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We’re Mozilla’s New Startup Incubator. AMA

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Re: We’re Mozilla’s New Startup Incubator. AMA

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Post by lightninglu10 »

sylvain_kerkour wrote: post #10

Hi, The programs looks great! I couldn't find on your website so I will ask here: can we attend the program (MVP lab) remotely? Also which channels of communication are used to communicate between the teams and the mentors? Would you accommodate with a team using mostly asynchronous communication (written, non-chat) channels, because according to our experience it's the most effective way to communicate in a small so…

Hey Sylvian, YES! The entire program is remote.

We communicate both synchronously AND asynchronously, i.e. we set up weekly or biweekly -- depends on your preference -- meetings with teams and also are available via email + slack.

Our methodology is to be as non intrusive as possible (it's your project!) but we try to guide you in thinking about problems in the right way, and we've found that a lot of value we add is when people are looking to onboard first users.

We help a lot with messaging, cold email outreach, but much more!

Re: We’re Mozilla’s New Startup Incubator. AMA

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Post by billconan »

bartdecrem wrote: post #2

hi guys, i’m one of the mentors (and staff) on this program. i worked on the firefox 1.0 launch, other open source projects, built tap tap revenge (one of the first app store hits). I’ll be here all day & more than happy to answer any questions about the program, what we learned from all the projects people kicked off this spring, what kinds of ideas we’re looking for etc.

I have built this in my spare time. https://epiphany.pub/post?refId=2684bc94f9fcb9ffe637ebfbeba2...

I want to build a blogging/writing/learning experience with program-ability, and collaboration (version control).

Is this the kind of idea you are looking for?

The long term goal is defining an interactive file format that is suitable for data exploration and explanation.

Re: We’re Mozilla’s New Startup Incubator. AMA

#13

Post by sylvain_kerkour »

lightninglu10 wrote: post #11
sylvain_kerkour wrote: post #10

Hi, The programs looks great! I couldn't find on your website so I will ask here: can we attend the program (MVP lab) remotely? Also which channels of communication are used to communicate between the teams and the mentors? Would you accommodate with a team using mostly asynchronous communication (written, non-chat) channels, because according to our experience it's the most effective way to communicate in a small so…

Hey Sylvian, YES! The entire program is remote. We communicate both synchronously AND asynchronously, i.e. we set up weekly or biweekly -- depends on your preference -- meetings with teams and also are available via email + slack. Our methodology is to be as non intrusive as possible (it's your project!) but we try to guide you in thinking about problems in the right way, and we've found that a lot of value we add is…

Great, thank you!

Your program looks exactly what my project (https://bloom.sh) need at this time!

You can count on my application :)

Re: We’re Mozilla’s New Startup Incubator. AMA

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Post by mmayo »

Hi folks, I'm the turbo nerd mentor. :) Systems biology and comp sci was a weird combo in 1992, but it led me to working on cool systems like NFS, FreeBSD, the Human Genome Project, IMAP, Solaris Containers, and eventually browsers (Firefox). It's been fun and super satisfying to occasionally see technology I had a hand in make new things possible for developers. At Joyent I helped create an environment for Ryan and Isaac to build up the nascant node.js community and that experience stuck with me as something to be repeated. New things require space and time and support, and that's why I'm here doing this new Mozilla incubator. Maybe we already have the next node.js - hi deno! - but what about zero knowledge proofs deployed against the 1000 different places in the Internet where the landlords tax us today? Can't wait to see what you all want to build. I'm around all day, ama!

Re: We’re Mozilla’s New Startup Incubator. AMA

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Post by steffe »

yo!

Music has always been the voice of change and with this refreshing breeze of let's fix the internet our team of musicians and devs have been able to set full sail to reach new boarders in global artists collaboration. Creating together, raising their voice with global narratives. ununu is a collaboration tool for bedroom music producers.

Love the community and support we are fortunate to get from being part of the MVP Lab and we'll surely apply for this incubator opportunity and stay active in this ecosystem.

much love, se Germans

Re: We’re Mozilla’s New Startup Incubator. AMA

#16

Post by marissajliu »

Currently in the Mozilla MVP Spring Lab with our tool Neutral (https://shopneutral.io/) and can personally attest to the incredible mentorship and impact of this program. In just a few weeks, we were able to build, launch, and hit the ground running with Neutral.

Really appreciate the end-to-end support we've received from the mentors and Mozilla community. If anyone wants to learn more about our experience, feel free to reach out!

Re: We’re Mozilla’s New Startup Incubator. AMA

#17

Post by lightninglu10 »

billconan wrote: post #12
bartdecrem wrote: post #2

hi guys, i’m one of the mentors (and staff) on this program. i worked on the firefox 1.0 launch, other open source projects, built tap tap revenge (one of the first app store hits). I’ll be here all day & more than happy to answer any questions about the program, what we learned from all the projects people kicked off this spring, what kinds of ideas we’re looking for etc.

I have built this in my spare time. https://epiphany.pub/post?refId=2684bc94f9fcb9ffe637ebfbeba2... I want to build a blogging/writing/learning experience with program-ability, and collaboration (version control). Is this the kind of idea you are looking for? The long term goal is defining an interactive file format that is suitable for data exploration and explanation.

hey billconan, cool site!

yes these are definitely the projects we're looking for. one thing to note would be: who is your target audience?

what we would like to see is a well defined target group and a product that meets that groups needs.

Re: We’re Mozilla’s New Startup Incubator. AMA

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Post by mmayo »

sylvain_kerkour wrote: post #13
lightninglu10 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey Sylvian, YES! The entire program is remote. We communicate both synchronously AND asynchronously, i.e. we set up weekly or biweekly -- depends on your preference -- meetings with teams and also are available via email + slack. Our methodology is to be as non intrusive as possible (it's your project!) but we try to guide you in thinking about problems in the right way, and we've found that a lot of value we add is…

Great, thank you! Your program looks exactly what my project ( https://bloom.sh ) need at this time! You can count on my application :)

Wow, big scope, but cool project. Any sense on what app will have the strongest pull with early users? Seems like a "I came for email but stayed for the notes" situation, but that's only me guessing.

looking forward to seeing your application!

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