Is it just me, or is Etacts really dog-slow?
Etacts (YC W10) releases first implementation of Gmail OAuth for IMAP
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Re: Etacts (YC W10) releases first implementation of Gmail OAuth for IMAP
#22MixergyNotes on the founder of Etacts http://mixergynotes.com/howie-liu-etacts/
Thanks for posting relevant content to this discussion. I think I would appreciate it even more if your username and url weren't the same. It would make it feel more genuine and less spammy. Perhaps try participating in the discussions as well, not just posting links to your site (as of writing this you have 2 comments, both are links to your site).
Re: Etacts (YC W10) releases first implementation of Gmail OAuth for IMAP
#23To be clear, you still need to give Etacts your password IF you use Google Apps (not simply gmail), right?
I just signed up with my domain account and I did not give them my password, although on their site they state that they need it for Google Apps accounts. Pretty odd. It's still in the 'setup' state so I can't really do anything in their UI yet but it did let me login with my google apps email never the less.
If you set up a Google Account with your domain email address wouldn't that explain this?
Re: Etacts (YC W10) releases first implementation of Gmail OAuth for IMAP
#24First I've heard of etacts. Aside form their actual product, I'm more interested in them as a Ycombinator company, because I can't imagine what the growth/exit strategy for this type of company is. It seems to me that YC is looking for smart people that can crunch a bunch of data. In that sense, they are competing directly with hedge funds for talent. So if you're smart, know some stats, and crunch a bunch of data fo…
I think this company has a HUGE growth potential. I know quite a few business men and women (especially in sales) who would pay a good amount monthly to have this as a tool at their disposal. If you need a concrete example, I'd highly recommend reading Keith Ferrazi's "Never Eat Alone", where he discusses how he manually enters all his contacts and reminders after each and every conversation to remind him to follow u…
I really agree with this. One of the main reason my interest was first piqued about Etacts was because of its potential to keep track of personal relationships. Obviously there's a lot of room for tools that really support the maintenance of social groups.
I'd love to have a souped up version of this that let me enter in that I met a certain friend for dinner this night or caught a movie with another on that night and helped me really stay on top of all that.
Re: Etacts (YC W10) releases first implementation of Gmail OAuth for IMAP
#25First I've heard of etacts. Aside form their actual product, I'm more interested in them as a Ycombinator company, because I can't imagine what the growth/exit strategy for this type of company is. It seems to me that YC is looking for smart people that can crunch a bunch of data. In that sense, they are competing directly with hedge funds for talent. So if you're smart, know some stats, and crunch a bunch of data fo…
I can't imagine what the growth/exit strategy for this type of company is Here's a related puzzle for you. In 1975 a company appears whose product is a Basic interpreter for a cheap microcomputer used by hobbyists. What is their exit strategy?
Are you saying their strategy is puzzling or not? If not, then is it similar to MSFT? If it is puzzling, are you agreeing with the rest of my comment?
Re: Etacts (YC W10) releases first implementation of Gmail OAuth for IMAP
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
I can't imagine what the growth/exit strategy for this type of company is Here's a related puzzle for you. In 1975 a company appears whose product is a Basic interpreter for a cheap microcomputer used by hobbyists. What is their exit strategy?
Are you saying their strategy is puzzling or not? If not, then is it similar to MSFT? If it is puzzling, are you agreeing with the rest of my comment?
I'm not sure if you are pretending not to understand.
The point being made above is clearly that it is not possible to have an exit strategy at that point because the world & the product will change.
Re: Etacts (YC W10) releases first implementation of Gmail OAuth for IMAP
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you saying their strategy is puzzling or not? If not, then is it similar to MSFT? If it is puzzling, are you agreeing with the rest of my comment?
I'm not sure if you are pretending not to understand. The point being made above is clearly that it is not possible to have an exit strategy at that point because the world & the product will change.
Okay, It's my naivete even mentioning the word exit. I'm sure nobody's at YC is interested in an exit anyhow. I was just trying to get a sense for whether this product had legs or whether the team and area of technology were the driving factor. However, now that I've heard the term: PCMS, I see the value. I didn't make the connection with CMS.
Now, if Etacts would just actually import my gmail...
Re: Etacts (YC W10) releases first implementation of Gmail OAuth for IMAP
#28A couple of comments/ideas/suggestions/feel free to ignore me/etc... 1. The lack of sign in button is confusing (this can be solved by simply renaming 'Go' to 'Login') 2. I've been waiting for etacts to finish importing whatever it is importing for almost 6 hours, and with no ETA / status bar / email update I'm inclined to feel that it's either not working, is heavily bottle necked, or something went wrong 3. Assumin…
Thanks for the feedback. 1) Login button text is fixed. 2) Sorry, having some delays from too many users trying to sign up. We're working on speeding up the import process now. Sorry for the delay!
So I know I said no worries, but it's been >24 hours now, and it's still not done importing my contacts (I don't have THAT many ;)...
Any ideas on what's going on?
(I might not get a response here since this is on the 3rd page now... but going to try anyway ;)