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I didn't get into YC – here's my project
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- justhw 13y agoYour forgot a link, I'm guessing this from your profile? https://www.cameralends.com/ https://www.cameralends.com/
- tsenkov 13y agoJudging by this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6671131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6671131, I guess this is it: https://www.dailysitesnap.com/ https://www.dailysitesnap.com/
- derwiki 13y agoIntentionally omitted, just wanted to see what everyone was up to. Nice sleuthing, both are mine, about 10 months and 1 week respectively.
- titlex 13y agoWell here's our project that didn't get accepted: http://pplrep.com http://pplrep.com
- Swifton 13y agoWhat about the chicken and egg problem?
- titlex 13y agoWhat about it?
- Swifton 13y agoHow do you intend to solve it? If few people are on your site, nobody treats reputation on it as a real reputation. If nobody treats it as a real reputation, nobody will come.
- omerta 13y agoOne way is to get NGOs to adopt it for their volunteers and to have volunteers get rep from people they help and or serve.
- yoloswag 13y agoWow that is truly retarded. I'm sorry but if anyone gave you money for that it should be money they never expect to get back. I hate to be so hostile towards your idea but there is actually such a thing as a dumb idea and it's useful to point them out as such.
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- avsbst 13y agoThere are dumb ideas, and it can be useful to point out their weaknesses in a constructive manner. However, using the word retarded to describe something in a negative way is both childish and derogatory. Here's an eloquent description of why what you said is inappropriate. When saying retarded, “What we mean is that he is as stupid as someone who is mentally handicapped, and we mean that in the most derogatory sense. The implication is that the only characteristic of mentally handicapped individuals is their stupidity."
- keithwarren 13y agoRejected as well; http://pivotal.ws http://pivotal.ws
- yoloswag 13y agoI think the problem with that is that everyone under the sun offers that same exact service. Facebook does it, Dropbox does it, Google does it, Apple does it. There's nothing you can really do to usurp such entrenched and cohesive services who offer it as a part of their broader platform. It's essentially a solved annoyance.
- keithwarren 13y agoI agree from a utility perspective, our differentiation is our ability to determine context about the photos, knowing for example that you were tailgating at a 49ers game rather than simply saying you were at a certain lat/lon on a given date. Once we know that we can supplement the UX with that context. This is where I wish there was some, even a few words or a sentence, feedback. We had 8 different alums look over the application and only one raised the competition issues (I think our system differences were clearer when you read the application). Consistently we heard about weakness of my co-founder experience wise and questioning of our 70/30 equity split. Was it the idea? The team? Possibly the fact that YC has already funded a company very similar to us (Snapjoy) and another recently (Loom)?
- swatkat7 13y ago
- netpenthe 13y agohttp://www.inputfarm.com http://www.inputfarm.com
- avree 13y agoSorry, but do you realize that the "designer feedback" in your screenshot is beyond useless? Feedback should be descriptive, not prescriptive. "Spacing is good" and "this is clear" don't really add much, nor does "header?", especially without the designer's thinking. I think the price point here doesn't make sense for the type of feedback you're showcasing in the screenshot. Other than that, could be a cool product if done well. I know designers who, with good guidelines, could do this kind of thing really efficiently and well.
- netpenthe 13y agoas a side point, there should be a point where you can comment that "things look good", but i agree the designer should have to comment on why they look good.. we're working out designer guidelines now :)
- netpenthe 13y agoreally appreciate the feedback, and i agree.. the feedback needs to skew towards "useful things you can do to improve your site, preferably the easiest things to do" TBH: they were the first two reviews we got done and that is what the designers came up with.. we wanted to soft launch and improve rather than wait for the 'perfect sample' we've since run about 10 more (actually getting a bunch of websites to review from HN) and the reviews are getting better so we'll be replacing those samples soon... one thing that we've seen from these reviews is that there are some great projects out there that need website help - sometimes i think people lose site of the fact that even a small startup can look as big as Apple if they have a decent website. (also note i'm a dev not designer - we started this idea because i've needed it countless times on projects i've been working on)
- sorich87 13y agoDid you consider doing the same for code reviews?
- gault8121 13y agoah yeah http://quill.org http://quill.org HN, we're an open source nonprofit, and we'd like to collaborate with other developers. Check out our code here: https://github.com/empirical-org/quill https://github.com/empirical-org/quill And if you'd like to contribute, we've got a few interesting projects in the works, including building a free writing section with NLP! You can reach me at peter (at) quill (dot) org
- swatkat7 13y agoLove the concept! Keep at it :)
- gault8121 13y agoThanks! The YC bump would be nice, but it doesn't really make a difference. Focus on the experience you're creating for your users, and the rest is marginal.
- sarhus 13y agowhy the email is "optional"? you should try to get emails instead, and build a mailing list of people interested in your product!
- gault8121 13y agoIt is optional for students, required for teachers. Our focus is on 6th-8th grade, and students at that age often don't have school emails.
- sarhus 13y agoEnglish is not my first language, and I also find it useful. Maybe it could be worth having a look at other 'segments'( students learning english?)
- shravvmehtaa 13y agoWow, this is really cool!
- hipaulshi 13y agohttp://jarvis.co http://jarvis.co
- AllTheThings 13y agoI know the guys behind Jarvis, and they are super cool people! Better luck next time guys!
- netpenthe 13y agodon't mind it, seems like the future will have this
- hipaulshi 13y agoThanks. We are working on an API version of it. http://blog.sekai.io/ http://blog.sekai.io/ Right now we are just making a text->action API so developers can use it to control internet of things, later we are going to integrate voice api if there is a strong need.
- swatkat7 13y agohttp://tapbeyond.com http://tapbeyond.com
- hybrid11 13y agohttp://buyable.me http://buyable.me - A wishlist that lets you know when products go on sale
- man_bear_pig 13y agohey i like your idea but i think there's some things you can do to make it better. i've thought about similar ideas but had issues with how tech would stall in the case with retail/fashion products (the only market I would recommend you start off at). let me know if you want to talk more.
- robzyb 13y agoHey, that's an awesome idea! Really really awesome. A bit of unsolicited feedback: It would be great if you could start offering whole "cataloges" of websites (e.g. [1] ) in some way. I hope you guys are thinking about my need for discount quality whisky! [1] http://www.http://danmurphys.com.au/ http://www.http://danmurphys.com.au/
- Smudge 13y agoJust last night I asked my girlfriend if she would find something like this useful. (We had been eying a piece of furniture that was on sale, when suddenly on refreshing the page the sale disappeared...)
- sam1r 13y agohttp://uguru.me http://uguru.me - We are a team of technical UC Berkeley students graduating in January. We have a couple of funding options but our first choice was YC. Read more about it here: http://uguru.me/about http://uguru.me/about
- gketuma 13y agoI just saw the same concept 2 seconds ago from google. https://helpouts.google.com/home https://helpouts.google.com/home Anyway, sounds like a good idea. Good luck guys.
- sam1r 13y agoThanks! Can't really compete with Google ;). However, our product is different in the sense that it aims to connect people face-to-face with surrounding local talent.
- sorich87 13y agoYou should put an emphasis on face-to-face on your homepage IMHO.
- sam1r 13y agoAgreed! Currently our homepage targets UC Berkeley students who want to make extra pocket change tutoring students in-need. Our full launch is coming very soon and will convey f2f at first glance. Thank you for your feedback!
- capsule_toy 13y agoI'm not a huge fan of the differentiators in your pitch. Last minute help and non-monetary compensation seems like it'll run into logistical and scalability issues. Not taking a cut of the money makes me wonder how you'll make money. Take away these differentiators and you end up with another tutoring service.
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- sheikhimran01 13y agoQonvo http://qonvo.me http://qonvo.me
- mikeurbanski 13y agoShut Up & Sit Down: Board game review show and secret project. http://www.shutupandsitdown.com/ http://www.shutupandsitdown.com/ http://penny-arcade.com/patv/show/shut-up-sit-down http://penny-arcade.com/patv/show/shut-up-sit-down
- timothy89 13y agohttps://www.userapp.io https://www.userapp.io - Cloud-based user management for web apps. Got rejected :( But otherwise it has been really successful so far :)
- natalykot 13y agoSo we are, 2nd time :-) http://www.sofits.me/?lang=en http://www.sofits.me/?lang=en Online fashion collection considering appearance