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imdane

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About imdane

Spoken (YC S21), Parklet & JobSpice (YC S09)

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    Comment #30761777

    We do a number of things that limit the data that needs to be scraped e.g. key off of sale patterns / pair sites that tend to have the same price. Beyond that we do simple things t…

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    Comment #30761267

    Thanks for the quick feedback! We have listings open in new tabs as users expressed the desire to quickly open items as they browse to look more closely at later. I could see a dif…

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    Comment #30759450

    Yes, we're developing a knowledge graph to score products and represent naming patterns we see across retailers. For instance, the Kirby line at Urban Outfitters is the Curiod line…

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    Comment #30759214

    Argh, I feel your frustration. When this idea originated, I was so aggravated by the whole experience. I do think that the market is moving toward buying without touching, but your…

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    Comment #30759124

    Agreed. 1) We'd love to have more non- midcentury inventory and be able to filter based on style / design. Tbh, most of the things we call midcentury aren't but are categorized tha…

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    Comment #30758912

    Thanks! Hopefully, furniture buying can be a little less dull now.

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    Comment #30758724

    Thanks! We just added filtering this week and plan to expand it across many dimensions: color, material, size, etc. We see two primary use cases: (1) price check an item they alrea…

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    Comment #30758662

    Ah, yes. I agree that this type of search currently falls flat. We are gathering product specs to be able run searches by dimensions, style, material, color, etc. shortly. I want a…

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    Comment #30758516

    Yes! Many home decor products and furnishings are also sold at these retailers, and we intend to add them to Spoken as well.

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    Comment #30758480

    Fun question! If we can, we assign the name that's within the context of the seller you're looking at. So, if the table is called the Kirby Entryway Table at Urban Outfitters, we c…

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    Comment #30758364

    Inventory is a big one too. We're working on a way to show you who has what in stock and how many are available. By location would be amazing! What were you buying?

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    Comment #30758185

    Thanks! Isn't it wild? The more we dig into the problem, the more we find. Hopefully, you're able to fill your home now!

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    Comment #30758094

    Great find! We'll attach this Burke Decor link to the product to help others save.

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    Parklet - San Francisco - Full-Time - http://www.parklet.co We're building Google's internal People tools — for everyone. Us: - Growing from 16 to 25+ - Working with fast growing c…

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    Parklet - San Francisco, CA - http://www.parklet.co We're building Google's internal tools for everyone. Us: - Growing from 5 to 15 - Cash flow positive - Seed funded (unannounced)…

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