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by kayhi 9y ago
Looks like the startup is trying different approaches to increase their revenue. Paid monthly subscription and analytics charges to the end user. I guess the author thinks it is the end of the platform, which is possible. I'm just hesi
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by kayhi 9y ago
This is also a huge problem in scientific research supplies and chemicals.
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Theranos founder to give up shares to investors who pledge not to sue(marketwatch.com)
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by kayhi 10y ago
With these new details requested, I wonder if it would be possible to request that competitive companies do not see your application. Now that YC is 1,000+ companies, I can see overlap becoming more common. A snapshot of finances may not be
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by kayhi 10y ago
What 3rd parties are offering it for purchase?
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by kayhi 10y ago
Awesome, drop us a line when you are looking to set up your lab ( https://labspend.com ). If you haven't come across it already, lab supplies and chemicals is a quote/sales rep model that could use some disruption.
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by kayhi 10y ago
Ask potential customers to pay for it and they will often give feedback.
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by kayhi 10y ago
In the HN spirit, where's the opportunity? How can we help improve the life of researchers? Start ups trying to help: Science Exchange (YCS11) https://www.scienceexchange.com/ : outsource parts of your research to comp
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Why Kickstarter’s Glowing Plant (YC S14) Left Backers in the Dark(technologyreview.com)
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by kayhi 10y ago
We're a start up in the science space working with research labs [1]. A big problem is certainly funding, but also how the funding is spent. We are seeing researchers paying 3-4x for the exact same item. [1] https://labspend
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by kayhi 10y ago
Poor methods which is a result of inadequate data/descriptions being provided by researchers to the publication (also an issue with publications not requiring it). In many of the hard sciences there is not a requirement to list the pro
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by kayhi 10y ago
I completed a PhD in chemistry and went straight into the start up world in 2008. I focused on building tools that would have been helpful in my research lab[1]. My feeling was I can work a lot of hours for little pay and questionable benef
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by kayhi 10y ago
Very cool! A killer feature, if you don't already have it, is to have researchers answer a set of questions then leverage their answers to apply for many grants at once or pre-populate 70% of an application. We've been working on
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by kayhi 10y ago
In the world of chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology a huge step forward would be for journals to require a complete list of products used. The publication should also include the certification of analysis for each item as they vary ove
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Bioz pulls in $3M, hopes to become Google for life science research(techcrunch.com)
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by kayhi 10y ago
Awesome of you guys to open the place for the tech walk!
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by kayhi 10y ago
Thanks, in the future post would also be interested in the trade offs between building internal system vs. using a 3rd party (maybe you do?) like mechanical turk and the incentive structure.
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by kayhi 10y ago
How much human tagging time does it take to process 1000 meeting requests or more general how does the annotation side work? Do you have people overlap items since there can be a fatigue issue as you mentioned in the post?
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by kayhi 10y ago
"The best metric to choose is good old fashioned revenue." The best metric to choose is good old fashioned profit. I appreciate that growth can be hindered by making a profit, but isn't that what matters in the end? Amazon, T
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Ginkgo Bioworks (YC S14) racks up $100 mln Series C(pehub.com)
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by kayhi 10y ago
In chemistry, the issue of reagent variability could be greatly improved if referencing the certification of analysis was commonly done. Certain reagents do not list their composition such as protease inhibitor solutions or DNA extraction k
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by kayhi 11y ago
Where is the data from? It's a great overview of CO2 emissions, etc.
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The 'Uber for Experiments' Group Science Exchange (YC S11) Raises $25M(fiercebiotech.com)
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YC S2016 Batch Applications Are Open(ycombinator.com)
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Life Sciences Marketplace Quartzy (YC S11) Raises $17M to Build Up Supply Side(techcrunch.com)
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by kayhi 11y ago
We started by offering an e-commerce solution although we are adding products like crazy there's 30+ million chemicals/products in science. This is another reason we built out labspend which has a different backend. We are seeing
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by kayhi 11y ago
Biotech is certainly exciting on the cost front as technology progresses, however, there is an even easier win which is bringing price transparency to supplies and reagents. We've worked with every YC biotech company (except Ginkgo) an
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by kayhi 11y ago
Here's a recorded example of one person trying to cancel their service: https://soundcloud.com/ryan-block-10/comcastic-service
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by kayhi 11y ago
I can only say from personal experience, but data has certainly helped motivate people in my life. Examples: Data on why saving earlier for retirement is a good idea. Data on why on being overweight is not good for you. Data on why smoking
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Biotech Accelerator IndieBio Bumps Funding to $250K(techcrunch.com)
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