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Rejection email from Y Combinator

#1
Hi Friends,

I've just received rejection email from Ycombinator... :( Though I realize, how competitive it gets to get in, its not the start one expect for their product or idea...

I would appreciate if fellow community members can help point out ares of improvement in my product or idea,

http://joday.com

Thanks for your time! I really appreciate it!

Nish Founder, Joday.com

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#3

Isn't this just YouTube without hosting? Why would I use this?

Well according to recent statistics, "100 hours of videos are uploaded to youtube every minute."

my goal is to make it easy for you to discover videos from youtube and other sources on internet...

consider it, "Netflix for Youtube Videos"

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#5

I think youtube itself is trying to do this. I don't think you can compete with that. Even if you gained traction, wouldn't they just block your ip addresses and prevent you from embedding video?

I have always thought of complementing Youtube rather than competing with them.

Youtube is platform and a really good one... allowing the rise of new age content... brining content democratization/revolution...

whereas Joday has curated content from Youtube(for now) and other sources... organized for easy access by channels etc. and further more personalize it according to user taste...

It would be really sad if youtube decides to blocks video embedding as majority of youtube videos are watched by embedding.

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#6
post #3

Isn't this just YouTube without hosting? Why would I use this?

Well according to recent statistics, "100 hours of videos are uploaded to youtube every minute." my goal is to make it easy for you to discover videos from youtube and other sources on internet... consider it, "Netflix for Youtube Videos"

So why wouldn't I just use Netflix lol

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#7
Honest feedback: I don't see what problem this is solving; I don't see a real problem that I can identify with, or at least not one worth solving. That said, I'm one person, and I may be in the minority for not having a problem this solves.

When embarking on a new product idea, I pitch the problem to all kinds of different people first, before I even pitch my proposed solution. This allows me to see if the problem I think exists resonates with others, how people think about the problem, and whether or not it's something they actually care about. This sets the best foundation for proposing a solution and how to go about pitching or selling it to people.

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#9
post #3

Isn't this just YouTube without hosting? Why would I use this?

Well according to recent statistics, "100 hours of videos are uploaded to youtube every minute." my goal is to make it easy for you to discover videos from youtube and other sources on internet... consider it, "Netflix for Youtube Videos"

Anytime someone describes something as "X of/for Y", I go check out Y. I'd work on your pitch.
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