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Transactor Launches Beta

6 points by scottdw2 17y ago

blazamos 17y ago
Instead of identifying yourself as a "YC Reject" why not state what your startup does?
- seasoup 17y ago
  It got my attention, but now I want to know more... like blazamos says, what does your startup do. Also, why were you rejected by YC?
  - scottdw2 17y ago
    See above for a discription of the product. And I'm not sure why they rejected me, but I can think of a few reasons: 1. My company is just one person. They usually don't fund companies that have one founder. 2. My software doesn't run on the web. This is mainly because IDEs do not run on the web and my software needs to live on your machine in order to pick up your changes while you work. Most of the companies they fund write web software. 3. My software only runs on windows. This is all just speculation because I really don't know why.
- scottdw2 17y ago
  I thought "YC reject" would grab attention. Transactor (my company) makes a backup tool for programmers, called Code Agent. It provides backup and version history in between checkins. It helps with the "svn revert... Oh shit" and "it worked before lunch" problems.
cperciva 17y ago
HN policy, as stated by PG on several occasions, is that companies should not identify themselves as "YC rejects". There are several good reasons for this -- search the archives if you want to know more.
- _pius 17y ago
  There are several good reasons for this ... One of which being evidenced by the comments thus far; eight out of nine comments (including my own) at the time of this posting are navel-gazing about the headline rather than commenting on the merits of the company. :)
- DanielBMarkham 17y ago
  Not trying to be snarky, but your comment made me curious. I must have missed these discussions. Googling around, I couldn't find anything as official as "HN policy" Got a link? I would imagine companies could identify themselves as any dang thing they wanted to, right? I mean, I agree with the ideas expressed at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=550351 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=550351, but the idea of making some kind of policy seems a bit much -- at least to me.
  - cperciva 17y ago
    The first discussion I find via searchyc is http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078; but I recall there being several threads at around the same time.
- paulgb 17y ago
  It's also in the guidelines: In titles, please don't describe things by their relation to YC unless they're actually associated with YC.
- scottdw2 17y ago
  I didn't know this (about the rules). I'll see if I can change the title.
  - scottdw2 17y ago
    It looks some one beat me to the punch. Sorry.
Zak 17y ago
Ok, great. Does this run on my OS of choice? Will you send me spam if I put my address in that box? I'm assuming the answer to both questions is no, but you should have that information on your website.
okeumeni 17y ago
I don’t think it was smart for you to identify your startup as "yc reject" here, you will be eaten alive : (
oldgregg 17y ago
Does it support github? Does it support osx? If not then it's probably irrelevant to half the people on here. I might be able to figure this out for myself, but I won't enter my email address on a site with no privacy policy in order to download a beta that may/may not work.
- scottdw2 17y ago
  It doesn't support OS X. Our privacy policy is simple: We won't send you spam, and we sell your email address. We only want your email so that we can yell you when the release version is ready. I will add that to the site tonight. It should be up tonmorow. Thanks for the feedback.
  - fallentimes 17y ago
    ...and we sell your email address. Is that what you meant to write?
    - scottdw2 17y ago
      No. We will NOT sell your email address.
oliverkofoed 17y ago
How is this different from having version control away from my work computer ? I never have more then a day or twos work on my computer, so the most i can loose is a days work -- hardly seems worth having extra backup software for that case.
geuis 17y ago
I just don't get it. How is this different and/or better than standard svn/git types systems?
- scottdw2 17y ago
  It's not better than. It's an add on. It helps you in between checkins. Typically you checkin a "batch" of work when it's done, like at the end of the day. This protects you automatically, even if you forget to checkin.
jusob 17y ago
Could you put the minimum requirements (especially OS) on the download page?
fallentimes 17y ago
You know...just because you were rejected once doesn't mean you're permanently rejected from YC. You can apply multiple times. IMHO you would have been much better off launching with a title describing what you do. If you prove to be a success within the HN community (and beyond), your chances of getting in to YC the next time are much higher. Besides, by actually launching you're showing (not telling) perseverance, execution and a willingness to listen to feedback. Don't ruin it.
jfb3 17y ago
Download is a Windows .exe so I can't tell what it does. What I can tell is that it doesn't "Works with any IDE or code editor".
bkudria 17y ago
What, exactly, does this have over any modern VCS? The website probably needs to be super-clear about this.
rwolf 17y ago
What I'm hearing from these comments is that there is not enough product information for a technical audience. It's possible that you are marketing to a group that does not want the same product information as us, but it's not clear. Are you marketing version control to non-savvy users?
- scottdw2 17y ago
  No. I'm marketing to programmers. I'll add more info to the site.

6 points by scottdw2 17y ago

blazamos 17y ago

Instead of identifying yourself as a "YC Reject" why not state what your startup does?

seasoup 17y ago
It got my attention, but now I want to know more... like blazamos says, what does your startup do. Also, why were you rejected by YC?
- scottdw2 17y ago
  See above for a discription of the product. And I'm not sure why they rejected me, but I can think of a few reasons: 1. My company is just one person. They usually don't fund companies that have one founder. 2. My software doesn't run on the web. This is mainly because IDEs do not run on the web and my software needs to live on your machine in order to pick up your changes while you work. Most of the companies they fund write web software. 3. My software only runs on windows. This is all just speculation because I really don't know why.
scottdw2 17y ago
I thought "YC reject" would grab attention. Transactor (my company) makes a backup tool for programmers, called Code Agent. It provides backup and version history in between checkins. It helps with the "svn revert... Oh shit" and "it worked before lunch" problems.

cperciva 17y ago

HN policy, as stated by PG on several occasions, is that companies should not identify themselves as "YC rejects". There are several good reasons for this -- search the archives if you want to know more.

_pius 17y ago
There are several good reasons for this ... One of which being evidenced by the comments thus far; eight out of nine comments (including my own) at the time of this posting are navel-gazing about the headline rather than commenting on the merits of the company. :)
DanielBMarkham 17y ago
Not trying to be snarky, but your comment made me curious. I must have missed these discussions. Googling around, I couldn't find anything as official as "HN policy" Got a link? I would imagine companies could identify themselves as any dang thing they wanted to, right? I mean, I agree with the ideas expressed at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=550351 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=550351, but the idea of making some kind of policy seems a bit much -- at least to me.
- cperciva 17y ago
  The first discussion I find via searchyc is http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078; but I recall there being several threads at around the same time.
paulgb 17y ago
It's also in the guidelines: In titles, please don't describe things by their relation to YC unless they're actually associated with YC.
scottdw2 17y ago
I didn't know this (about the rules). I'll see if I can change the title.
- scottdw2 17y ago
  It looks some one beat me to the punch. Sorry.

Zak 17y ago

Ok, great. Does this run on my OS of choice? Will you send me spam if I put my address in that box? I'm assuming the answer to both questions is no, but you should have that information on your website.

okeumeni 17y ago

I don’t think it was smart for you to identify your startup as "yc reject" here, you will be eaten alive : (

oldgregg 17y ago

Does it support github? Does it support osx? If not then it's probably irrelevant to half the people on here. I might be able to figure this out for myself, but I won't enter my email address on a site with no privacy policy in order to download a beta that may/may not work.

scottdw2 17y ago
It doesn't support OS X. Our privacy policy is simple: We won't send you spam, and we sell your email address. We only want your email so that we can yell you when the release version is ready. I will add that to the site tonight. It should be up tonmorow. Thanks for the feedback.
- fallentimes 17y ago
  ...and we sell your email address. Is that what you meant to write?
  - scottdw2 17y ago
    No. We will NOT sell your email address.

oliverkofoed 17y ago

How is this different from having version control away from my work computer ? I never have more then a day or twos work on my computer, so the most i can loose is a days work -- hardly seems worth having extra backup software for that case.

geuis 17y ago

I just don't get it. How is this different and/or better than standard svn/git types systems?

scottdw2 17y ago
It's not better than. It's an add on. It helps you in between checkins. Typically you checkin a "batch" of work when it's done, like at the end of the day. This protects you automatically, even if you forget to checkin.

jusob 17y ago

Could you put the minimum requirements (especially OS) on the download page?

fallentimes 17y ago

You know...just because you were rejected once doesn't mean you're permanently rejected from YC. You can apply multiple times. IMHO you would have been much better off launching with a title describing what you do. If you prove to be a success within the HN community (and beyond), your chances of getting in to YC the next time are much higher. Besides, by actually launching you're showing (not telling) perseverance, execution and a willingness to listen to feedback. Don't ruin it.

jfb3 17y ago

Download is a Windows .exe so I can't tell what it does. What I can tell is that it doesn't "Works with any IDE or code editor".

bkudria 17y ago

What, exactly, does this have over any modern VCS? The website probably needs to be super-clear about this.

rwolf 17y ago

What I'm hearing from these comments is that there is not enough product information for a technical audience. It's possible that you are marketing to a group that does not want the same product information as us, but it's not clear. Are you marketing version control to non-savvy users?

scottdw2 17y ago
No. I'm marketing to programmers. I'll add more info to the site.