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Y Combinator Unloads Massive New Batch of Start-Ups

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Re: Y Combinator Unloads Massive New Batch of Start-Ups

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I think I'm most excited by Codeacademy and Parse. I'm hoping to try out Parse with my next project. Parse: Beta invites please!

i made a beta code for you with up to 10 uses. 'hacker' no quotes

Thanks!

Re: Y Combinator Unloads Massive New Batch of Start-Ups

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I guess I am late to the party, but I feel I must voice this opinion since Quartzy is listed. Also, comments on the original Quartzy submission are closed ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2744408 ). Must've escaped my notice, being busy defending my doctoral thesis and all. --- Working in an exceptionally well-organized lab (in terms of ordering etc.) and still having iLab shoved down our collective throats ( h…

hey Shiven, This is Jayant, a Quartzy founder. We know 100% where you are coming from. We are scientists ourselves and know the pain exactly as you are describing it. Send me an email and I would love to chat with you and tell you about our vision for Quartzy! Cheers and congrats on defending your thesis! Jayant (jayant@quartzy.com)

Thanks Jayant! I'll email you shortly.

Cheers!

Re: Y Combinator Unloads Massive New Batch of Start-Ups

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Vidyards pricing list is pretty shady/lame. They compare themselves along side Vimeo Pro and Youtube, under their pricing they list "free" (Vimeo being $199, Youtube also free) and then under a bunch of options for Vidyard that are ONLY available if you pay >cost of Vimeo pro they add a tick, which would imply that they're available for free . It's misleading, it implies it's cheaper to use Vidyard (which it isn't)

Vidyard looked good at first glance, as I'm looking into adding video to a site right now, but the free video, with branding, is really no better than YouTube. They really should be offering half a dozen free videos with all the bells and whistles (i.e. no Vidyard branding) if they want to entice new users.

The free plan is intended to add player customization, no advertisements, no out-bound link and analytics over YouTube, along with pretty minimal branding (only on mouse-over).
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