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2) No, didn't apply.
3) No, haven't tried.
4) http://www.brightspoke.com/
My goal is to put more people on bikes by creating educated consumers and helping them discover the joy of cycling.
I did a "rate my startup" post a few weeks back at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1111941. I got a lot of good feedback from that and have been making a lot of changes, but there's a lot more in the pipeline.
1) 2 years since action / 4 since idea 2) Nope - haven't applied 3) Not yet 4) www.sketchl.tv
I'm crowdsourcing a sketch comedy show - anyone can submit, rank, vote - it's like Saturday Night Live, but with the best writing around that week, no writer's room inside jokes and stale humor. It gives writers a chance to get noticed, build a resume/reel, and get exposure on a national level.
2) Haven't applied, though I'd like to one day depending on my situation.
3) Negative
4) Currently working on http://www.preceden.com
1) Since Oct 2009 2) Not applied 3) Not applicable 4) http://www.smstweet.in : send tweets by a simple SMS http://www.ideabubbles.in : loyalty program on mobile phone and other such ideas
1) Full time 3 weeks ;), thinking and planning, 3 years 2) No - YC isn't for me. Think bootstrapping is probably the better model, particularly for an Australian based company. 3) No - self financed. 3) http://knowtu.com
1) Jan 2009 2) Did not apply (not based out of US) 3) No, need to make a detailed case on how money could be used effectively. 4) http://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/
2) no, never applied
3) no
4) http://seashellapp.com and http://peashootapp.com - I run these two SaaS apps and thoroughly enjoy it. Would like to add a third at some point, then just spend time iterating and growing the customer base.