meh. none of these ideas other than Standard Treasury seem particularly compelling,
and there goes whats left of my karma...
Y Combinator Summer 2013 Demo Day, Batch 1
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#22I love that every app is labeled "It's (insert other app) for (insert what is does)." Example: YAMMER FOR MOBILE WORKFORCE, Mint.com for legal spend, CLICKTALE FOR MOBILE, YELP FOR LATIN AMERICA. UGH!!
It seems to be the best way to get new ideas across to people. How would you describe them in a clearer way that as many people would understand?
Also, Glio looks like a copycat, so it is exactly Yelp for Brazil. That is what they are building, not just a form of explain their model.
Remember those times when people discussed how YC model was "cooler" than Rocket Internet model? Those times are gone.
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#23I love that every app is labeled "It's (insert other app) for (insert what is does)." Example: YAMMER FOR MOBILE WORKFORCE, Mint.com for legal spend, CLICKTALE FOR MOBILE, YELP FOR LATIN AMERICA. UGH!!
It seems to be the best way to get new ideas across to people. How would you describe them in a clearer way that as many people would understand?
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#24I remember a time when this very TechCrunch article would come out and I'd read through it with a sense of dismay at the sheer unadulterated badness of every single idea. Things have changed. An example: Teleborder charges $5,000 per visa application, ... gathering documents, collecting information, and sending information to the government. This is one of those ideas where you just stop and wonder why nobody has run…
I m not sure if this will work. The cost per app goes down with each additional app. After about 10 apps the company typically has figured out and streamlined the entire process. The documentation requirements for the H1B applicant are pretty well known. (previous status, transcripts, degree certificates,...). These are not overly complicated documents (unless you are a special case). Also 5k fee sounds kinds of high…
You're not far off.
My girlfriend and a couple friends recently went through this year's LCA process (H1B, H1B1, etc.) and the lawyers cost exactly that: $2-3k.
The $5k price point is only going to drive away your target market. These customers are people who have already busted their ass to get a work sponsor, so they know the ins and outs of the market, including what the laywers cost and who is typically better. If they don't, then they are deferring to their employer's lawyers, who are already experts, to handle it completely.
There isn't anything new that teleborders is bringing to the market here, except a more expensive price point.
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#25I remember a time when this very TechCrunch article would come out and I'd read through it with a sense of dismay at the sheer unadulterated badness of every single idea. Things have changed. An example: Teleborder charges $5,000 per visa application, ... gathering documents, collecting information, and sending information to the government. This is one of those ideas where you just stop and wonder why nobody has run…
It does seem that YC companies have moved away from the "give some service away on the internet for free" model that used to predominate. Most of these seem like they are filling real needs.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
It seems to be the best way to get new ideas across to people. How would you describe them in a clearer way that as many people would understand?
Also, Glio looks like a copycat, so it is exactly Yelp for Brazil. That is what they are building, not just a form of explain their model. Remember those times when people discussed how YC model was "cooler" than Rocket Internet model? Those times are gone.
I don't think that is an issue. The value in Yelp is largely in the reviews, the rest of how it works has been done plenty of times for plenty of different things.
Just like a groupon or stripe, the venue reviews space really needs boots on the ground and some local knowledge to work right, so there is a big opportunity for essentially a copycat model for that market (same as has happened for a long time in china).
Bringing these tried and tested ideas to places just catching up to the rest of the world with digital connectivity is probably going to be very lucrative over the next decade for people well positioned to do so.
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#27"Today, some $29. 6 billion in smartphone cases are sold every year."
Really? No way. I'd be amazed if this was a correct figure.
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#28Is there a link to the video presentations?
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#29I remember a time when this very TechCrunch article would come out and I'd read through it with a sense of dismay at the sheer unadulterated badness of every single idea. Things have changed. An example: Teleborder charges $5,000 per visa application, ... gathering documents, collecting information, and sending information to the government. This is one of those ideas where you just stop and wonder why nobody has run…
Unlikely. Most immigration firms (outside of the Bay Area and New York) charge less than $5000 to handle all immigration visa matters, and I am including major specialty firms like Fragommen. While the idea is sound, the pricing is going to need a lot of work if it wants to take off outside of the Bay.
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#30I love that every app is labeled "It's (insert other app) for (insert what is does)." Example: YAMMER FOR MOBILE WORKFORCE, Mint.com for legal spend, CLICKTALE FOR MOBILE, YELP FOR LATIN AMERICA. UGH!!
It seems to be the best way to get new ideas across to people. How would you describe them in a clearer way that as many people would understand?
I don't know. Maybe use some sort of journalistic tools.