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Bump (YC W18) Is Hiring a Front-End Web Engineer to Own Our Web App
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Bump (YC W18) Is Hiring for Android and Front-End Web
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BUMP (YC W18) Hiring Android, Web and Designer People in NYC to Scale $1M Monthly GMV
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BUMP (YC W18) Is Hiring a Director of Engineering and Senior Android Engineer
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by ryderj 10y ago
Hi HN, Like the rest of the startup community, we love a good Paul Graham essay. However, when it comes to choosing one it's always a bit of a hassle. So we made Jumble! Jumble gives you a Paul Graham essay to read with 1 tap and then
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Show HN: Jumble – Essays on the go #PaulInYourPocket(itunes.apple.com)
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Here’s what the future of Bitcoin looks like – and it’s bright(venturebeat.com)
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by ryderj 10y ago
Jack from wantobuy here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11477823 - also somewhere on the first page - I agree with you Vishal and abhi3. Moreover, we were rejected the standard YC way too but have got some really great
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Rejected from YC: 1 week on(medium.com)
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by ryderj 10y ago
Googling is certainly an option if you've got the time/effort. But in these Facebook Groups, general 'want to buy' posts are created since there may be a brand/item that you don't know about - someone else may
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by ryderj 10y ago
Hey Chris, which part are you referring to? We're only using PayPayl to handle payments, employing a feedback system to combat untrustworthy users and in the beginning only allowing Log In with Facebook so users are authenticated to so
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by ryderj 10y ago
Local businesses are definitely important! We want to satisfy the casual sellers and the smaller businesses too. Ideally, we'll sync up with the stock these businesses are currently holding and then be able to let them know who wants t
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by ryderj 10y ago
Because sellers are able to see what people are wanting to pay for their item (its included in the listing), they can easily identify the going-rate for items and use that to decide whether they want to sell or not. Like any marketplace the
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by ryderj 10y ago
Good to know, cheers for that. Perhaps taking payment before an order is placed so that as soon as the target amount is hit the order is automatically placed. Amazon has 1 click, we're talking zero clicks!
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by ryderj 10y ago
Interesting idea but what about the privacy of the information? I wouldn't want my life to be in the hands of anyone else, all in one place, due to the risks involved.
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by ryderj 10y ago
Yes, almost the reverse of current retailers. Instead of multiple buyers trying to purchase from one seller, we're looking at one buyer having multiple product options from other users. This would help with product discoverability sinc
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by ryderj 10y ago
Hey, we're from Britain too, Newcastle originally! To clear that up, when we talk about 'posting' we mean creating a Facebook post in a Fb Group. The only time something would be sent in the mail is the same as conventional s
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by ryderj 10y ago
Like any marketplace we're employing a feedback system where users can rate/report transactions to combat dissatisfaction. On top of that, when a user sells an item they must take a photo on the spot, not choose from their photo l
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by ryderj 10y ago
Great question! Process - Although I never got a chance to use it, we have looked into this and it seemed like eBay's service was hard work for buyers. The whole process of creating a 'wanted item' listing and then eventually
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by ryderj 10y ago
Thanks! Controlling the price 'want to buy' requests will be important. Currently, on Facebook Groups people advertise that they would pay a much larger figure than they intend to which is extremely frustrating for sellers as well
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by ryderj 10y ago
Thanks for the feedback Toby! Yeah for sure we're looking to control how much people purchase things for so people can actually follow through with their WTB requests - by not allowing silly 'want to buy' amounts for example.
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by ryderj 10y ago
Cheers for the feedback Aron! Yeah, we're both in so many Facebook groups our newsfeeds are purely streetwear posts! As you say, the challenge comes when we want to get people onboard. The great thing is that these WTB posts already ex
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by ryderj 10y ago
We were thinking of expanding into something similar eventually related to group buying. Were you focused B2C? We were considering looking into B2B but as you say, I can imagine the complications involved!
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by ryderj 10y ago
Great shout, you're right. I think it's about finding a balance between standardising the listing as much as possible but allowing for people to post any item they're after. Cheers!
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Apply HN: Wantobuy – Post items you want so sellers can sell them to you
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by ryderj 11y ago
Are we any more/less likely to be accepted if our team is straight out of University?
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Why Facebook's Parse shutdown is good news(venturebeat.com)
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