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TechCrunch’s Picks: The 10 Best Startups From Y Combinator Demo Day

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Interesting, has carsabi partnered with Craigslist? I always thought Craigslist didn't like scrapers and did their best to discourage and prevent them. Has that changed?

Yep - Craigslist does not allow scraping and blocks IPs sucking up content. Even AirBnB created their initial listings by scraping Craigslist though. Guess you can do it until they notice - and hopefully by then you have enough traffic of your own.

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Congrats, carsabi! I know I've spent too much time screwing with craigslist' crappy search. I just wanted to search across every craigslist in the US for a certain (rare) car. I had to setup like 200 RSS feeds to accomplish it.

Searchtempest has done this for years.

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I knew from the moment I saw Carsabi that it was going to be big. Buying (and selling) used cars is such a pain in the ass that it really surprises me nobody has done something as simple and clean as them. I also like how the initial listings are populated by Craigslist, but on each panel is laid out cleverly to display the "source: craigslist" as a changeable element. This allows them to piggyback on the volume of l…

I like Carsabi, but for some reason their name is really forgetful. I don't know why...but I was looking for a car like 2 months after I saw their post...and for the life of me I couldn't remember what they were called

If they take the 'i' out, it would be easier to remember.

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I knew from the moment I saw Carsabi that it was going to be big. Buying (and selling) used cars is such a pain in the ass that it really surprises me nobody has done something as simple and clean as them. I also like how the initial listings are populated by Craigslist, but on each panel is laid out cleverly to display the "source: craigslist" as a changeable element. This allows them to piggyback on the volume of l…

Strange, a UI wrapper on top of Craigslist isn't very innovative or sustainable once Craislist sends the inevitable cease and desist letter. Maybe I'm missing something.

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Really no flutter on this list? These are all great companies but I think flutter deserves a spot as a company with potential to really change how we interact with our devices. It seems like one of the few that is inventing a new space rather than improving on one that already exists (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Agreed. The other one that seemed to fall into/near this category was MatterPort http://matterport.com/

They seem to be utilizing a Kinect for capturing texture-mapped point clouds of indoor environments and objects. If it really does this, with true-to-size dimension measurements, this will be an incredible tool for "surveying" physical objects and spaces.

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Really no flutter on this list? These are all great companies but I think flutter deserves a spot as a company with potential to really change how we interact with our devices. It seems like one of the few that is inventing a new space rather than improving on one that already exists (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Flutter has a lot of potential beyond music, especially if they are looking beyond desktop computers.

I could imagine Android-like "face unlock" for laptops or screensavers that kick in when you're facing away or leave the room. :)

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Pair is interesting, especially for long distance relationships and the like. I predict:

1) By the end of summer their servers will be hacked and a new celebrity startlet's nudie pics will hit the tabloids.

2) Drama and heartache ensue when people find out they can't pair with their wife AND their mistress. This will create a niche market for a Pair client with multiple partners.

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I knew from the moment I saw Carsabi that it was going to be big. Buying (and selling) used cars is such a pain in the ass that it really surprises me nobody has done something as simple and clean as them. I also like how the initial listings are populated by Craigslist, but on each panel is laid out cleverly to display the "source: craigslist" as a changeable element. This allows them to piggyback on the volume of l…

They already started integrating other sources. Just today I got couple of listings from lemonfree.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like Carsabi, but for some reason their name is really forgetful. I don't know why...but I was looking for a car like 2 months after I saw their post...and for the life of me I couldn't remember what they were called

If they take the 'i' out, it would be easier to remember.

Carsab is dangerously close to CarSaab, which probably infringes on some sort of trademark.
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