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by flipside 12y ago
Congrats! I remember the debut of firebase at a hackathon back when I could barely code. Since then firebase has become my goto backend for new projects. Firebase is awesome, keep up the great work!
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by flipside 12y ago
that's the idea ;)
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by flipside 12y ago
Great story of perseverance but applying 4 times and getting interviewed 4 times on 3 trips is hardly embarrassing. I'm working on my 7th YC app with no interviews to date, but I've used every one of those rejections to become bet
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by flipside 12y ago
I'm glad the disrupt Hollywood rfc is now Hollywood 2.0, before it seemed needlessly antagonistic. If anyone else is interested in Hollywood 2.0, hit me up (check profile). Tinj is reimagining content ratings, reviews and recommendatio
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by flipside 12y ago
Future versions will be easier for users and have better incentives. Gotta start somewhere. An example of things we can build is a recommendation system.
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by flipside 12y ago
Applying to YC has definitely been a great way to asses the current status of Tinj. In the early days, we'd spend over a week working on the YC application which was definitely a sign that we weren't ready. Thanks to all that work
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by flipside 12y ago
The most interesting thing about Curv is that it isn't realtime. I know a lot of realtime rating startups that have closed up because they never got traction.
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by flipside 12y ago
Things have changed a lot over the years (team, product, etc), but the overall vision hasn't, reinventing how people share information. What's changed the most though is me. From the start I new that my limitations were the only t
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by flipside 12y ago
Cool that the application explicitly asks for progress updates for those of us that have applied before (8th try is the charm?). Before I was never sure how much my previous applications impacted things so it's nice to be able to make
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by flipside 12y ago
More details and screenshots on techcrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/11/impraise/ Really glad feedback is moving in the direction of smaller, more frequent interactions.
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by flipside 12y ago
I used to study nano and I remember hearing about nanodiamonds 3 years ago in the context of medical diagnostics. It's really exciting to see more nano stuff taking off as startups. Major props for using a cheap source of nanodiamonds
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by flipside 13y ago
Maybe it's just because I'm working on product in a related space (tinj.com, launching "soon"), but this problem is perfectly solvable. In a world where consumption is on demand, discussion groups need to be on demand as
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by flipside 13y ago
Does anybody conduct "open book" interviews? I'd be more curious how someone goes about finding the answer than if they knew it on the spot.
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by flipside 13y ago
Starting with entertainment for a variety of reasons.
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by flipside 13y ago
Sounds like you want a multi-dimensional rating system that works. Patience, it's coming. We're focused on doing it right. 1. Sign up at http://tinj.com 2. ... 3. Profit... I mean, we'll let you know when we launc
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by flipside 13y ago
Among Netflix users, 48% watch on a computer screen (up from 44% last year); 23% watch on a smartphone (up from 11%); 15% watch on their iPad, way up from 5% last year. But the percentage of users who reported using Roku or Nintendo's
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by flipside 13y ago
The opportunity to "decide in the air" is one of the things that's missing from "feeling lucky" recommendations, too much happens in that one step.
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by flipside 13y ago
If you can think of an easier way to hack Netflix without an API key (which they don't give out anymore), I'd love to hear it! Don't worry, this is just the start. Big things have small beginnings.
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by flipside 13y ago
Paradox of Choice is a well documented phenomenon. http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_ch... Many people (me included) aren't willing to spend sufficient mental energy on a decision based on
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by flipside 13y ago
Thanks for the validation! We're actually out to solve that problem for movies, this is just the start. Should have another product announcement in a week or so. Give us a few years and we'll get to trousers too.
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by flipside 13y ago
I built v0 at the TV of Tomorrow Hackathon ( http://hack.tvot.tv ) in June, v0.1.1 at Disrupt SF Hackathon 2013 in September, and cleaned it up over the last 48 hours instead of sleeping.
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by flipside 13y ago
hacking around indecisiveness ftw!
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by flipside 13y ago
Added to my todo list, thanks for the suggestion!
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by flipside 13y ago
Gonna add an autoplay checkbox and bail button tonight!
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by flipside 13y ago
Hey HN, the chrome extension is about 3 days of work at this point but mobile/web versions are in the works. Lot's more cool stuff planned and feedback welcome!
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by flipside 13y ago
I came up with the basic idea for showdown about a week before they posted that. Lots of opportunity in the space, decided to build a chrome extension because Netflix doesn't allow new API access anymore...
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by flipside 13y ago
glad you like it! paradox of choice all the way, the time constraint helps people expend more energy over a short period of time
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Show HN: Netflix Showdown – because I can't decide what to watch(netflix.tinj.com)
37 points by flipside 13y ago|38 comments
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by flipside 13y ago
Making a system like this safe is easy with a tiny bit of effort. With cheap sensors, the room temperature, body temperature, humidity and perspiration can be measured. Run some analysis and warning the wearer about heat stroke suddenly bec
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by flipside 13y ago
I'm glad this is an important question but I always struggle with it. 1. I'm doing my startup for too many reasons to list. 2. Having multidisciplinary domain expertise doesn't allow for a concise answer. 3. At least the last

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