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As other commenters have pointed out, 500 is way more international than YC. Over half of the companies in the current batch (of which I am one) are international. Dave McClure, Pa…

The Facebook API is hugely varied and wide, so I'm guessing they want to try it with simpler APIs first before going after something huge like FB or Twitter (which is complicated b…

There seems to be a lot of data centres cropping up in Sydney, with Amazon being the biggest. Has anything changed in the AU landscape which has made data centres more viable now?

It depends hugely on what you are doing. At Kickfolio, we needed to think about dev ops and infrastructure right from the start. Kickfolio launched with 13 servers in place (10 Mac…

Apple recently got into a lot of trouble in Australia after routing earnings through its Ireland operation. http://m.smh.com.au/business/tax-office-takes-285m-bite-out-...

I use Parse for several high-usage apps, both iOS and web apps, and have never had a problem. I log every single connection error to analytics, and see very few problems.

Hi all, My startup is actively pursuing seed investment, and I was wondering about technical/code validation as part of due diligence. Is it standard practice for code to be examin…

Not yet possible to change app url. Definitely coming soon, along with Android. We don't check for updates to screenshots and reviews yet - you can remove the app and add it again.…

Thanks. We'd love to have the demos not require Flash but it is how Pieceable works. With the team moving to Facebook, we have a few options to explore about the future of the tech…

At the moment it sorted by most recent. Would love to have them jiggle like the home screen so you could move them around! Would be a fun bit of jQuery.

Thanks for that. Will look at ways we can improve the experience.

Great to hear! Definitely coming soon - if you have signed up for a free account, you'll be the first to know when we add it.

That gave me an idea - to resolve disputes, we could simply send a link to the iTunes-listed support email and have people verify through that. Don't want to make it mandatory, but…

I touched on this with this reply: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4196850 In short, we're focusing on a folio element and also the interactive app demos, allowing visitors to …

Just wanted to touch on differences with other services. We've really focused on the folio element, allowing people and businesses to create a complete presence online. Instead of …

Fair comment. Custom CSS is available for pro and unlimited plans, so you can customise how it looks. Ultimately, we'd love to have several themes and templates available.

Thanks! I'll fix it now and push it later today.

The demo's are an optional extra. You can check out a demo here: http://www.edwarddowling.com/victorian-opera or here: http://kickfolio.com/examples/modest Just click play twice an…

Thanks for the feedback! I've just spotted your error in the logs so will work to fix it today. Preview view is a good idea - will see about how we can implement it. We're planning…

Yep - thats the best one.