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by anson 13y ago
San Francisco, Full time. H1Bs welcome. We are also offering the first 25 people who apply through Hacker News a free $100 Cardpool Gift Card (can be used to buy virtually any other gift card in the US). Cardpool.com (YC W10) is looking for
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by anson 15y ago
You're right, Blackhawk manages many of the operations related to gift cards. On the other point, however, I can guarantee that Cardpool is about get a whole lot BIGGER, and won't be shutting down or changing directions anytime soon ;).
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Cardpool (YC W10) Speeds Up Gift Card Selling By Removing The Snail Mail Option(techcrunch.com)
26 points by anson 16y ago|11 comments
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by anson 16y ago
We applied last-minute for Cardpool (W2010) and Anywhere.FM (S2007). Applying last-minute is certainly better than not applying, as YC has been great for us both times :). We were REALLY worried we'd be way behind everyone else, because we
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Cardpool (YC W10) Introduces Instant Redemption, Attracts Super Angels(techcrunch.com)
80 points by anson 16y ago|5 comments
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Looking for a Co-Founder?
5 points by anson 17y ago|3 comments
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Cardpool (YC W10) Featured on NBC - Sell Unwanted Gift Cards for Cash(nbcmiami.com)
55 points by anson 17y ago|33 comments
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by anson 17y ago
You're lucky :). Not everyone will have unused gift cards, but you still benefit from being able to buy them at a discount. E.g. you get 30% off at 1-800-Flowers.com, 12% off Gap, 10% off iTunes, etc, stackable with any other coupons or pr
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Can Cardpool (YC W10) Solve the Unused Gift Card Problem?(gigaom.com)
47 points by anson 17y ago|26 comments
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by anson 17y ago
awesome news! like pg said, anyone who has met him knows how smart, determined, and genuinely nice he is. certainly a very valuable and welcome addition to the yc camp and he's already helped our group a ton.
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by anson 17y ago
First and foremost, our customers are always protected by this since we take on 100% of the risk associated with any transaction and we guarantee its full value. Second, to protect ourselves, we've developed several methods of detecting hig
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by anson 17y ago
absolutely. we verify every gift card when we buy it and when we sell it, and will refund your purchase for any reason, even if its because the retailer goes bankrupt, leaves town, or you simply change your mind. we are creating this serv
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by anson 17y ago
great question, the techcrunch article needs to be updated. but basically, we strive to have the simplest, most hassle-free solution, at the best prices. all our gift cards have no fees and never expire and we offer a 100-day return policy
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by anson 17y ago
we will be adding this feature very soon!
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CardPool (YC W10) Wants To Buy And Sell Your Unused Gift Cards(techcrunch.com)
103 points by anson 17y ago|46 comments
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Interview with Founder of RentHop (YC S09)(examiner.com)
31 points by anson 17y ago|4 comments
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Using Twitter to Send Alerts When Your Site Goes Down(etherpad.com)
22 points by anson 18y ago|31 comments
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Imeem For Android Takes The Jukebox In The Sky(techcrunch.com)
3 points by anson 18y ago|0 comments
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Imeem Media Platform - Access licensed music and social graphs(techcrunch.com)
7 points by anson 19y ago|0 comments
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by anson 19y ago
gotta love guitar hero music :). http://anywhere.fm/derek/guitar_hero http://anywhere.fm/derek/freezepop !
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by anson 19y ago
He'd follow me around and heal me in WoW.
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by anson 19y ago
Find a hacker-designer, even if it means expanding from 2 to 3 cofounders. Or become that hacker-designer. Good design and flow is critical, especially for consumers apps. I'd say that 2 of 3 of our founders consider design as one of our
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by anson 19y ago
:)
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by anson 19y ago
Excellent question! The most precise case to follow is the MyPlay case. In fact, the ex-ceo of MP3.com created a startup, similar to ours, that is protected under the results of the MyPlay case, which showed that digital locker services ar
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by anson 19y ago
broke 150k one day later... this will be interesting... :).
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by anson 19y ago
85k and not stopping :). In fact we had to start capping people's upload speeds because we're afraid of affecting our other users.
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by anson 19y ago
Sorry to hear about your upload troubles. We've heard that the Linux Flash Player isn't quite prime for handling uploads, and we've gotten a small handful of people who have trouble uploading particular files in any OS. Hope to fix this s
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by anson 19y ago
Thanks for all your valuable feedback and comments, it is really motivating :). Now some advice I wish I followed... sleep a LONG time the day before you launch ;).