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Is there a YCombinator for single inventors in their 30s or for senior citizens? One of my concepts I submitted am I told by those whom I show it to, that it
by ryanspahn 19y ago
Is there a YCombinator for single inventors in their 30s or for senior citizens?
One of my concepts I submitted am I told by those whom I show it to, that it is an industry changing concept!
Though it maybe ahead of it's time & mobile Internet technology/sector need to be more robust - what I show only is only the basic concept. What do you think?
I use my site everyday driving to and fro work. I used to have satellite radio, but no longer have the need!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq_lkSRDFck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq_lkSRDFck
- rms 19y agowhat's your site?
- ryanspahn 19y agoSorry, I use it for personal use. If you have a Windows Mobile phone you can copy/paste the code from my blog: http://www.techavid.com http://www.techavid.com and create your own site. You will have to gather the proper streams, so Mobile IE plays them.
- rms 19y agoAre there legal issues that prevent you from doing this commercially?
- ryanspahn 19y agoYes, the 50 or more global streams I compiled & listen to are not mine to distribute. So, being accepted to YCombinator would've facilitated turning this from a personal use site to a commercial one. There is much innovation to be had here! Though I am not deterred by the unsurprising no I received from Y, but rather it is just a reminder of my time-line in life.
- davidw 19y agoSounds interesting, but how would YC facilitate that - or better - why can't you do it on your own? Presumably you'd need to pay for it, but the cash they give you is not a lot, so you'd need other sources in any case.
- ryanspahn 19y agoWell Im web/graphic designer with a bunch of ideas, who would love to get to experience the Menlo Park of today! With the experience comes great networking opportunities that would facilitate creating the first XM and Siruis like Internet Radio type company. Hopefully, I will be apart of such, as there is so much cool stuff to be done with it. Right now though I'm focused on my startup, which this hack prompted me to start.
- davidw 19y ago> With the experience comes great networking opportunities that would facilitate creating the first XM and Siruis like Internet Radio type company. How so? What can't you do on your own? Internet radio is kind of in trouble as it is, let alone inking any new deals.
- rms 19y agoI know that the web streaming royalties are pretty onerous and that's if they don't charge you extra to stream to a cell phone. How profitable is it to sell internet radio for $2.99 a month? I think it would be hard to charge more than $2.99 for a great mobile net radio service -- that's what Pandora charges. Of course, you can try it under the Make Something People Want banner but this is something that is ultimately unsustainable without ads or a freemium model.
- corentin 19y agoWhy do you need YCombinator's permission to do what you want?
- DanielBMarkham 19y agoPlease take this as constructive, because I'm speaking from the voice of experience here. "I told by those whom I show it to, that it is an industry changing concept!" -- this phrase is a red flag for me. (Another big red flag phrase is "if we only capture x% of the market...") I've had applications like that too. I would just be careful that you base how cool your idea is on one thing: number of active users. People can say all kinds of great and wonderful things about you and your app; and they will. But it all boils down to users. If you got 'em, doesn't matter what people say one way or another.
- ryanspahn 19y agoThanks :) Why is my phrase a red flag to you? I was just conveying words from those who have seen the YouTube video. Sorry if it sounded I was implying this is the best concept over anything, not my intent! As for users that is a future milestone for YCombinator companies. Y assesses the applications to find the best of the bunch! This concept did not meet Y standards and that's great, I look forward to seeing the startups chosen and wish them good luck!
- DanielBMarkham 19y agoI had a guy once that spent 15 minutes telling me how great my invention was. Then I asked him to pay for it. The room got very quiet after that. Talk is cheap, that's all I'm saying. I would never judge a quality of a business model, good or bad, simply because of what somebody says about it. I'm sure you have a great application. I look forward to hearing how it goes!