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Thank You, Y Combinator

35 points by rvcamo 12y ago

cocoflunchy 12y ago
Off topic, but since I tried to subscribe for your product after reading this article... This message should not exist in 2015: http://i.imgur.com/NioopWo.png http://i.imgur.com/NioopWo.png ("The Password Can Only Contain Letters And Numbers!") Now most of your users are maybe not going to care, but what's the reason behind this? It means I can't use my Dashlane auto-generated password on your platform, which in the end means I didn't subscribe...
- rvcamo 12y ago
  Happy to explain, please shoot me an email: andrew@kuhcoon.com thanks!
  - stanmancan 12y ago
    It would be great if you could explain it here. I'm very interested myself as I'm sure many others are.
  - eps 12y ago
    Why explain if you can just accept arbitrary passwords, pass them through a hash function and feed its output (in hex format) into your exisitng password handling blackbox, whatever that wonder may be.
    - rvcamo 12y ago
      I'm just the lowly CEO, I'll see if I can get our CTO to jump in and explain later. :)
- BinaryIdiot 12y ago
  It's 2015 that's really unacceptable. Since they're still starting up I'd chalk it up to pushing something out as quickly as possible without maybe understanding their technical decisions fully which isn't necessarily a bad thing but it's certainly something that they will have to change in the near future.
pxlpshr 12y ago
As a Techstars graduate, to say "the 2nd best accelerator might as well be the worse" is an inconsiderate hyperbole. Especially if your only perspective is Y Combinator. Relocating to SF is awesome if that fits your bill or your originating city has no idea what technology means. But for others, SF is not everything. That was the primary reason we opted for Techstars. We like Austin's cost of living, quality of life, seasonal climate, no state income tax, family & friends, and the list goes on.
- MatthewB 12y ago
  Exactly...unnecessary statement and makes the writer look amateur. There are plenty of great accelerators out there that aren't YC. Sure, YC is the "Harvard of Accelerators" but there are plenty of other great colleges out there with successful alumni.
- rvcamo 12y ago
  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It's a bold statement, but it's my personal opinion and I stand by it. You're free to disagree, but we would have never even considered another accelerator in our position.
  - minimaxir 12y ago
    There's a difference between making a bold statement and making a statement based solely on confirmation bias.
  - deleted 12y ago
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  - hkailahi 12y ago
    It makes you sound insecure. You don't have to rip other people's work to legitimize your own. That's just childish. I believe YC is the best as well, but I still respect what the others are doing.
  - BinaryIdiot 12y ago
    > we would have never even considered another accelerator in our position. Judging by your blog entry your resources were extremely strained; are you saying if YCombinator wouldn't have accepted you that you wouldn't have pursued any other accelerators even if it would have helped or possibly saved your business if it got bad enough? Seems like a short-sighted statement in my opinion. What if you want to start another company in 3 years, don't get accepted to YCombinator and decide to apply elsewhere? They may read this and use it as a deciding factor.
jccodez 12y ago
Wow, I see someone who might be my age.

35 points by rvcamo 12y ago

Off topic, but since I tried to subscribe for your product after reading this article... This message should not exist in 2015: http://i.imgur.com/NioopWo.png http://i.imgur.com/NioopWo.png ("The Password Can Only Contain Letters And Numbers!") Now most of your users are maybe not going to care, but what's the reason behind this? It means I can't use my Dashlane auto-generated password on your platform, which in the end means I didn't subscribe...

rvcamo 12y ago
Happy to explain, please shoot me an email: andrew@kuhcoon.com thanks!
- stanmancan 12y ago
  It would be great if you could explain it here. I'm very interested myself as I'm sure many others are.
- eps 12y ago
  Why explain if you can just accept arbitrary passwords, pass them through a hash function and feed its output (in hex format) into your exisitng password handling blackbox, whatever that wonder may be.
  - rvcamo 12y ago
    I'm just the lowly CEO, I'll see if I can get our CTO to jump in and explain later. :)
BinaryIdiot 12y ago
It's 2015 that's really unacceptable. Since they're still starting up I'd chalk it up to pushing something out as quickly as possible without maybe understanding their technical decisions fully which isn't necessarily a bad thing but it's certainly something that they will have to change in the near future.

pxlpshr 12y ago

As a Techstars graduate, to say "the 2nd best accelerator might as well be the worse" is an inconsiderate hyperbole. Especially if your only perspective is Y Combinator. Relocating to SF is awesome if that fits your bill or your originating city has no idea what technology means. But for others, SF is not everything. That was the primary reason we opted for Techstars. We like Austin's cost of living, quality of life, seasonal climate, no state income tax, family & friends, and the list goes on.

MatthewB 12y ago
Exactly...unnecessary statement and makes the writer look amateur. There are plenty of great accelerators out there that aren't YC. Sure, YC is the "Harvard of Accelerators" but there are plenty of other great colleges out there with successful alumni.
rvcamo 12y ago
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It's a bold statement, but it's my personal opinion and I stand by it. You're free to disagree, but we would have never even considered another accelerator in our position.
- minimaxir 12y ago
  There's a difference between making a bold statement and making a statement based solely on confirmation bias.
- deleted 12y ago
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- hkailahi 12y ago
  It makes you sound insecure. You don't have to rip other people's work to legitimize your own. That's just childish. I believe YC is the best as well, but I still respect what the others are doing.
- BinaryIdiot 12y ago
  > we would have never even considered another accelerator in our position. Judging by your blog entry your resources were extremely strained; are you saying if YCombinator wouldn't have accepted you that you wouldn't have pursued any other accelerators even if it would have helped or possibly saved your business if it got bad enough? Seems like a short-sighted statement in my opinion. What if you want to start another company in 3 years, don't get accepted to YCombinator and decide to apply elsewhere? They may read this and use it as a deciding factor.

jccodez 12y ago

Wow, I see someone who might be my age.