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by rrhoover 16y ago
In the words of Gary Vaynerchuk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxnT4nuxfes
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by rrhoover 16y ago
Fab.com recently talked about their successful splash page/beta approach on HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2351894
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Compete and Quantcast (if not "Quantified") are not good measurements of actual traffic estimates but they can usually report trends somewhat accurately. However, you make a great point about the tech/early adopter crowd which are the prim
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by rrhoover 16y ago
Quantcast ( http://www.quantcast.com/quora.com ) and Compete ( http://siteanalytics.compete.com/quora.com/ ) are better tools to measure traction. Looks like they've had a slight decline lately. With all the buzz they received early this
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by rrhoover 16y ago
Although not tech news blogs, I find Chris Dixon ( http://cdixon.org ) and Mark Suster's ( http://bothsidesofthetable.com/ ) blogs very insightful. You should also check out Suster's weekly video podcast, This Week in Venture Capital ( htt
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by rrhoover 16y ago
Chris calls out Tapjoy as a means to buy your way to the top 25; however, that's not entirely fair, imo. Increasing App Store ranking is a side effect of any promotion/advertising service. While the incentivized nature of Tapjoy brings in
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by rrhoover 16y ago
Great idea and thanks for sharing, Andrew! Would you be able to share your email open and click through rates?
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by rrhoover 16y ago
I love this idea. This model could certainly expand to celebrities to capture the interest of the mainstream. Celebrities were largely responsible for Twitter's hockeystick growth. Side note: I went to my first Grubwithus earlier this wee
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by rrhoover 16y ago
I don't see mainstream users regularly +1'ing (or plus'ing???) search results. Feels awkward and forced to me. Hopefully this is just a very small part of their larger plan.
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by rrhoover 16y ago
Do you play any sports? Consider looking for a team on craiglist. Hell, join a dodgeball team if you're into it (and who doesn't love dodgeball!?): http://www.meetup.com/dodgeball-250/
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by rrhoover 16y ago
It's also important to understand the recipient's business. I made sure to do some research, if I wasn't already familiar, of all the YC alumni companies that I contacted for assistance with the application. If you don't spend time learni
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A Hopeful Applicant's Y Combinator Experience(rrhoover.tumblr.com)
4 points by rrhoover 16y ago|0 comments
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by rrhoover 16y ago
Here are some great resources we've been referencing: Founders Agreements: http://www.yourlegalcorner.com/articles.asp?cat=corp&id=... http://blog.optimalupgrades.ca/2010/01/founders-agreements-2... http://blog.simeonov.com/2010/02
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by rrhoover 16y ago
There are a number of companies trying to solve this problem: Chomp Appsfire Appolicious AppAware Appboy Frenzapp AppESP (AppStoreHQ) Chorus StumbleUpon GameFinder (Slide to Play) AppShopper Smokin Apps Apptizr Appsaurus Heyzap - (just laun
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by rrhoover 16y ago
Honestly? Facebook. I would be embarrassed to tell you how often I open it up each day but I've found it the best way to stay in touch with my friends back home and schedule/rsvp to events.
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by rrhoover 16y ago
What was the CPC and CPA (i.e. cost per registration) with your Facebook advertising?
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by rrhoover 16y ago
Thanks for the data, Jason. It continues to surprise me how many people primarily use email to invite their friends. I remember reading an article from AddThis (or maybe it was ShareThis) reporting that email also dominated as the most us
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by rrhoover 16y ago
I don't even know the email address of any of my friends. We also very rarely talk on the phone. I communicate with my buddies back home 95% of the time via Facebook and txt.
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YC Applicants: What did you put for the "surprising/amusing question"?
7 points by rrhoover 16y ago|18 comments
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Wow, very virtuous of you. I've always wanted to have a better technical experience and perspective which would be complimentary to my Product Management role. The challenge is finding the time - I'm currently in an early stage startup at
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by rrhoover 16y ago
As others have stated, it's not absolutely mandatory to have a technical co-founder but it will certainly increase your odds of being accepted and successfully executing your project. It sounds like you're making the assumption that a techn
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Is it possible to work full time and participate in YC at the same time?
2 points by rrhoover 16y ago|1 comments