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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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jelliclesfarm wrote: post #160
pj_mukh wrote: post #147

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People are chiding you for your bitterness, but apart from an idea and technical prowess, there is a third (very important) pillar that you have to offer. Sales. Can you gather 50 other farmers that have the same need for automation, cheques in hand? Most other non-technical founders have said the same. If you can you'll have (good) technical talent lining up around the block and subsequently interest from YC.

Are you kidding me? Who chides someone for being bitter when they haven't walked in their shoes? I am not understanding? I am not raising a mob or expressing an entitlement. I am sharing how I feel. Chide away. We are not built delicate.

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

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Post by jelliclesfarm »

neuromancer2701 wrote: post #103
jelliclesfarm wrote: post #64

Modular Science - Outdoor farm robot. They pivoted from lab automation to outdoor farm bots? How? I applied to YC twice(unsuccefully) with the same idea. And I am a farmer. Just not a PhD from MIT. I would love to know they came up with that number. Really. Would love love love to know how..

email me, I am working on a outdoor rover. Hopefully for beyond organic farm products. http://openrover.com/ haven't finished updating the site from this summers project.

Thanks. I am just starting our fall crop plan. Will be in touch. Regards.

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

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Post by jelliclesfarm »

ridruejo wrote: post #87
jelliclesfarm wrote: post #74

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Of course. Most likely. What else can it be.. Colour me bitter..but my biggest weakness is that I am not 'technical' enough...but why is someone who has never tilled a field or known the rhythms of growing food in the natural world and knows the diff between dirt and soil be better qualified to make what we need? And keep us suckling on the giant teat(or whatever) of tech? Like Monsanto does..like John Deere and dmca…

You need to actually be able to build your idea, be it an app, a robot, an algorithm ... So if you are not technical enough, you need to get a technical cofounder that can. They are also not building this in a vacuum: they are likely talking to farmers, hiring experts, running trials, etc.

Right. 99% for $2000/acre.

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

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Post by Danihan »

kuschku wrote: post #159
Danihan wrote: post #146

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So only the government can record what's happening, and if private citizens or companies do so they are shamed and jailed?

The government can’t do that either, they’s the point (except for a handful of rare exceptions). The police can’t even film protests to identify protestors.

You're saying the German government has no video cameras on any traffic intersections / public areas period?

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

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Post by Impossible »

crummy wrote: post #120

The second photo in the article, under Zendar, is actually a screenshot from a video game called Scanner Sombre. I guess this is just a mistake?

I don't think this is a mistake, I think they needed a "visual," Googled LIDAR and thought Sombre Scanner was the coolest looking image... I wonder if Introversion knows about this usage? I guess for an indie game any kind of exposure is good even if its completely misappropriated...

It's also sloppy on Techcrunch's part because it's not even a real LIDAR capture, it's a video game emulating LIDAR.

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

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Post by adjkant »

davedx wrote: post #60
adjkant wrote: post #49

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Splitwise user who absolutely loves it here. I wouldn't think to do budgeting on it at all. Its purpose is splitting expenses, nothing more. It does it great and the single function is a part of why I use it. Hooking up with Venmo, big plus. People here are talking modularity, and those two services are great examples. Honeydue looks to be budgeting and larger finance management targeted at couples. I don't know Buxf…

Yeah, long term relationship here, we split our expenses using Google Sheets. I have to say I don't feel any pain doing it this way, and it's super simple - just sum two columns and show the outstanding difference. I certainly appreciate how often applications can grow out of spreadsheets, but I don't see why I need an application to do this kind of thing...

Some questions that add complications, particularly when finances merge:

What are the individual budgets by activity for each person and how is the budget reflecting reality?

What about any shared bank accounts?

Do you separate investments by person? How do you handle diversification?

Those questions are not all current problems or by any means all possible problems, but hopefully you can see how a spreadsheet could grow too big for its bridges there. If Honeydue were able to provide an easy method that addresses many of those questions, it would be impressive. TBD of course, and color me a bit doubtful. I've thought of making a personalized app for myself given the level of detail I'd probably require for me to use it.

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

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Post by nhaehnle »

imaginenore wrote: post #112
matt4077 wrote: post #79

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"That's unreasonable" isn't an argument. What's reasonable is decided by society. New technologies may change what's possible, and make something that was ok before the means to achieve something entirely new. If, for example, these gadgets, or existing security cameras started to pool their data, run (accurate) face-detection on it, and start publicising everyones' location history online, I'm pretty sure most peopl…

It is an argument, what a "reasonable person" thinks is a standard judicial system consideration https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_person You have no expectation of privacy in a public space, and the courts have agreed with that many times https://www.wired.com/2010/09/public-privacy/

That's not really a response to matt4077's argument, which is that what a "reasonable person" may think can change based on changed circumstances such as development of new technological possibilities.

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

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Post by Yertis »

goberoi wrote: post #148

Did I miss it, or are there no virtual reality startups on this list? I'm a wee bit surprised: VR is nascent and there aren't enough devices out there to build sustainable businesses shipping content, but I would have expected at least 1 or 2.

There are a couple -- in this article they mentioned Escher Reality, which is providing a backend to AR. Definitely think there will be more in the future as things progress!

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

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Post by daveed »

jelliclesfarm wrote: post #160
pj_mukh wrote: post #147

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People are chiding you for your bitterness, but apart from an idea and technical prowess, there is a third (very important) pillar that you have to offer. Sales. Can you gather 50 other farmers that have the same need for automation, cheques in hand? Most other non-technical founders have said the same. If you can you'll have (good) technical talent lining up around the block and subsequently interest from YC.

Are you kidding me? Who chides someone for being bitter when they haven't walked in their shoes? I am not understanding? I am not raising a mob or expressing an entitlement. I am sharing how I feel. Chide away. We are not built delicate.

I'm not sure if you're misunderstanding the parent comment's intent, or choosing to focus on the personal aspect (chiding). They're suggesting a strategy for you to get into either YC or an automated farming startup.

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

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Post by pj_mukh »

jelliclesfarm wrote: post #160
pj_mukh wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People are chiding you for your bitterness, but apart from an idea and technical prowess, there is a third (very important) pillar that you have to offer. Sales. Can you gather 50 other farmers that have the same need for automation, cheques in hand? Most other non-technical founders have said the same. If you can you'll have (good) technical talent lining up around the block and subsequently interest from YC.

Are you kidding me? Who chides someone for being bitter when they haven't walked in their shoes? I am not understanding? I am not raising a mob or expressing an entitlement. I am sharing how I feel. Chide away. We are not built delicate.

Yeah should've clarified. I don't approve of the chiding, just giving more constructive advice. Domain experts like you are critical to start-ups in complex domains like farming.
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