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   by justin 11y ago

   Justin.tv was not on the verge of folding when we pivoted to Twitch, in fact, we achieved profitability the year before.
2. 182.▲
   by justin 11y ago

   MTailor is a YC company that makes a mobile app that will take your measurements via video and deliver you a custom made shirt or suit. (Disclosure: I funded them at YC). I've personally had good results with the shirts, waiting on a s
3. 183.▲
   by justin 11y ago

   It's ok if you don't have Facebook or Twitter.
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   Zerocater hits 100m in sales(cnbc.com)

   6 points by justin 11y ago|0 comments
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   P2P Payments App Xendit Launches in Indonesia [YC S15](techcrunch.com)

   5 points by justin 11y ago|0 comments
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   ShotPut (YC S15) helps fulfill product orders at a price that works for startups(venturebeat.com)

   54 points by justin 11y ago|37 comments
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   Paribus (YC S15) Gets You Money Back When Stuff You've Bought Goes on Sale(blog.ycombinator.com)

   17 points by justin 11y ago|8 comments
8. 188.▲
   by justin 12y ago

   If you don't think consumer software like Dropbox or marketplaces like Airbnb are innovations, consider that we have funded companies like Gingko Bioworks (synthetic biology) and Helion Energy (nuclear fusion). One thing you're ri
9. 189.▲
   by justin 12y ago

   http://techcrunch.com/2005/09/01/kiko-ajax-calendar/
10. 190.▲
    by justin 12y ago

    Congrats to the Sunrise team! They built the calendar app I always wanted Kiko to be. Pretty cool to see startups succeed in this space.
11. 191.▲
    by justin 12y ago

    This is why Kyle cofounder a company worth $1 billion and you're just the guy making sarcastic comments on the internet.
12. 192.▲
    by justin 12y ago

    Press articles, app downloads (instead of active users), M&A "offers", employeess or FTEs, # of global offices, money raised (instead of cash on hand), "advisors" (this is a particularly stupid one in my opinion). Ba
13. 193.▲
    by justin 12y ago

    YC also has 4 companies with public valuations over 1 billion: Machine Zone, Stripe, Airbnb and Dropbox
14. 194.▲
    by justin 12y ago

    It's easy to write trivializing one-liners when you haven't bothered to learn anything about the companies or the problems they are solving.
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    Startup School Europe 2014 Live Stream(ycombinator.com)

    56 points by justin 12y ago|10 comments
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    by justin 12y ago

    No car on the market offers a driving assist at this level (both lane tracking and distance keeping). I personally drive hundreds of freeway miles a week and would pay much more than 10k to avoid doing that. It has been super impressive to
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    by justin 12y ago

    While I have no particular comment on the Rapgenius case, I think starting a startup in general gives you much more freedom to express your opinion (tasteless or otherwise). Generally, you can say much more than you could working in the cor
18. 198.▲
    by justin 12y ago

    Yes, founders over 40 have been accepted into YC.
19. 199.▲
    by justin 12y ago

    Thanks for coming in and taking the time to talk with us. I hope you guys do continue on building and I wish you the best of luck doing so.
20. 200.▲
    by justin 12y ago

    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wut-semi-anonymous-chat./id7...
21. 201.▲
    by justin 13y ago

    I guess I'll defend myself... None of the companies I've started has lost the investors' money (yet). Some of them weren't that successful (Kiko) but still sold for a small profit. Twitch / Justin.tv is a 120+ emplo
22. 202.▲
    by justin 13y ago

    What would an unusual partner be?
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    by justin 13y ago

    Congrats on launching. Suggestions: * Some of the images are broken, you should fix those * You should add all the product images from every site. Not having multiple angles is annoying * You should consider making the thumbnails rotate whe
24. 204.▲
    by justin 13y ago

    Thank you!
25. 205.▲
    by justin 13y ago

    Thanks! I am interested in the startups in the rest of the world, especially in SE Asia. I just got back from a trip to Thailand and Singapore, where I talked to several startup investors, accelerators, and founders to try to figure out whe
26. 206.▲
    by justin 13y ago

    I bought glass and wore it for a week. I felt like an asshole while doing so because 1) I was making people uncomfortable and violating social norms (basically keeping a camera pointed at anywhere I looked) for my own convenience, and 2) it
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    by justin 13y ago

    Except, people who work at tech companies like Cisco, Facebook and Google are largely spending their time making things that are good for the world, or at least give people what they want. This is validated by the market for their products.
28. 208.▲
    by justin 13y ago

    I would be more concerned about the microphone. I can easily cover the camera with tape. Also, random pictures of me programming or reading HN are probably less damaging audio recordings of conversations I might be having.
29. 209.▲
    by justin 13y ago

    For most buyers of bitcoin currently, yes. In the future that might change.
30. 210.▲
    by justin 13y ago

    Just like Mein Kampf is evidence not everyone should learn to read and write.