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Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2

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Re: Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2

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Post by briandear »

pontifier wrote: post #10

Here are the ideas that I think have the most potential... talar: Huge potential here. Cars are on their way out, and scheduled grocery delivery can replace it. spotless materials: Coatings can make a huge difference in the way we interact with materials... in fact, for the most part, that's all we interact with. better coatings make things better. encellin: I believe that interacting with our bodies on a more finely…

> scheduled grocery delivery can replace it.

Scheduled grocery delivery is an innovation? Seems like the same story, different decade.

Re: Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2

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Post by ericd »

pier25 wrote: post #138
ericd wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With all the advancements in ML, there's a new set of lowest hanging fruit, and it's incredibly exciting.

I'm not an expert, but I imagine that the companies working on those easier problems already started a couple of years ago. Hard problems like self driving cars and natural language interfaces are way beyond the capabilities of a small startup.

Cruise was a small startup that got at least basic self driving working before they sold to GM. IIRC it was <10 people when I rode in one of their converted Audis. Lots of startups are working on NLP. I wouldn't be so pessimistic.

Re: Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2

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Post by aerophilic »

firtoz wrote: post #12

I am currently participating in another accelerator in London called Antler; and I have been exposed to ideas from 70 entrepreneurs. We are presenting to investors this week. Also I am in YC Startup School too, which allows you to see what's coming up in the world, and that's awesome too. It's amazing to see that a significant percentage (~30%) of ideas they have come up with have been also thought of by others e.g.…

When I advice folks... I always like to say, for any good idea you have, 100 other people have already thought of it. For any great idea you have had, 1000 people have thought of it.

The core difference lies in the execution. If you can execute on even a marginally “okay” idea, you can build on that, but even the greatest idea in the world has no chance without that execution.

Corollary: don’t worry about protecting your idea, worry about how you can be the best person to execute it.

Re: Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2

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Post by dang »

elkynator wrote: post #3

I can say that Tandem is the one which strikes me the most. I had a privilege to test the product in early beta and you can see the benefit of such solution. Basically Discord for work which I believe will be adopted soon by many companies.

They did a Launch HN here, if anyone's curious :https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20585810

Re: Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2

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Post by dang »

fybe wrote: post #63

Vendr.com: A SaaS to keep track of your SaaS subscriptions. and a 6.5k or 10k PER MONTH for someone to buy your SaaS subscriptions seems super expensive. I'm not too versed in the SaaS market but is this really something that you need a dedicated "SaaS expert" to manage for you?

Their launch HN may include some answers: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20707194

Re: Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2

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Post by cbanek »

> TrustedFor: LinkedIn is just such an awful platform that there’s space for a startup to disrupt it by just remaking it. TrustedFor is building “LinkedIn 2.0,” a platform for professional profiles that is centered around recommendations from people that the users have actually worked alongside. The startup is leveraging the YC network pretty heavily to get associated companies on board.

Good luck. I'm happy to see someone trying to get into LinkedIn's business. I've used LinkedIn close to when it started, but it is really getting on my nerves.

If they succeed, that could be really interesting on how to compete with an established company where the network effect is their real edge.

Re: Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2

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Post by tomashertus »

cbanek wrote: post #146

> TrustedFor: LinkedIn is just such an awful platform that there’s space for a startup to disrupt it by just remaking it. TrustedFor is building “LinkedIn 2.0,” a platform for professional profiles that is centered around recommendations from people that the users have actually worked alongside. The startup is leveraging the YC network pretty heavily to get associated companies on board. Good luck. I'm happy to see s…

The older I get the more I find myself browsing LinkedIn. I actually enjoy some of the deep conversations in closed groups.

Re: Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2

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Post by pier25 »

ericd wrote: post #142
pier25 wrote: post #138

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not an expert, but I imagine that the companies working on those easier problems already started a couple of years ago. Hard problems like self driving cars and natural language interfaces are way beyond the capabilities of a small startup.

Cruise was a small startup that got at least basic self driving working before they sold to GM. IIRC it was <10 people when I rode in one of their converted Audis. Lots of startups are working on NLP. I wouldn't be so pessimistic.

Cruise was founded about 5 years ago which is what I was saying on my previous comment.

Re: Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2

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Post by mathattack »

bch wrote: post #127
mathattack wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is the norm in business. It forces reciprocity. It’s why most sales orgs spend so much on business entertainment.

I (think) I know what you’re saying, what I’m saying is that if I said I was interested in your billion dollar automobile startup, and bought you a car as a gesture, you might be excited, until I handed you the keys to a used 1998 Hyundai Excel. Unless I really am missing the point, because a $500 bicycle really is a pretty cheap machine these days, let alone a $500 tandem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Excel

More that anything creates reciprocity. It’s why I am very wary of taking things from vendors.

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Post by jammygit »

cbanek wrote: post #146

> TrustedFor: LinkedIn is just such an awful platform that there’s space for a startup to disrupt it by just remaking it. TrustedFor is building “LinkedIn 2.0,” a platform for professional profiles that is centered around recommendations from people that the users have actually worked alongside. The startup is leveraging the YC network pretty heavily to get associated companies on board. Good luck. I'm happy to see s…

LinkedIn is so spammy, I hate it. The recruiters don't even read your profile, and you feel like a jungle explorer trying to find how to turn off all the notifications
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