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"Describe your product in 3-5 words. Consider comparing your product with something that people are already familiar with. For example: -> Better comparison sh
by prlambert 13y ago
"Describe your product in 3-5 words. Consider comparing your product with something that people are already familiar with. For example:
-> Better comparison shopping (Shopobot)
-> Flickr for video (YouTube)
-> Group video chat (Tinychat)"
- AngelList hover suggestion for writing your high-concept pitch.
Here's how I see it:
1) There are many, many thousands of startups on AngelList.
2) AL explicitly prescribes this exact "X for Y" formula for writing your 1-liner, where X is a well-known success.
3) Uber is a well-know success.
4) Author points out that "30+" companies chose Uber as their X.
This doesn't really seem like a fair characterization. People are following suggested wisdom and 30+ is hardly considerable. Probably about what would be statistically expected, distributing good candidates for X (well-known successes) across AL startups.
- vampirechicken 13y ago4chan for Soccer Mom's