http://jarvis.co
I know the guys behind Jarvis, and they are super cool people! Better luck next time guys!
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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What about it?
How do you intend to solve it? If few people are on your site, nobody treats reputation on it as a real reputation. If nobody treats it as a real reputation, nobody will come.
One way is to get NGOs to adopt it for their volunteers and to have volunteers get rep from people they help and or serve.
Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project
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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 i…
really appreciate the feedback, and i agree.. the feedback needs to skew towards "useful things you can do to improve your site, preferably the easiest things to do" TBH: they were the first two reviews we got done and that is what the designers came up with.. we wanted to soft launch and improve rather than wait for the 'perfect sample' we've since run about 10 more (actually getting a bunch of websites to review fr…
Did you consider doing the same for code reviews?
Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project
#54http://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 i…
as a side point, there should be a point where you can comment that "things look good", but i agree the designer should have to comment on why they look good..
we're working out designer guidelines now :)
Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project
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I just saw the same concept 2 seconds ago from google. https://helpouts.google.com/home Anyway, sounds like a good idea. Good luck guys.
Thanks! Can't really compete with Google ;). However, our product is different in the sense that it aims to connect people face-to-face with surrounding local talent.
You should put an emphasis on face-to-face on your homepage IMHO.
Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project
#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 i…
really appreciate the feedback, and i agree.. the feedback needs to skew towards "useful things you can do to improve your site, preferably the easiest things to do" TBH: they were the first two reviews we got done and that is what the designers came up with.. we wanted to soft launch and improve rather than wait for the 'perfect sample' we've since run about 10 more (actually getting a bunch of websites to review fr…
yes did consider code reviews.
our thought on this would be mainly for people to check outsourced work is not way out of line.
in a 30-60 minute review you can't get too deep, but you can give a general opinion of the overall quality of the code and whether or not the developers are way out of line.
it might be more a sanity check for non-tech website owners.
Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project
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Thanks! Can't really compete with Google ;). However, our product is different in the sense that it aims to connect people face-to-face with surrounding local talent.
You should put an emphasis on face-to-face on your homepage IMHO.
Agreed! Currently our homepage targets UC Berkeley students who want to make extra pocket change tutoring students in-need.
Our full launch is coming very soon and will convey f2f at first glance.
Thank you for your feedback!
Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project
#58Well here's our project that didn't get accepted: http://pplrep.com
Wow that is truly retarded. I'm sorry but if anyone gave you money for that it should be money they never expect to get back. I hate to be so hostile towards your idea but there is actually such a thing as a dumb idea and it's useful to point them out as such.
Have you considered that you weren’t chosen because of your attitude instead of your project. Your comment here (as well as your name...) betrays a certain... outlook on the world.
It's not just about the ideas, it's also about the team, the people at YC have said as much in their press releases of the past. I would look inward before looking at your project.
Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project
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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…
yc's not about the startup cash it's about the access to influential people
@crazytony, if your startup is already working out, influential people will come to you.
Also, where did I explicitly state that YC was only about money? I don't even think you can say I implicitly meant that or assume it was the gist of what I said.
Re: I didn't get into YC – here's my project
#60ah 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
This is actually nice looking and has a great purpose. Maybe they didn't select you because there's no billion-dollar exit strategies for education services..? I think it could make a really great product though.
We are a nonprofit. We are a commercial nonprofit, and intend to make a sustainable revenue, so we really don't fit into the nonprofit mold. We probably would have had a better chance as a for profit. The nonprofit app was surprisingly sparse.