The future of nReduce

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Post by railsjedi » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:30 AM UTC

The future of nReduce
nreduce.com

Re: The future of nReduce

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Post by joemellin » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:38 AM UTC

We are really excited about helping entrepreneurs. Please let us know if you have any questions?

Re: The future of nReduce

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Post by dave_sullivan » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:49 AM UTC

I've been in nreduce for a couple months now and I think it's a great program. The startups are very mixed in terms of goals--some are working on side projects, others are building real businesses with real customers, revenue, and all that. The community has been extremely helpful, and it's a good way to connect with people facing similar problems.

This is a bit of a glowing review, but as far as my goals of accountability and connections, it's been hugely helpful for me. And honestly, not having to give up equity or take investment is a pretty great deal.

Re: The future of nReduce

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Post by joemellin » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:52 AM UTC

dave_sullivan wrote: post #3

I've been in nreduce for a couple months now and I think it's a great program. The startups are very mixed in terms of goals--some are working on side projects, others are building real businesses with real customers, revenue, and all that. The community has been extremely helpful, and it's a good way to connect with people facing similar problems. This is a bit of a glowing review, but as far as my goals of accounta…

Hey Dave,

Great to hear that, as always let me know how to make your experience better!

-Joe

Re: The future of nReduce

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Post by pjscott » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:57 AM UTC

In case anybody is wondering about the name:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_calculus#Reduction

Re: The future of nReduce

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Post by snambi » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 6:01 AM UTC

dave_sullivan wrote: post #3

I've been in nreduce for a couple months now and I think it's a great program. The startups are very mixed in terms of goals--some are working on side projects, others are building real businesses with real customers, revenue, and all that. The community has been extremely helpful, and it's a good way to connect with people facing similar problems. This is a bit of a glowing review, but as far as my goals of accounta…

I agree. There is a mixture of teams in various stages. It is very good to learn from teams that are ahead of you in terms of learning. I've been attending the physical meetups in san francisco. Eventhough, the turnout has reduced steadily over a period of time, I think that is the best part of nreduce.

Re: The future of nReduce

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Post by rrbrambley » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 6:04 AM UTC

We've received a lot of constructive feedback from other startups over the last couple months in nReduce, and it has generally been a nice experience. For that reason alone, it has been pretty valuable to us.

The new approach to "demo day" that nReduce is going for will hopefully be something that helps entrepreneurs get exposure in a more meaningful way. If it's done right, I could see it as a serious AngelList alternative; they seem to be interested in building tools that let developers show off their skills on a micro/functional way. This is much more appealing than a system that relies more heavily on getting attention through mutual friends and connections.

Having said that, I'm still kind of wary about the 10 startup demo day approach that is based on "investor rating" of the companies, mostly because it's not really clear what that means. Other people questioned the potential for investors to be more inclined to care about specific types/markets of startups, and I think that's a valid concern. However, I think that since they're planning on making it a monthly thing, it could potentially make it a lot easier for niche startups who have a solid product to get some real attention.

Re: The future of nReduce

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Post by ericabiz » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 6:09 AM UTC

Hmm. I signed up for this when you launched in June, and so far I haven't received any email since mid-June when you told me about a meetup in SF. I assumed this project was dead, actually, since I haven't heard anything from you since then, and I'm surprised to read you've been doing meetups and even have an online community.

You might want to dig up whatever email list I'm on and let us know that you're still around and have changed your model.

I'm glad to know you aren't just focusing on Bay Area startups, by the way--there are so many startups outside that area that could benefit from what you're doing. Cheers to that!

Re: The future of nReduce

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Post by joemellin » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 6:12 AM UTC

ericabiz wrote: post #8

Hmm. I signed up for this when you launched in June, and so far I haven't received any email since mid-June when you told me about a meetup in SF. I assumed this project was dead, actually, since I haven't heard anything from you since then, and I'm surprised to read you've been doing meetups and even have an online community. You might want to dig up whatever email list I'm on and let us know that you're still aroun…

Totally our fault, we had some forms break in the beginning and emails got mixed up. Can you send me an email? I would be happy to walk you through the process.

Best, -Joe

joe@nreduce.com

Re: The future of nReduce

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Post by joemellin » Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 6:14 AM UTC

rrbrambley wrote: post #7

We've received a lot of constructive feedback from other startups over the last couple months in nReduce, and it has generally been a nice experience. For that reason alone, it has been pretty valuable to us. The new approach to "demo day" that nReduce is going for will hopefully be something that helps entrepreneurs get exposure in a more meaningful way. If it's done right, I could see it as a serious AngelList alte…

Hi,

Thanks so much for the feedback. Everything in nReduce is a prototype, so we are going to be monitoring the success of the process we are designing for demo day. If it doesn't work well, we will go back to the drawing board.

Please keep the feedback coming.

-Joe