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Re: Tell HN: Catch.com raises 7m. Didn't get in as solo founder (S08), kept pushing

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Post by tomjen3 »

greydream wrote: post #38
dmix wrote: post #14

Funny I just downloaded Catch on my android over the weekend and thought it was a great app. Well designed and more straight-forward than Evernote. Good to see you're HN'ers. Congrats on raising capital.

Thanks for the kind words, dmix. I was the first engineer aschobel brought on board after he founded. Now I'm heading up Catch's mobile dev efforts. The Catch Android client is my baby, so I'm glad you're finding it compelling. Please don't hesitate to use the built-in feedback links to send us comments or criticisms!

I just signed up when i saw this posting. The android client would definitely make this a more useful service, but you seem to have several different clients available. I am guessing that it is the node application i should use, but it requires permission to access my location. What does it need that for?

Re: Tell HN: Catch.com raises 7m. Didn't get in as solo founder (S08), kept pushing

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Post by humj »

Congrats, and a note about rejection:

I see a lot here on HN, that people take a YC rejection to mean that YC doesnt think they'll succeed, and the outcome is.. quit or set out to prove them wrong.

Perhaps when YC doesn't accept your application, it only means that PG doesn't see your project as a good fit for what YC has to offer or the current class. I wouldn't take it to mean that YC is betting against your success.

edit: I mean that as a general note to other HNers, because it doesn't seem like you do harbor any negativity toward YC

Re: Tell HN: Catch.com raises 7m. Didn't get in as solo founder (S08), kept pushing

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Post by combiclickwise »

Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing

I have one question. When you started working on Catch.com, did the knowledge that an app like Evernote or other similar ones existed bother you? What did you tell yourself when that question cropped up in your own head?

While talking to investors, how important was the question of competition and how did you handle it.

I am sorry but I talk in ignorance as I haven't used your application yet. (I don't use an Iphone)

Re: Tell HN: Catch.com raises 7m. Didn't get in as solo founder (S08), kept pushing

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Post by combiclickwise »

aschobel wrote: post #20
jam wrote: post #18

A few weeks later I hit uninteresting roadblock Did you use speech-to-text to write this post, or is that just an odd mental slip?

s/uninteresting/unexpected/ Mental slip. My friends and family were the ones who were most excited about that job, it seemed a bit boring and confining to be engineer #80. I love the uncertainty and possibilities that I face with Catch.com I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. edit

I am in a similar position. recently quit my job and I am loving the uncertainty and the possibilities.

I am happy for you

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