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They rap for funding (startup hustle)

28 points by mickhagen 15y ago

jpw314 15y ago
check out the ron conway rap: http://undrip.com/rap/ron-conway-rap/ http://undrip.com/rap/ron-conway-rap/
fapi1974 15y ago
Aaargh - it's painful but I can't stop watching it! My bet is your videos make it in front of the angels. Though I didn't really try to find out what the company was about - maybe a CTA at some point early in the video?
- aspir 15y ago
  I agree with the clearer CTA- you'll get the attention of these guys, but if they don't know what you're doing within 30 seconds, they may get frustrated or bored. Your about page is pretty vague as well. Some tightly done copy at the top of both of these pages would work wonders.
jbigelow76 15y ago
If the founder sold his previous startup to Chegg, and undrip is only looking for seed level funds right now why not boot strap? Or has angel funding become little more than trading equity for credibility to eventually move onto a larger Series A?
- mickhagen 15y ago
  Good point. I'm the Founder/CEO. This was more about exposure/hiring than it was about funding. However, we're definitely looking for great investors. Not about money, about people and what they can bring.
  - harrisontanh 15y ago
    I made the jump into Twitter just a few days ago and because of my initial overenthusiastic following spree, I felt swamped and deluged within my first week! Just tonight I ended up already wading through the crowd of people I follow and un-following them much like I did a year into using Facebook! Troublesome people that presented a huge conundrum were Guy Kawasaki - great guy with cool things to share, but ultimately just too much of it was too irrelevant! If only there was a filter... cough cough Ironically, I came across Undrip's rap video soon after.
- vinhboy 15y ago
  because he bought a tesla with that money... :) LoL
ell 15y ago
So far, the only VC that saw the video is Ron Conway.
twog 15y ago
So much awesome. I know alot of HNers may view this as another sign that we are "in a bubble" but I think this is just good old fashioned creativity. Im rooting for you undrip.
vinhboy 15y ago
Very well done. I like the second rapper. I would have liked to see more computers in the video. And maybe even some matrix code effects...
rokhayakebe 15y ago
I don't know about the product, but you guys have a good t-shirt taste.
adgar 15y ago
The second guy actually has some pretty decent flow. notbad.gif.
eli 15y ago
Not to be mean, but I got bored about 20 seconds in and now I'm not sure what your company does or sells.
- JonLim 15y ago
  I was about to say this. Was painful to watch all the way through, and their about page has absolutely nothing about what they do. At best, I am guessing that they're yet another filter for social noise. Seriously, not trying to be mean. I love the positive energy, but come on, give me something to work with guys!
sfkaos 15y ago
If undrip doesn't work out, one of you guys may have a fallback. I was hoping for the value proposition during the rap.
Geekette 15y ago
Not bad; you should consider using rap format for demoing at conferences! However, I also still don't know what Undrip is; it would make your flow much tighter if you incorporated your pitch into it.
rvenugopal 15y ago
Enjoyed the video. Loved the second rapper(Ryan Johnson???). Seem to be willing to hustle to get attention which is great. But I still don't understand what undrip does. Their about page has a bunch buzzwords which makes me think they are in the social media, content consumption space. But seriously guessing here. They don't have a mission statement either. Come on guys. Give us something.
adrianscott 15y ago
white, fat boy should quit his day-job and rap full-time. for real.
- jpw314 15y ago
  he does already! see http://www.facebook.com/cswsprovo http://www.facebook.com/cswsprovo and @DavidFPeterson just a friend who helped us out for the rap
  - adrianscott 15y ago
    nice! ;)
bosch 15y ago
These tools remind me of the Icy Hot Stuntaz: http://stuntaz.cjb.net/ http://stuntaz.cjb.net/
samtp 15y ago
It seems nowadays that each startup team is trying to out "quirky" one another. Everyone is screaming about how unique and edgy they are. "Yeah, our brogrammer is a world class Japanese chef from France, who enjoys Native American artwork when he's not kite surfing in Togo! #gnarlykittens" After awhile it all just come across as obnoxious. Just tell me what you make and why I need to use it.

28 points by mickhagen 15y ago

check out the ron conway rap: http://undrip.com/rap/ron-conway-rap/ http://undrip.com/rap/ron-conway-rap/

fapi1974 15y ago

Aaargh - it's painful but I can't stop watching it! My bet is your videos make it in front of the angels. Though I didn't really try to find out what the company was about - maybe a CTA at some point early in the video?

aspir 15y ago
I agree with the clearer CTA- you'll get the attention of these guys, but if they don't know what you're doing within 30 seconds, they may get frustrated or bored. Your about page is pretty vague as well. Some tightly done copy at the top of both of these pages would work wonders.

jbigelow76 15y ago

If the founder sold his previous startup to Chegg, and undrip is only looking for seed level funds right now why not boot strap? Or has angel funding become little more than trading equity for credibility to eventually move onto a larger Series A?

mickhagen 15y ago
Good point. I'm the Founder/CEO. This was more about exposure/hiring than it was about funding. However, we're definitely looking for great investors. Not about money, about people and what they can bring.
- harrisontanh 15y ago
  I made the jump into Twitter just a few days ago and because of my initial overenthusiastic following spree, I felt swamped and deluged within my first week! Just tonight I ended up already wading through the crowd of people I follow and un-following them much like I did a year into using Facebook! Troublesome people that presented a huge conundrum were Guy Kawasaki - great guy with cool things to share, but ultimately just too much of it was too irrelevant! If only there was a filter... cough cough Ironically, I came across Undrip's rap video soon after.
vinhboy 15y ago
because he bought a tesla with that money... :) LoL

ell 15y ago

So far, the only VC that saw the video is Ron Conway.

twog 15y ago

So much awesome. I know alot of HNers may view this as another sign that we are "in a bubble" but I think this is just good old fashioned creativity. Im rooting for you undrip.

vinhboy 15y ago

Very well done. I like the second rapper. I would have liked to see more computers in the video. And maybe even some matrix code effects...

rokhayakebe 15y ago

I don't know about the product, but you guys have a good t-shirt taste.

adgar 15y ago

The second guy actually has some pretty decent flow. notbad.gif.

eli 15y ago

Not to be mean, but I got bored about 20 seconds in and now I'm not sure what your company does or sells.

JonLim 15y ago
I was about to say this. Was painful to watch all the way through, and their about page has absolutely nothing about what they do. At best, I am guessing that they're yet another filter for social noise. Seriously, not trying to be mean. I love the positive energy, but come on, give me something to work with guys!

sfkaos 15y ago

If undrip doesn't work out, one of you guys may have a fallback. I was hoping for the value proposition during the rap.

Geekette 15y ago

Not bad; you should consider using rap format for demoing at conferences! However, I also still don't know what Undrip is; it would make your flow much tighter if you incorporated your pitch into it.

rvenugopal 15y ago

Enjoyed the video. Loved the second rapper(Ryan Johnson???). Seem to be willing to hustle to get attention which is great. But I still don't understand what undrip does. Their about page has a bunch buzzwords which makes me think they are in the social media, content consumption space. But seriously guessing here. They don't have a mission statement either. Come on guys. Give us something.

adrianscott 15y ago

white, fat boy should quit his day-job and rap full-time. for real.

jpw314 15y ago
he does already! see http://www.facebook.com/cswsprovo http://www.facebook.com/cswsprovo and @DavidFPeterson just a friend who helped us out for the rap
- adrianscott 15y ago
  nice! ;)

bosch 15y ago

These tools remind me of the Icy Hot Stuntaz: http://stuntaz.cjb.net/ http://stuntaz.cjb.net/

samtp 15y ago

It seems nowadays that each startup team is trying to out "quirky" one another. Everyone is screaming about how unique and edgy they are. "Yeah, our brogrammer is a world class Japanese chef from France, who enjoys Native American artwork when he's not kite surfing in Togo! #gnarlykittens" After awhile it all just come across as obnoxious. Just tell me what you make and why I need to use it.