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Tell HN: Today's the day that YC invites applicants to interviews

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Re: Tell HN: Today's the day that YC invites applicants to interviews

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paulcole wrote: post #4
philco wrote: post #3

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Re: Tell HN: Today's the day that YC invites applicants to interviews

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Post by philco »

adtac wrote: post #8

Out of curiousity, does the number of views on your unlisted YC video matter? Youtube analytics tells me there was just 1 view from California on 02-Apr, and that could be "this guy is a totally awesome, just call him for an interview" or "wtf is this, straight reject" lol. Guess I'll find out in 24 hours.

I read somewhere that depending on how they access the video on the application portal, it may or may not count as a view. So no sweat on views! Goodluck!

Re: Tell HN: Today's the day that YC invites applicants to interviews

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Post by crabasa »

A professional network for developers. LinkedIn minus the bad parts.

Our goal for developers is to help them better manage their careers. Developers will be able to use this tool to build their professional brand, network more effectively, and when they're open to it, get compensated for engaging in phone screens about highly targeted job opportunities.

Our goal for tech companies is to completely replace recruiting agencies (who charge up to 25% of the salary of a landed hire) by providing hiring managers with the tools to connect directly with the right developers.

Here's an early prototype of our profile product: https://www.fizbuz.com/u/jesswest

We're pretty early, but already have 150+ developers signed-up on our wait list and are onboarding new folks every day. Feel free to check us out!

https://www.fizbuz.com

Re: Tell HN: Today's the day that YC invites applicants to interviews

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Post by philco »

crabasa wrote: post #13

A professional network for developers. LinkedIn minus the bad parts. Our goal for developers is to help them better manage their careers. Developers will be able to use this tool to build their professional brand, network more effectively, and when they're open to it, get compensated for engaging in phone screens about highly targeted job opportunities. Our goal for tech companies is to completely replace recruiting…

Love the name!

Re: Tell HN: Today's the day that YC invites applicants to interviews

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Post by crabasa »

philco wrote: post #14
crabasa wrote: post #13

A professional network for developers. LinkedIn minus the bad parts. Our goal for developers is to help them better manage their careers. Developers will be able to use this tool to build their professional brand, network more effectively, and when they're open to it, get compensated for engaging in phone screens about highly targeted job opportunities. Our goal for tech companies is to completely replace recruiting…

Love the name!

Haha, thanks! I'm always surprised when a developer doesn't "get" it. Haven't we all been asked to implement FizzBuzz?

http://wiki.c2.com/?FizzBuzzTest

Re: Tell HN: Today's the day that YC invites applicants to interviews

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Post by philco »

crabasa wrote: post #15
philco wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Love the name!

Haha, thanks! I'm always surprised when a developer doesn't "get" it. Haven't we all been asked to implement FizzBuzz? http://wiki.c2.com/?FizzBuzzTest

haha, maybe that'll be the first screening test you can put on someone's profile.

I've been a fan of Upwork having tests for freelancers and then publishing their score on their profiles. You should also check out Harj Taggar's company, TripleByte - he was super involved in YC back in the day. (He may still be, but not sure!)

Re: Tell HN: Today's the day that YC invites applicants to interviews

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Post by crabasa »

philco wrote: post #16
crabasa wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Haha, thanks! I'm always surprised when a developer doesn't "get" it. Haven't we all been asked to implement FizzBuzz? http://wiki.c2.com/?FizzBuzzTest

haha, maybe that'll be the first screening test you can put on someone's profile. I've been a fan of Upwork having tests for freelancers and then publishing their score on their profiles. You should also check out Harj Taggar's company, TripleByte - he was super involved in YC back in the day. (He may still be, but not sure!)

I'm very aware of Triplebyte, but what we're building is different. Those startups focus on building recruiting and evaluation tools. The company is their primary customer, and a developer will probably only have a Triplebyte account for a limited period of time.

Fizbuz places the developer first, and we want to build tools for developers that help them manage their career and brand over the course of decades. We will work with companies looking to hire as a byproduct of helping developers accomplish a goal (i.e. getting a job).

Doing the right thing for the developer is our #1 principle. Which is why we will never implement anything like InMail.

Re: Tell HN: Today's the day that YC invites applicants to interviews

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Post by philco »

dvt wrote: post #17

Good luck everyone :) As a solo founder this time around, I built Rap Genius for movies & TV shows: https://www.spoiled.tv

Love the animated logo.

How are you acquiring user reviews? Paid traffic? Looks like you've got a good amount of views and content already!

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