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I didn't get into YC – here's my project

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Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project

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Post by omerta »

QuasiAlon wrote: post #16
titlex wrote: post #5

Well here's our project that didn't get accepted: http://pplrep.com

reminds me of Daps'em from a few years back: http://thenextweb.com/eu/2011/04/05/give-your-friends-a-virt...

yeah, if we had known about all those ideas, we wouldn't have bothered with pplrep. There was another similar idea called "honestly" or something. Our YC application, it wasn't even serious and they asked us to make a video last minute yesterday cause we never bothered with a video. I made one in my dark apartment on the spot. Honestly, if pplrep was actually working out and we had impressive user growth, we'd never apply to YC because $11,000 or what have you for 7% is not something I'd be interested in.

Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project

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Post by swatkat7 »

gault8121 wrote: post #18

ah yeah http://quill.org HN, we're an open source nonprofit, and we'd like to collaborate with other developers. Check out our code here: https://github.com/empirical-org/quill And if you'd like to contribute, we've got a few interesting projects in the works, including building a free writing section with NLP! You can reach me at peter (at) quill (dot) org

Love the concept! Keep at it :)

Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project

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Post by sarhus »

gault8121 wrote: post #18

ah yeah http://quill.org HN, we're an open source nonprofit, and we'd like to collaborate with other developers. Check out our code here: https://github.com/empirical-org/quill And if you'd like to contribute, we've got a few interesting projects in the works, including building a free writing section with NLP! You can reach me at peter (at) quill (dot) org

why the email is "optional"? you should try to get emails instead, and build a mailing list of people interested in your product!

Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project

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Post by avree »

netpenthe wrote: post #17

http://www.inputfarm.com

Sorry, but do you realize that the "designer feedback" in your screenshot is beyond useless?

Feedback should be descriptive, not prescriptive. "Spacing is good" and "this is clear" don't really add much, nor does "header?", especially without the designer's thinking.

I think the price point here doesn't make sense for the type of feedback you're showcasing in the screenshot.

Other than that, could be a cool product if done well. I know designers who, with good guidelines, could do this kind of thing really efficiently and well.

Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project

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Post by shravvmehtaa »

gault8121 wrote: post #18

ah yeah http://quill.org HN, we're an open source nonprofit, and we'd like to collaborate with other developers. Check out our code here: https://github.com/empirical-org/quill And if you'd like to contribute, we've got a few interesting projects in the works, including building a free writing section with NLP! You can reach me at peter (at) quill (dot) org

Wow, this is really cool!
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