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Ask HN: When has X startup in "X is like Y for Z" done better than Y?
Dropbox might be one example (from their YC app):"Dropbox is kind of like taking the best elements of subversion, trac and rsync and making them 'just work' for the average individual or team."
- 6thSigma 13y agoGoogle is like a file organizer for the web.
- devinmontgomery 13y agoI guess I was wondering where the startups themselves or press coverage used the analogy. And wasn't Yahoo's category system like a file organizer for the web? Google is more like sifting through co-workers papers to see what sources they use most on a given topic.
- 6thSigma 13y agoGoogle's mission statement is to "organize the world's information." So maybe Google is like a file organizer for the world?
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- Arcantium 13y ago2048 is like 1024 for cool people. Sorry, its not a real start up. But imagine if it had advertisements.
- freerobby 13y agoTwitter is like AIM away messages for people who aren't AFK.
- kamphey 13y agoFacebook is like Friendster for College