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Didn't we just have this thread? 1) about a year 2) never considered YC (and I'm sure the feeling is mutual) 3) no 4) http://pinboard.in
1) 6 months 2) Never applied, probably not the right idea/goals for it. Plus don't live in CA. 3) No VC, but who knows what the future holds. Just a for-fun project scratching my own itch at this point. 4) http://movief.ly
1.) Since Sept. 2009 (Working on other things as far back as Feb. 2008.) 2.) No. (I usually apply, though.) 3.) No. (Doesn't seem like a good use of time to try.) 4.) http://www.fairoakslabs.com/iknowpeople/ or http://itunes.apple.com/app/iknowpeople/id349918351?mt=8
2) Never applied
3) Nope
Btw, a lot more single founders left comments here (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1045694) and on the associated blog post (http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2010/01/will-single-foun...)
1) Several months (say... November '09?). Spending about 2-3 months to build and launch each project (trying to get something with a little traction). 2) Never applied. 3) Not even close. Highly doubtful anyone wants to invest in my part-time startups, though angels might be more into this than VCs... 4) http://rankiac.com/ & http://bitbuffet.com/
1) Since Feb. 2008. 2) Applied 3 times. Didn't get in. 3) Didn't take VC money (yet). Received funds from fbFund and an angel investor. 4) http://facebook.com/networkedblogs
1) Since July 2009 2) Did not apply to YC 3) Self-funded 4) http://www.signappnow.com
1) 2+ years 2) Never applied 3) Nope 4) http://duckduckgo.com/ Btw, a lot more single founders left comments here ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1045694 ) and on the associated blog post ( http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2010/01/will-single-foun... )
I think it's a shame that any search engine always gets compared to Google immediately. They've had years and thousands of people to perfect their work. I would really love to see Duckduckgo grow.
1) 2+ years 2) Never applied 3) Nope 4) http://duckduckgo.com/ Btw, a lot more single founders left comments here ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1045694 ) and on the associated blog post ( http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2010/01/will-single-foun... )
I recently tested your search engine and I must say I am utterly impressed. Your results are structured well and you hit the nail on the head regarding the relevance of search results in the few searches I tried. I am really impressed with your work! I think it's a shame that any search engine always gets compared to Google immediately. They've had years and thousands of people to perfect their work. I would really l…