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New YC Startup: Buxfer

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Re: New YC Startup: Buxfer

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I'm imagining two intersecting lines. The positively sloped line represents the amount of time saved increasing as transactions of this kind increase. The other negatively sloped line is the cognitive overhead of using the system, i.e. higher when the number of transactions is small. I'm trying to figure out where exactly they cross, because while I like the system in theory I can't really see myself using it, at lea…

Well, that's a challenge for us, then. Let's see if we can make the y-coord of the overhead line start below the time-saved line :P Also, we'd love to know what is causing your inertia at this moment.

OK, I sent you guys my thoughts using the feedback link.

Re: New YC Startup: Buxfer

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is Ashwin - one of Buxfer's founders. Glad you liked the look of the site. We do allow you to import transactions from your bank and credit card accounts - provided they are in Quicken or Microsoft Money format. Integrating directly with banks is on the cards as well. One of our goals (besides tracking shared expenses) is to be able to better reason about cash transactions. Our experience as students indicated w…

Integrating directly with banks is on the cards Did you mean 'in the cards' or are you an Agile/XP shop?

This could just be my English crapping out at the wrong time. All I meant was "coming soon"!
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