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Show HN: My post-YC-rejection start-up

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Post by greglockwood »

http://invincibilitee.com

Me and my co-founder submitted an app for YC W11, with a web site that would help college graduates figure out what jobs they could get with their chosen degree. We got a rejection email, and already had this as a back-up idea in case we did get rejected. So in the month between rejection and today, we found a printer, found some graphic designers, and got enough done that we felt comfortable with it as a first iteration. I know there aren't so many non-web app startups on HN, but I thought y'all might like to see how 2 guys rebounded from YC rejection.

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Post by greglockwood »

talbina wrote: post #4

You should design some shirts and submit them. Don't wait for users. http://www.invincibilitee.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=88 Empty page. When Reddit was starting out, one of the founders was submitting stories all day for a couple of months, under different usernames. Just saying.

We have, but they are under the Limited Production page: http://www.invincibilitee.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=101

The link you posted is for legacy shirts, that have proven to sell well and will be available permanently.

I know the 3-tier system might be a little confusing, and we are trying to make it as intuitive as possible. That's why I posted this, so thank you for the suggestions!

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Post by kertap »

greglockwood wrote: post #5
talbina wrote: post #4

You should design some shirts and submit them. Don't wait for users. http://www.invincibilitee.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=88 Empty page. When Reddit was starting out, one of the founders was submitting stories all day for a couple of months, under different usernames. Just saying.

We have, but they are under the Limited Production page: http://www.invincibilitee.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=101 The link you posted is for legacy shirts, that have proven to sell well and will be available permanently. I know the 3-tier system might be a little confusing, and we are trying to make it as intuitive as possible. That's why I posted this, so thank you for the suggestions!

I don't think it's that intuitive. After see the awesome shark picture I went looking for more and clicked the T-Shirts link under invincibilitee.

If you're not going to put something under the first link in your side bar maybe you should have a message on that page directing the user to the non immortal tees.

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Post by swanson »

I checked the FAQ briefly and didn't see this mentioned -- what happens in regards to the design rights of something I submit? I see that I get a royalty payment and a one-time lump sum, but do I retain the rights to my own design? Can I post it on your site and then sell it on my own site or another (Cafepress, etc). Or is part of the agreement that I am transferring ownership over to you guys?

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Post by greglockwood »

swanson wrote: post #8

I checked the FAQ briefly and didn't see this mentioned -- what happens in regards to the design rights of something I submit? I see that I get a royalty payment and a one-time lump sum, but do I retain the rights to my own design? Can I post it on your site and then sell it on my own site or another (Cafepress, etc). Or is part of the agreement that I am transferring ownership over to you guys?

On the submission page, there is a large font link to the Submission Release form which answers any questions like that. (http://www.invincibilitee.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=125) As long as it's just a submitted design (as in we have not accepted to use the design), you give us a 60 day window of not offering it to other sites or vendors. If we don't ask to use it within that 60 days, you can do whatever you'd like with it again. If we reach an agreement with you to use the design, you retain ownership of the design, but transfer exclusive rights to use it to us. So, basically, you can't let anyone else use it, but we can't take it and sell it either.

The Submission Release form explains it in a more "legalese" way. We use LegalZoom for our legal documents such as the Submission Release form.

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