YC W15 emails are out • Hacker News Board

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by onuryavuz » Wed, Oct 29, 2014, 2:25 PM UTC

moonka wrote: post #90

onuryavuz wrote: post #34

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http://cubic.fm connects different music sources in a single player and helps users build a globally accessible online music library. Launched the public beta a week ago. we want users to be able to -Create an online music library, independent of the source providing the content. -Build it further by collecting any track discovered anywhere on the web. -Access and interact with other users' libraries, no matter which…

Any plans to pull in Last.fm? I've got almost 10 years of listening data on Last.fm I'd love to use as seed data for recommendations.

Yep, within a week or so you will be able to connect your last.fm account. All your available data on last.fm will be imported into your library in cubic.fm. I'll let you know when it's done! Thanks!

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by onuryavuz » Wed, Oct 29, 2014, 2:28 PM UTC

jtfairbank wrote: post #61

onuryavuz wrote: post #34

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http://cubic.fm connects different music sources in a single player and helps users build a globally accessible online music library. Launched the public beta a week ago. we want users to be able to -Create an online music library, independent of the source providing the content. -Build it further by collecting any track discovered anywhere on the web. -Access and interact with other users' libraries, no matter which…

My friend has an open source project that did this. Let me know if you want to get in touch with him about it. https://github.com/udj

I'd love that! Can you send me an email : onur@cubic.fm. (I couldn't find yours in your profile.)

Thanks!

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by nyddle » Wed, Oct 29, 2014, 3:39 PM UTC

Rejected. Working on a time tracking solution for google platform: https://whathaveidone.today.

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by aliakhtar » Wed, Oct 29, 2014, 6:40 PM UTC

nyddle wrote: post #113

Rejected. Working on a time tracking solution for google platform: https://whathaveidone.today .

I really wish I could see what it does without having to open a demo video.

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by aliakhtar » Wed, Oct 29, 2014, 6:46 PM UTC

Stoo wrote: post #106

dmvaldman wrote: post #13

If you got rejected, mind sharing what you're working on? Reply below!

I'm working on Storytella[0] which is a writing app aimed at self-publishing authors. I'm trying to bring more developer-like tools to authors in a simple way, so there's an entity system (think, database) and entities can be inserted into body text using an IDE-style context menu. [0] https://storytel.la/

That's an awesome idea.

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by aliakhtar » Wed, Oct 29, 2014, 6:48 PM UTC

jtyner wrote: post #100

dmvaldman wrote: post #13

If you got rejected, mind sharing what you're working on? Reply below!

Not Giving Up Yet. Building a website that uses the WebMidi API to interact with the lessons and trainers. I thought it was quite a unique idea. http://musicians-u.com Decided to run an indiegogo

The idea is cool, but possibly the market is small?

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by abraren » Wed, Oct 29, 2014, 10:58 PM UTC

gault8121 wrote: post #72

abraren wrote: post #43

Any nonprofit applicants out there? We'd love to hear about you!

I received an interview for Quill.org. The third time was the charm. The only thing that really matters is your users. Other people, such as the judges who assess your app, the influential people whom you'd like to get their support - these are not necessarily your users, and they won't necessarily understand the problems you're solving. Stay true to your users, and if they love what you are doing everything else wil…

Good advice, Quill & cool service! At Instrumentl we're stopping at nothing to support our researchers, bottom line. Best of luck in interviews!

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Post by jhyqt5 » Thu, Oct 30, 2014, 1:50 AM UTC

abraren wrote: post #42

dmvaldman wrote: post #13

If you got rejected, mind sharing what you're working on? Reply below!

Hi Comrades, we're a nonprofit using crowdfunding to empower women in science & tech. We won't be benefitting from YC this batch, but we're stopping at nothing to benefit HER https://www.instrumentl.com Wishing you all the best!

Hey Team Instrumentl, I'm Dan, one of the founders of Stempaks. We were really really lucky and somehow got an interview for this batch.

Our company is also focused on STEM ... and I'd really love to chat with you guys. daniel@stempaks.com

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by e7chun » Thu, Oct 30, 2014, 1:51 AM UTC

Wow...there are some amazing companies out there. Kudos to those who got the interview, but for those who didn't, don't give up!

My team (www.stempaks.com) was really fortunate enough to get an interview. But like rgbrgb said, our goal isn't to get into YC; it's to create a good product that people will want.

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by slaxman » Thu, Oct 30, 2014, 9:23 AM UTC

kamaal wrote: post #98

slaxman wrote: post #87

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Solutions to important exam questions (currently for engineering) https://bookstreet.in

I'm really surprised(More like shocked) that your were rejected. By the way if you ever get some quality material on your site for all the universities/colleges/boards/exams in India, you can make a fortune. Didn't they know how important this idea is?

I was too. But we will continue working on it. Seeing good growth.