's an implied "for the better". That makes the OP's appeal to "change the world [for the better]" highly similar to the "make the world a better place" phrasing highlighted in the linked 'Silicon Valley' spoofs.
- sebastianconcpt 4y ago
  Note it is a cliche for ideologues and revolutionaries too. Depend on who listens it can mean "disrupt a market" or "being subversive".
oefrha 4y ago
Obvious trademark infringement aside, “video conferencing” site named YouOgle sounds more like an adult webcam service.
fredtv 4y ago
This is actually pretty cool. This is perhaps the quickest way to make a video call. It doesn't require any account registration like the others.
- dewey 4y ago
  There's a million services like that, what do you think makes this one special? The open source video calling service jitsi even has a demo instance accomplishing exactly the same feature with one click: https://meet.jit.si https://meet.jit.si
gojomo 4y ago
With the name/focus/branding, I have to suspect this may actually be a prank/art-project/experiment: (1) see who'll enable camera/microphone to a random site; (2) log all acquired images/sounds for some secondary purpose, perhaps even redisplay to others to 'ogle' later.
- telesilla 4y ago
  Certainly a prank or deception of some kind. Let's see where this goes.
  - celdon25 4y ago
    Hopefully to the [flagged] bin
dewey 4y ago
There's zero contact information on the website and you are using a throwaway account here. That doesn't feel like a promising start if you are not even standing for it with your name.
- celdon25 4y ago
  Nailed it.
tr1ll10nb1ll 4y ago
good job if this is satire, causing "youogle" and "making world a better place" goes hand and glove haha! If not, well- I don't have much to add, good luck!
formerkrogemp 4y ago
This looks like a scam.
nathanaldensr 4y ago
This is pretty obviously a troll of some sort, especially considering ogle means to look at someone with sexual longing or desire.
y42 4y ago
I was scraping the web for the Google Analytics ID from your source code and I stumbled over this repo: https://github.com/ianramzy/decentralized-video-chat https://github.com/ianramzy/decentralized-video-chat This looks pretty much like your UI, right?
sgammon 4y ago
Bob has clearly not understood the problem https://twitter.com/LeaKissner/status/1488956182798561281 https://twitter.com/LeaKissner/status/1488956182798561281

Go to meetups in tech hubs my guy You arent going to be able to min/max this, it requires human rapport from human in person interaction, not checking a box so an investor will more likely talk to you

geiser 4y ago

Feature request: Allow to share audio from the computer. Then maybe I'll start using it.

tempaccount2022 4y ago

I have an awesome prototype built: YouOgle - Drop-in video chat app https://youogle.com https://youogle.com Y Combinator has expressed interest. But there is one thing holding me back - I have yet to find the right co-founder. I am looking for a co-founder with expertise in marketing and sales. Even if you aren't the right person, please upvote this and help us meet. This post could literally form a company in the next month.

edgyquant 4y ago
What’s the killer app here that will get you your first million users? How does that compare to the many other chat applications?
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]

klyrs 4y ago

Your branding is absolutely begging for a trademark dispute. Rethink that before attempting any sort of growth or your startup funding will be consumed by lawyers.

duncan-donuts 4y ago
Hilariously if you start a call the loader is basically the chrome logo with purple added. This brand is so low effort it’s baffling
- ronsor 4y ago
  I think it's supposed to resemble the busy cursor from macOS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_pinwheel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_pinwheel
prpl 4y ago
maybe try: yahoogoutubing
TigeriusKirk 4y ago
It's a double hit. Google, of course, and the newish search engine You.com
- klyrs 4y ago
  Ouch, I wasn't even aware of that brand. Yikes.

encryptluks2 4y ago

There are already a lot of free cloud-based video conferencing services. There are also a lot of open source ones too. How do you plan to make money and compete with Zoom, Google, etc? What is different about yours besides the logo and name looking like Google and YouTube had a baby?

andyjohnson0 4y ago

I suspect that the combination of the name "YouOgle" and the visual design of the logo may get you the wrong kind of legal attention from a certain search/ad company. Also: "you ogle"? Really?

t-3 4y ago

What's so world-changing about another video-conferencing site? What is different, how will it be better? What is your vision for monetization? Also, name sounds like it's aiming to be a camsite, is that actually your target audience?

jasoneckert 4y ago

While "Changing the world" and "Making the world a better place" are core goals of those of us working with technology, it feels as if these phrases have been abused to the point where everyone just rolls their eyes when they hear them. Even HBO's Silicon Valley series drew attention to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8C5sjjhsso https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8C5sjjhsso

iasay 4y ago
There’s a lot of changing the world. Less than 10% makes it a better place.
celdon25 4y ago
I don't remember "changing the world" being mocked in HBO's Silicon Valley and not seeing a mention of the "Making the world a better place" in the OP?
- gojomo 4y ago
  When someone says in a startup/recruiting/motivational context that they aim to "change the world", there's an implied "for the better". That makes the OP's appeal to "change the world [for the better]" highly similar to the "make the world a better place" phrasing highlighted in the linked 'Silicon Valley' spoofs.
sebastianconcpt 4y ago
Note it is a cliche for ideologues and revolutionaries too. Depend on who listens it can mean "disrupt a market" or "being subversive".

oefrha 4y ago

Obvious trademark infringement aside, “video conferencing” site named YouOgle sounds more like an adult webcam service.

fredtv 4y ago

This is actually pretty cool. This is perhaps the quickest way to make a video call. It doesn't require any account registration like the others.

dewey 4y ago
There's a million services like that, what do you think makes this one special? The open source video calling service jitsi even has a demo instance accomplishing exactly the same feature with one click: https://meet.jit.si https://meet.jit.si

gojomo 4y ago

With the name/focus/branding, I have to suspect this may actually be a prank/art-project/experiment: (1) see who'll enable camera/microphone to a random site; (2) log all acquired images/sounds for some secondary purpose, perhaps even redisplay to others to 'ogle' later.

telesilla 4y ago
Certainly a prank or deception of some kind. Let's see where this goes.
- celdon25 4y ago
  Hopefully to the [flagged] bin

dewey 4y ago

There's zero contact information on the website and you are using a throwaway account here. That doesn't feel like a promising start if you are not even standing for it with your name.

celdon25 4y ago
Nailed it.

tr1ll10nb1ll 4y ago

good job if this is satire, causing "youogle" and "making world a better place" goes hand and glove haha! If not, well- I don't have much to add, good luck!

formerkrogemp 4y ago

This looks like a scam.

nathanaldensr 4y ago

This is pretty obviously a troll of some sort, especially considering ogle means to look at someone with sexual longing or desire.

y42 4y ago

I was scraping the web for the Google Analytics ID from your source code and I stumbled over this repo: https://github.com/ianramzy/decentralized-video-chat https://github.com/ianramzy/decentralized-video-chat This looks pretty much like your UI, right?

sgammon 4y ago

Bob has clearly not understood the problem https://twitter.com/LeaKissner/status/1488956182798561281 https://twitter.com/LeaKissner/status/1488956182798561281