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All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1

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Re: All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1

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Post by bpicolo »

Kpourdeilami wrote: post #111
bpicolo wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm somewhat surprised there's no demo/preview/marketing for any game yet. Seems like it would be hard to approach YC with "we want to make a game that makes tons of money", because there are a crazy amount of variables involved in that. Perhaps they applied with more info, but it's not public yet?

They don't have any games on their website currently but as far as I remember, they published their first game in January this year and generated a good amount of revenue

Their original goal of online microtransaction boardgames is a far cry from very popular eSport.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oed9nM7MFA

Re: All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1

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Post by koolba »

contingencies wrote: post #48

Feather seems very solid. If you guys want a China partner let me know. It's Ikea's fastest growing market.

Unless they switch up the line up or numbers, I don't see how it can be popular enough to be profitable. When they did a Launch HN[1] a few weeks back the rent vs. buy costs was high enough that I couldn't imagine anyone using it.

Best of luck to them though.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14664851

Re: All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1

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Post by jamesfzhang »

hood_syntax wrote: post #109
mattbrewsbytes wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A lot of those games make money by time-gating content with the option to buy your way past that. I don't think hardcore gamers like games with pay-to-play features. How can that be competitive if people can purchase their way past things? If they aren't building the game platform that way (time gated content w/pay-to-play) then its hard to even compare against companies that make a fortune that way. Also, hardcore g…

> I don't think hardcore gamers like games with pay-to-play features They do not. They really do not. I, along with several of my friends, would easily be considered part of the "hardcore gaming" audience and everything I know of the people on the forums I frequent and the games I play points to the fact that dumping cash into a game in order to progress is just about the most despised trend in video games among that…

One counterexample is Hearthstone. Players buy packs to have access to cards that otherwise would take them weeks to unlock. AFAIK, professional & hardcore players actually spend a lot of money buying these packs so that they can unlock the cards ASAP and study & test them for competitive play.

Re: All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1

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Post by crummy »

hood_syntax wrote: post #109
mattbrewsbytes wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A lot of those games make money by time-gating content with the option to buy your way past that. I don't think hardcore gamers like games with pay-to-play features. How can that be competitive if people can purchase their way past things? If they aren't building the game platform that way (time gated content w/pay-to-play) then its hard to even compare against companies that make a fortune that way. Also, hardcore g…

> I don't think hardcore gamers like games with pay-to-play features They do not. They really do not. I, along with several of my friends, would easily be considered part of the "hardcore gaming" audience and everything I know of the people on the forums I frequent and the games I play points to the fact that dumping cash into a game in order to progress is just about the most despised trend in video games among that…

Aren't there a ton of people that play Clash of Clans pretty seriously?

Re: All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1

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Post by alexro »

kuschku wrote: post #84
imaginenore wrote: post #72

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You can't opt out while being in public. That's unreasonable.

Depends on where you live. In Germany any CCTV recording of a public place is automatically illegal. There’s a handful of exceptions (for example, for the parliament), but generally, this holds true. Opt-in is what’s legally required, and should be the default.

How can all the people passing before the camera to opt in?

Re: All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1

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Post by kuschku »

alexro wrote: post #125
kuschku wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Depends on where you live. In Germany any CCTV recording of a public place is automatically illegal. There’s a handful of exceptions (for example, for the parliament), but generally, this holds true. Opt-in is what’s legally required, and should be the default.

How can all the people passing before the camera to opt in?

Exactly. That’s why you don’t put up cameras in the first place.

Re: All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1

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Post by moron4hire »

alexro wrote: post #125
kuschku wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Depends on where you live. In Germany any CCTV recording of a public place is automatically illegal. There’s a handful of exceptions (for example, for the parliament), but generally, this holds true. Opt-in is what’s legally required, and should be the default.

How can all the people passing before the camera to opt in?

That's rather much the point, they can't. Therefore the service would be illegal in Germany.

Sometimes things are illegal and you can't get around it. Just because the company spent a lot of effort on it doesn't mean anything.

Re: All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1

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Post by contingencies »

koolba wrote: post #122
contingencies wrote: post #48

Feather seems very solid. If you guys want a China partner let me know. It's Ikea's fastest growing market.

Unless they switch up the line up or numbers, I don't see how it can be popular enough to be profitable. When they did a Launch HN[1] a few weeks back the rent vs. buy costs was high enough that I couldn't imagine anyone using it. Best of luck to them though. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14664851

You're missing the point. A lot of people don't want to bet on acquiring stuff, moving stuff, selling stuff, etc. They just want a known cost and a known quality of living... with some choice and control... now. Particularly young people.

Re: All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1

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Post by contingencies »

Lordarminius wrote: post #85
contingencies wrote: post #48

Feather seems very solid. If you guys want a China partner let me know. It's Ikea's fastest growing market.

They may or may not make money, but how is this in any way qualify as a tech startup ? Aren't they a leasing company ?

Isn't amazon a logistics company?

Re: All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1

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Post by jnordt »

On the startups relating to ground based mobility / autonomous vehicles:

Zendar

Interesting concept! I recently talked to an Engineer from Hella and it seems most of the big automotive suppliers seem to develop some kind of low cost radar units that can then be combined to generate rough point clouds.

Definitely willing to test the tech, if you have some spare units @ Zendar ;-)

MayMobility

If I get the concept right isn't the business modell very similiar to Door2Door, CleverShuttle (even though they are not yet using shuttles) or a number of London competitors ?

I personally agree with the underlying assumption from many of the players in that market that one of the easiest entries for autonomous vehicles designed for urban environments with a max speed of 30 - 40 km/h that only navigate in pre mapped and pre defined areas.

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