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Re: Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and change the world

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post #17

This is actually pretty cool. This is perhaps the quickest way to make a video call. It doesn't require any account registration like the others.

There's a million services like that, what do you think makes this one special? The open source video calling service jitsi even has a demo instance accomplishing exactly the same feature with one click: https://meet.jit.si

Re: Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and change the world

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I have an awesome prototype built: YouOgle - Drop-in video chat app https://youogle.com Y Combinator has expressed interest. But there is one thing holding me back - I have yet to find the right co-founder. I am looking for a co-founder with expertise in marketing and sales. Even if you aren't the right person, please upvote this and help us meet. This post could literally form a company in the next month.

What’s the killer app here that will get you your first million users? How does that compare to the many other chat applications?

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Re: Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and change the world

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post #18

With the name/focus/branding, I have to suspect this may actually be a prank/art-project/experiment: (1) see who'll enable camera/microphone to a random site; (2) log all acquired images/sounds for some secondary purpose, perhaps even redisplay to others to 'ogle' later.

Certainly a prank or deception of some kind. Let's see where this goes.

Re: Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and change the world

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post #18

With the name/focus/branding, I have to suspect this may actually be a prank/art-project/experiment: (1) see who'll enable camera/microphone to a random site; (2) log all acquired images/sounds for some secondary purpose, perhaps even redisplay to others to 'ogle' later.

Certainly a prank or deception of some kind. Let's see where this goes.

Hopefully to the [flagged] bin

Re: Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and change the world

#28

While "Changing the world" and "Making the world a better place" are core goals of those of us working with technology, it feels as if these phrases have been abused to the point where everyone just rolls their eyes when they hear them. Even HBO's Silicon Valley series drew attention to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8C5sjjhsso

Note it is a cliche for ideologues and revolutionaries too. Depend on who listens it can mean "disrupt a market" or "being subversive".
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