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At what time will be the YC S16 invites/rejection emails sent?

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Re: At what time will be the YC S16 invites/rejection emails sent?

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Post by mconnolly »

In the spirit of trying to pass time, my application idea: A service that allows you to not only search for homes, but also make an offer directly online, and receive a 50% commission refund in cash upon purchase.

Additionally, all questions that you have about properties, neighborhoods, or any suggestions a typical agent might give you our service can too thorough AI.

The premise is simple: Zillow meets home buying. Imagine making an offer directly on a home that you find on Zillow? Not only is this necessary in extremely competitive housing markets such as Boston, LA, and Denver, but the 50% commission discount is possible by generating the documents automatically.

Thoughts? Not sure how many of you have purchased a home, but the experience of working with an agent is so outdated. Their value is gone now that most homes are available online through Zillow. All they really do is write contracts. We can do that an automate their knowledge with AI, as well.

Re: At what time will be the YC S16 invites/rejection emails sent?

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Post by mconnolly »

cnnrjcbsn wrote: post #24
manibatra wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that is awesome. I will start then. Our idea in a line would be "Codecademy meets Finance". So we are trying to bring financial education to the masses in an interactive fun way. With hoards of apps available to invest and save now we think that financial education will go a long way in helping people out. We made a quick ( and dirty, frankly a little embarrassing prototype) at : www.thefinac.tk . Do check it…

Why not say your idea in a line is: "We are trying to bring financial education to the masses in an interactive fun way" instead of the "Uber for X" style idiom? Its easier to understand for the lay person that way too.

Disagree with this. Multiple times YC has written positively on describing yourself as the X of Y where X is a well know existing product.

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Post by yeoldetutor »

karimdag wrote: post #47
lettergram wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's why they created the "Apply HN: " format! That being said, my team and I are trying to fix mental healthcare: Apply HN: Synaptitude – Remote Mental Health Monitoring and Treatment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11442000

Yep I know, only problem is that you don't get feedback. (At least I didn't, I had 14 hits and no feedback so..) plus this thread have a better visibility/reach.

Wait, 14 hits? What does that mean? Views on your video?

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Post by sushant2mainali »

arijon wrote: post #65
sushant2mainali wrote: post #55

Waiting impatiently. Please could someone give me some feedback on my idea and the name. Is someone working on something similar? Any ideas on what features I should try to implement on day one. Thanks. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11448299

pretty cool idea ...I hope you follow through. Check out this conference might be of help :) http://integratecon.com/

thanks. will definitely check out the conference.
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