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Former Googlers Launch Delupa (YC W12): A PageRank For Daily Deals

43 points by duaneb 15y ago

jerryji 15y ago
My take on the similar subject: http://bizspeaking.com/ http://bizspeaking.com/
michaelhoffman 15y ago
I used to use Dealupa all the time (and under its previous name Thedealmix), but now they've started to require an e-mail address to even look at what's available. No thanks.
______ 15y ago
It's remarkable little fact-checking / editing goes on at TC these days: the name of the startup (Dealupa) is misspelled in the title of the article
ph0rque 15y ago
Dealuppers: if you guys are reading this, please don't sign me up for DC deals when my zipcode indicates I'm hundreds of miles away in NC.
mtr 15y ago
FYI aside from requiring an email address to signup it appears to be US only (based on zip code requirement). No dice.
samstave 15y ago
You know what: Fuck all these apps that are simply telling me the most interesting thing to spend my money on which is horrid consumerism. You know what I NEED: An app that does this but for investment: I set a budget per month; it tells me the best thing to invest it in - and takes a small % of the return. Open up how to MAKE money, not spend it. In all of Groupon's life i have bought exactly ONE deal from that. I make well over 100K and have no interest in wasting my money on "deals"
- joshu 15y ago
  Making recommendations for investing is legally complicated, unfortunately. I know what you mean re deals. I've never bought one myself. How about a daily smarter rather than a dail spender?
  - JacobAldridge 15y ago
    Pull together lists of webinars, articles, online courses etc? Have a SmartRank (patent not pending) to prompt them in a similar way based on interests. This could teach you how to invest also, not just giving hot tips.
- intev 15y ago
  Exactly. http://nutmeg.co.uk/ http://nutmeg.co.uk/ Hopefully they open shop in the US soon. I've been waiting.
  - inthewoods 15y ago
    Seems pretty similar to Betterment or a host of other providers (Personal Capital, etc). All these guys rely on the same thing: low-cost, large ETFs and the use of modern portfolio theory (MPT) to put together a balanced portfolio. The problem with all of them is the same - following MPT in 2007-2008 would have gotten you killed. All that being said, getting people to save and invest in general is a very good thing - so maybe there's the true value of the idea.
- DennisP 15y ago
  It's not that easy to figure out the best thing to invest in. And if you do figure it out and you convince everybody, the price goes up so it's not the best thing anymore.
omarish 15y ago
Great work. Looking forward to making more use of this soon!
ajaymehta 15y ago
Such a well-designed site.
i5b 15y ago
well designed flow... seems like another competitor to yipit.
wesleyzhao 15y ago
As an avid Groupon buyer (what, I like to save lots of money) I love this site!

43 points by duaneb 15y ago

My take on the similar subject: http://bizspeaking.com/ http://bizspeaking.com/

I used to use Dealupa all the time (and under its previous name Thedealmix), but now they've started to require an e-mail address to even look at what's available. No thanks.

______ 15y ago

It's remarkable little fact-checking / editing goes on at TC these days: the name of the startup (Dealupa) is misspelled in the title of the article

ph0rque 15y ago

Dealuppers: if you guys are reading this, please don't sign me up for DC deals when my zipcode indicates I'm hundreds of miles away in NC.

mtr 15y ago

FYI aside from requiring an email address to signup it appears to be US only (based on zip code requirement). No dice.

samstave 15y ago

You know what: Fuck all these apps that are simply telling me the most interesting thing to spend my money on which is horrid consumerism. You know what I NEED: An app that does this but for investment: I set a budget per month; it tells me the best thing to invest it in - and takes a small % of the return. Open up how to MAKE money, not spend it. In all of Groupon's life i have bought exactly ONE deal from that. I make well over 100K and have no interest in wasting my money on "deals"

joshu 15y ago
Making recommendations for investing is legally complicated, unfortunately. I know what you mean re deals. I've never bought one myself. How about a daily smarter rather than a dail spender?
- JacobAldridge 15y ago
  Pull together lists of webinars, articles, online courses etc? Have a SmartRank (patent not pending) to prompt them in a similar way based on interests. This could teach you how to invest also, not just giving hot tips.
intev 15y ago
Exactly. http://nutmeg.co.uk/ http://nutmeg.co.uk/ Hopefully they open shop in the US soon. I've been waiting.
- inthewoods 15y ago
  Seems pretty similar to Betterment or a host of other providers (Personal Capital, etc). All these guys rely on the same thing: low-cost, large ETFs and the use of modern portfolio theory (MPT) to put together a balanced portfolio. The problem with all of them is the same - following MPT in 2007-2008 would have gotten you killed. All that being said, getting people to save and invest in general is a very good thing - so maybe there's the true value of the idea.
DennisP 15y ago
It's not that easy to figure out the best thing to invest in. And if you do figure it out and you convince everybody, the price goes up so it's not the best thing anymore.

omarish 15y ago

Great work. Looking forward to making more use of this soon!

ajaymehta 15y ago

Such a well-designed site.

i5b 15y ago

well designed flow... seems like another competitor to yipit.

wesleyzhao 15y ago

As an avid Groupon buyer (what, I like to save lots of money) I love this site!