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An MVP by definition is the very base point that you can convince people to buy your wares. Whatever form that takes will depend on you and your market. The point is to get whateve…

Have you seen cakehealth.com? Haven't tried it myself but like on par with what you describe, even integrates with your insurance directly.

What kind of budget are you working with? I've had success getting through customer discovery and validating demand with adwords. Basically just drove ~$100-200 to a basic landing …

Thanks for the clarification. I'd be lying if I said I didn't deliberately use government in the title--rather than AHCJ or CMS--to garner more attention. For those unaware, CMS ad…

Read The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey. It's quick, cheap, and provides the most actionable advice of any management book I've come across. When you're put in a management po…

I think you're on the right track with Google wanting to increase their ad footprint. I tend to view every move that Google makes as an attempt to increase their ability to collect…

I also like the idea and look, but have you thought about a different launch approach? When your content needs to be geographically dense to be useful, makes sense to limit your la…

Although everything you say is true, there is a very clear benefit of genetic testing that exists today. Many drug interactions have a strong genetic link. Take the common blood th…

They could monetize as an enterprise, web-based GoToMeeting/WebEx competitor. Both are awful to use.

There's actually a fairly decent chance that you do have a secure way to access your medical records online. About 38% of patients in the US have a record in an Epic (disclaimer: m…

I'm as big of a proponent of the magic that is supply and demand as anyone, but uber's pricing was not exactly transparent. Last night was the first time that I used the service. M…

The OP does draw a comparison between his ideas and Moore's Crossing the Chasm. I agree there's a lot of buzz-like words thrown around, but there is substance here. There's an acti…

I've read HN about every day for over 3 years now. It's very much a different bunch commenting these days. I like to think that the older group has gotten so busy applying everythi…

I only took a quick look at your site, but it seems ripe for some cool promotional event to kick things off. Use your app to chalk up your city with all sorts of hints that lead to…

What kind of accuracy are you seeing with the background location check? Does the app accurately pinpoint you at Joe's Bar, or the dry cleaners next door? I think it's a neat conce…

Marshall's proposed problem is just one of many. This may not be a financial success at the moment, but it looks like a forward thinking startup with a core technology that has the…

I can't speak to any other YC company, but I think drchrono certainly stands on its own merits here. Great looking product + hot industry + ongoing major news topic = mind blowingl…

disclaimer: I work for Epic Paper is drchrono's competition not because they can't go head to head with the major vendors, but because they're likely going after a completely diffe…

I actually live about 10 miles from both my work and where I play. Biking would add about 30 min to my commute each way. Culture probably has a lot to do with my desire too. Biking…

Three weeks ago I relocated to Madison, WI which (I'm told) is one of the most bike friendly cities in the US. I haven't ridden or owned a bike since childhood, but I wouldn't be s…

Why not a store that aggregates and organizes all the HN-built apps out there? I'm sure there's an app built by an HN member that covers all the major tools startups rely on. Say y…

Your guys' support of the startup community and overall awesomeness continues to impress me! This is a great example of paying it forward with potential for future returns (some of…