Really great product - well done guys!
Posterous (YC S08) launches dead simple group blogs, raises angel round
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Re: Posterous (YC S08) launches dead simple group blogs, raises angel round
#12congrats, posterous!
Re: Posterous (YC S08) launches dead simple group blogs, raises angel round
#13Hooray! Now I can be more vocal about new features :) .... twitter integration?
We support it through autopost right now. Lots of people use it today just for autoposting to that plus Facebook, Flickr and most major blog platforms.
Re: Posterous (YC S08) launches dead simple group blogs, raises angel round
#14well played and congrats! loving all the success stories coming out of YC. keep up the solid work.
Re: Posterous (YC S08) launches dead simple group blogs, raises angel round
#15Are you guys doing anything to prevent people from forging email headers? It just occurred to me that forging a "from" header is pretty easy, which might allow you to post to someone else's blog...?
Re: Posterous (YC S08) launches dead simple group blogs, raises angel round
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
YC startups in general are more well suited for angel rounds than Series A. Angel rounds usually mean less dilution and a ton more flexibility. For us, we're getting a lot more valuable advice, connections and help from real engineers/entrepreneurs/founders who have built lasting companies before. You talk to as many investors as you can, get a lead angel investor to negotiate terms, then build the round out with oth…
I agree with you on the merits; and the connections & advice from many people who have been there, done that -- trumps the other options. Can you expand a bit more on the flexibility part either here or offline? Did you also consider VC's such as Founders Fund, First Round Capital, Maples, Union Square, etc? Thanks, and good luck!
Definitely, feel free to follow up offline, my contact is in my profile.
Re: Posterous (YC S08) launches dead simple group blogs, raises angel round
#17How to make a Tumblr account a group blog:
1. Send all the people who you want to join your unique Tumblr account email address (i.e. weird_code@tumblr.com)
2. That's it. :)
Re: Posterous (YC S08) launches dead simple group blogs, raises angel round
#18Well done Garry and Sachin. I was always super impressed with how well you guys execute. Congratulations!
Re: Posterous (YC S08) launches dead simple group blogs, raises angel round
#19Are you guys doing anything to prevent people from forging email headers? It just occurred to me that forging a "from" header is pretty easy, which might allow you to post to someone else's blog...?
There is a section on that in their FAQ. If they see one of the telltale signs of a spoof they send you a confirmation email asking if you really posted. Sounds effective to me.
Re: Posterous (YC S08) launches dead simple group blogs, raises angel round
#20congrats sir!