I know you mentioned in your description that this is only in New York so far, but that is not at all clear when visiting the site.
Launch HN: CocuSocial (YC S17) – Marketplace for cooking classes at restaurants
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Re: Launch HN: CocuSocial (YC S17) – Marketplace for cooking classes at restaurants
#22Sam Altman once said that YC only accepts applicants if they have the potential to become billion dollar companies. What is CocuSocial's growth path to 9 zero's?
This is Gustaf from YC.
It might be good to think of the Airbnb story here. When Airbnb launched they were called Airbed & Breakfast and where offering airbeds in private rooms and their largest market was New York city. Few understood how big of an opportunity it was at the time.
Most of the very best marketplaces start with a small niche area that works very well and then expand out of that. Cocusocial is currently the largest cooking class provider in New York - the largest city in US.
Re: Launch HN: CocuSocial (YC S17) – Marketplace for cooking classes at restaurants
#23Hi, Billy..
There's that piece of "folk wisdom" about making sure company names don't mean unexpected things in other languages..
"Cocu", in French, a popular language, means "cuckold", as others have pointed out. As a French speaking person, when I read "CocuSocial", the first thing that popped into my mind was "social platform for swingers". I was a bit perplexed and went "Hmm, YC incubated a Bodily Fluids Exchange as a Service startup, that's interesting".
What are your thoughts on that? Is this deliberate to cause a certain break point of thoughts and titillate the inquisitive mind?
Re: Launch HN: CocuSocial (YC S17) – Marketplace for cooking classes at restaurants
#24Are you aware of the meaning and the potential joke in French language?
Re: Launch HN: CocuSocial (YC S17) – Marketplace for cooking classes at restaurants
#25I know you mentioned in your description that this is only in New York so far, but that is not at all clear when visiting the site.
I found the same issue. I kept looking for a way to set my city.
Re: Launch HN: CocuSocial (YC S17) – Marketplace for cooking classes at restaurants
#26This is such a cool idea! Looking forward to visit a class somewhere in Europe. Good luck with your venture!