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Re: Show HN: A random startup generator

#171

Post by Animats » Fri, Apr 24, 2015, 6:58 AM UTC

Somebody should get some stand-up comedy actors, outfit them with hidden cameras and microphones, and have them pitch one of these to YCombinator.

Re: Show HN: A random startup generator

#172

Post by sparkzilla » Fri, Apr 24, 2015, 7:11 AM UTC

Animats wrote: post #171

Somebody should get some stand-up comedy actors, outfit them with hidden cameras and microphones, and have them pitch one of these to YCombinator.

Unfortunately, most of them would be accepted.

Re: Show HN: A random startup generator

#173

Post by sdoering » Fri, Apr 24, 2015, 7:14 AM UTC

collias wrote: post #134

http://tiffzhang.com/startup/index.html?s=462210424477 "BlackLink is a detailed black service that makes it easy to turn your blacks into cash." ....uhhhhhhh....Startup from the 1830s?

Looking at text and image I would assume a startup from gothic mountain climbers.

Re: Show HN: A random startup generator

#174

Post by dvfjsdhgfv » Fri, Apr 24, 2015, 7:33 AM UTC

55555 wrote: post #45

I opened a dozen hackernews tabs and then went to go do something else. When I came back to this I found myself looking at the home page of "MEMERABLE", a progressive member monetization service, and I spent a good few minutes trying to figure out what in the hell they actually did... A+

same thing happened to me!

Re: Show HN: A random startup generator

#175

Post by melicerte » Fri, Apr 24, 2015, 7:47 AM UTC

Your period. Attentive.

Periodn is revolutionizing the way people think about periods.

http://tiffzhang.com/startup/?s=878320260177

Thank you, I laffed so much.

Re: Show HN: A random startup generator

#176

Post by tux3 » Fri, Apr 24, 2015, 7:59 AM UTC

UndressLink is a different kind of undressing app.

"It feels good to be part of the UndressLink family"

http://tiffzhang.com/startup/index.html?s=741408305719

Re: Show HN: A random startup generator

#177

Post by bryanrasmussen » Fri, Apr 24, 2015, 8:23 AM UTC

zminjie wrote: post #166

55555 wrote: post #45

I opened a dozen hackernews tabs and then went to go do something else. When I came back to this I found myself looking at the home page of "MEMERABLE", a progressive member monetization service, and I spent a good few minutes trying to figure out what in the hell they actually did... A+

Same thing happened to me also.. This is one of those times when I really wished that my browser would tell me how the heck did I end up on this particular page..

KnowHeckHere - Have you ever wondered how the heck you got here, with KnowHeckHere give up wondering and start KNOWING.

"KnowHeckHere was knowing about where I was, where I'd been and how the heck I got where I was, all the things I wanted in an app" Barston McReedy - Mitchell, Nevada.

Re: Show HN: A random startup generator

#178

Post by bryanrasmussen » Fri, Apr 24, 2015, 8:24 AM UTC

scottmcdot wrote: post #147

55555 wrote: post #45

I opened a dozen hackernews tabs and then went to go do something else. When I came back to this I found myself looking at the home page of "MEMERABLE", a progressive member monetization service, and I spent a good few minutes trying to figure out what in the hell they actually did... A+

Same thing happened to me!

Some thing happened to me!

Re: Show HN: A random startup generator

#179

Post by WA » Fri, Apr 24, 2015, 8:25 AM UTC

Takeaway: Check your copy for the same things that come up in the random websites. If you write the same stuff, it's apparently highly generic and pointless.

Re: Show HN: A random startup generator

#180

Post by minikomi » Fri, Apr 24, 2015, 8:26 AM UTC

Can you make it so after 100 people visit the site, it turns into an acquisition/"Our Incredible Journey" type message?