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I meant I wouldn't make it public until after I heard back from YC, not just until you submitted it. Yes -- the video should be shorter (a minute), and punchie

by rdl 13y ago

I meant I wouldn't make it public until after I heard back from YC, not just until you submitted it. Yes -- the video should be shorter (a minute), and punchier. I'd add that gittip is already a global distributed team, but that you like living in Pittsburgh (family, friends, etc.), then. It's essentially a hard requirement that you spend 3mo in MV for YC; other than that, flexible (although if you raise money, I'd plan on spending at least a few days per month in sfba ongoing, and a few weeks at a time during things like raising...)

whit537 13y ago
> I meant I wouldn't make it public until after I heard back from YC, not just until you submitted it. Publishing early is part of Gittip's "share as much as possible" principle. I don't have private conversations about Gittip if I can help it. :-) > I'd add that gittip is already a global distributed team, but that you like living in Pittsburgh (family, friends, etc.), then. Done. Thanks. > It's essentially a hard requirement that you spend 3mo in MV for YC. Understood. > although if you raise money We're not going to be raising money, because we price to cost and so we don't have any profit to offer VCs. PG suggested we fill out the non-profit application, even though we're not a 501(c)(3), either: https://twitter.com/paulg/status/376129437676228608 https://twitter.com/paulg/status/376129437676228608
- rdl 13y ago
  Yeah, I don't think "not currently a 501(c)(3)" is a showstopper -- you probably could become one, and even if not, gittip is clearly a legitimate project, not "a non-profit app to throw a party for my younger sister" or something. Making the app concise and memorable is important for p or np just the same.
  - whit537 13y ago
    > Making the app concise and memorable is important for p or np just the same. Agreed! Thanks for all the great feedback. :-)

by rdl 13y ago

whit537 13y ago

> I meant I wouldn't make it public until after I heard back from YC, not just until you submitted it. Publishing early is part of Gittip's "share as much as possible" principle. I don't have private conversations about Gittip if I can help it. :-) > I'd add that gittip is already a global distributed team, but that you like living in Pittsburgh (family, friends, etc.), then. Done. Thanks. > It's essentially a hard requirement that you spend 3mo in MV for YC. Understood. > although if you raise money We're not going to be raising money, because we price to cost and so we don't have any profit to offer VCs. PG suggested we fill out the non-profit application, even though we're not a 501(c)(3), either: https://twitter.com/paulg/status/376129437676228608 https://twitter.com/paulg/status/376129437676228608

rdl 13y ago
Yeah, I don't think "not currently a 501(c)(3)" is a showstopper -- you probably could become one, and even if not, gittip is clearly a legitimate project, not "a non-profit app to throw a party for my younger sister" or something. Making the app concise and memorable is important for p or np just the same.
- whit537 13y ago
  > Making the app concise and memorable is important for p or np just the same. Agreed! Thanks for all the great feedback. :-)