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Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

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Re: Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

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Post by PStamatiou »

I like Etherpad, but I'm not sure why. I'm a big G Docs user, or at least was in college, and use both for the same features (don't do too much heavy collab). But I use Etherpad Pro to consolidate all the random text files I have lying around usually. I think I like it because it's simple, non-nosense and logging into google docs is a pain. I have it on google apps and i never remember the URL so i have to log into mail, click the icon, etc. Granted I could setup a CNAME but I digress..

Maybe I like em more than gDocs b/c they're also a startup..

Re: Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

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Post by gaia-forming »

christonog wrote: post #18
paul9290 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is Evernote a YC company? I can find any info to this regards. Here is a list of YC companies http://www.crunchbase.com/company/y-combinator , though not sure if it's a comprehensive one?

No, but I realize how the title might be misleading. I realize now this question was maybe geared toward those who started YC companies, which I haven't.

Doesn't have to be a YC company. I was only asking YC.

Re: Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

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Post by alexsolo »

PStamatiou wrote: post #21

I like Etherpad, but I'm not sure why. I'm a big G Docs user, or at least was in college, and use both for the same features (don't do too much heavy collab). But I use Etherpad Pro to consolidate all the random text files I have lying around usually. I think I like it because it's simple, non-nosense and logging into google docs is a pain. I have it on google apps and i never remember the URL so i have to log into m…

I agree completely. Etherpad is a lot better than Google Docs. The big reason for me is that it provides instant collaboration. When I type something in, the other people editing the doc can see my changes instantly.

For Goog Docs, it takes a few seconds to see someone's changes. It's great for solo editing, but very annoying for collaborative work.

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