Has Y Combinator lost its way when the latest company is a Mac only widget?

Post by rchaud » Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 5:15 PM UTC

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If they build a unified notification inbox, I will pay for that. I had one of those when I used a Blackberry and I miss it as I now have to check 10 sites periodically to stay on top of things.

Honestly, the last thing I want is a unified inbox. I get inputs from a dozen different streams and have segregated them by platform to better manage my time. I want it to be really easy for people to get a hold of me if the information is important or if they are important to me, e.g. via SMS or voice. I want it to be very difficult to be overwhelmed by low signal content unless that is my focus at the time, e.g. ma…

Post by pradn » Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 5:16 PM UTC

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I think the best example is when Dropbox was announced and how many people scoffed at the triviality of cloning data around.

For me that's still what it's best at and what it should focus on. "Paper", Signatures, Password, to me that feels like they're desperately trying to find something to not just be a reliable external hard drive for people. Oh and of course their number one ambition, trying to convince me to upgrade to whatever more expensive plan they have.

Post by Gorbzel » Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 5:17 PM UTC

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I don't get when people say $X/month is too much. Too much for you maybe. But for me, if I can save 1 hour per month, that's worth $500. That's the top of what I've charged per hour for some consulting gigs. So $10/m is literally nothing for me if I can save time. Time is your most valuable asset. Money is nothing. Focus on time.

Great, I'm hoping you'll sign up for my upcoming weather widget which tells you the weather in a single location. It's only $30 a month, and it will save you time as you will no longer have to use any other weather widget. At some point in the future I plan on offering additional locations (at a compellingly low per location monthly service fee TBD).

Post by conradev » Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 5:21 PM UTC

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I’ve spent almost a decade in the productivity space (founded Shortcuts at Apple, fka Workflow) and everything is always confusing. Everyone is seeking the holy grail of computing (“the computer does exactly what I want and it’s a seamless experience”) and there are a billion and a half ways to attack the problem. Starting with a “hair on fire” problem and expanding to other hair on fire problems is not a wholly unre…

Sure, but saving a click or two when joining zoom meetings for mac users that don't use the native calendar app doesn't really scream "hair on fire"...

Post by jhickok » Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 5:22 PM UTC

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Dropbox could have carved out a niche for itself as a platform for backup and sharing of files. However, the amount of investment capital doesn't allow them to be just a successful medium sized enterprise.

> Dropbox could have carved out a niche for itself as a platform for backup and sharing of files Serious question - hasn't it? I know there are other players in the space, but it's absolutely the #1 solution I think of.