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Curebit (YC W11) Raises $1.2 Million For Online Referral System

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Re: Curebit (YC W11) Raises $1.2 Million For Online Referral System

#31

Post by zefhous »

earbitscom wrote: post #30
timsally wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We'll take it down if DHH insists! It is personally my fault for not including a credit to Highrise for the design Lesson to us: add credits Crediting someone for their property doesn't make stealing it ok. By default, stealing is wrong. Waiting for an objection and/or linking to the owner doesn't change that. This seems like a problematic worldview for a young company.

It's not stealing , it's copying . 37signals still has their original. Let's get an upvote here because I know everyone in this forum agrees.

Actually, since they are hotlinking to some assets directly from the other site, they are indeed stealing.

Also, please don't ask for upvotes or assume that others agree with you.

Re: Curebit (YC W11) Raises $1.2 Million For Online Referral System

#32

Post by stouset »

wlll wrote: post #8
dmix wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got a different homepage: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/533753/Screen%20Shot%202012-01-27%20... It's possible they are experimenting with the 37signals design to see if it has legs, then will release a more original incarnation?

I get the version you see when I use Chrome, I get the other version 100% of the time in Safari.

The choice of A/B test is stored in a cookie.

Re: Curebit (YC W11) Raises $1.2 Million For Online Referral System

#33

Post by earbitscom »

zefhous wrote: post #31
earbitscom wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not stealing , it's copying . 37signals still has their original. Let's get an upvote here because I know everyone in this forum agrees.

Actually, since they are hotlinking to some assets directly from the other site, they are indeed stealing. Also, please don't ask for upvotes or assume that others agree with you.

Oh, trust me, the upvote request and everything about this comment were filled with deeply engrained sarcasm.

Re: Curebit (YC W11) Raises $1.2 Million For Online Referral System

#34

Post by dmerfield »

allangrant wrote: post #25
wlll wrote: post #5

Your new designer will be able to have a crack at an original homepage ;) http://i.imgur.com/fRI8Q.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KbQo0.jpg

Hey - I'm one of the founders of Curebit, and yes - it was a boneheaded move.. We had a different homepage, were a/b testing different pages, came across the 37signals post and were like 'wow we should see how that converts!' We are big fans of rails and what 37signals is doing and did not really think through the implications of what we were doing. We just kind of thought about it as a fun test to run. Clearly it wa…

Close, but no cigar: http://mee.la/28983

Re: Curebit (YC W11) Raises $1.2 Million For Online Referral System

#35

Post by papalalu »

dmerfield wrote: post #34
allangrant wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey - I'm one of the founders of Curebit, and yes - it was a boneheaded move.. We had a different homepage, were a/b testing different pages, came across the 37signals post and were like 'wow we should see how that converts!' We are big fans of rails and what 37signals is doing and did not really think through the implications of what we were doing. We just kind of thought about it as a fun test to run. Clearly it wa…

Close, but no cigar: http://mee.la/28983

oof

Re: Curebit (YC W11) Raises $1.2 Million For Online Referral System

#36

Post by [deleted] »

dmerfield wrote: post #34
allangrant wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey - I'm one of the founders of Curebit, and yes - it was a boneheaded move.. We had a different homepage, were a/b testing different pages, came across the 37signals post and were like 'wow we should see how that converts!' We are big fans of rails and what 37signals is doing and did not really think through the implications of what we were doing. We just kind of thought about it as a fun test to run. Clearly it wa…

Close, but no cigar: http://mee.la/28983

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Re: Curebit (YC W11) Raises $1.2 Million For Online Referral System

#37

Post by zefhous »

earbitscom wrote: post #33
zefhous wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually, since they are hotlinking to some assets directly from the other site, they are indeed stealing. Also, please don't ask for upvotes or assume that others agree with you.

Oh, trust me, the upvote request and everything about this comment were filled with deeply engrained sarcasm.

Sorry about that! Now I feel quite silly...

Re: Curebit (YC W11) Raises $1.2 Million For Online Referral System

#38

Post by freejack »

I was super excited to see the data presented and understand its implications for my business and then when I read the comments on YC and TC, all that washed away as I realized that the credibility of the data was probably about as good as the credibility of the designers...

Initially, I was excited to check them out because their referral rates look a lot better than mine. Then as I paused to consider what was really going on, brought on by the design controversy, I realize that there was a strong likelihood that these rates couldn't be all that solid because as an MVP, their sample size is probably immaterially small.

I wouldn't say that I'm writing Curebit off, but it will be a while before I'm excited about them again...

Re: Curebit (YC W11) Raises $1.2 Million For Online Referral System

#39

Post by redguava »

allangrant wrote: post #25
wlll wrote: post #5

Your new designer will be able to have a crack at an original homepage ;) http://i.imgur.com/fRI8Q.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KbQo0.jpg

Hey - I'm one of the founders of Curebit, and yes - it was a boneheaded move.. We had a different homepage, were a/b testing different pages, came across the 37signals post and were like 'wow we should see how that converts!' We are big fans of rails and what 37signals is doing and did not really think through the implications of what we were doing. We just kind of thought about it as a fun test to run. Clearly it wa…

Your response here makes it worse not better. You copied from them blatantly including linking to their assets and then your first lesson learnt is "add credits"... really?

You are still not planning on taking it down, just adding a credit to their site?

I personally would never use a service that has this level of integrity, I wouldn't trust any of my information with it.

Re: Curebit (YC W11) Raises $1.2 Million For Online Referral System

#40

Post by [deleted] »

dmerfield wrote: post #34
allangrant wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey - I'm one of the founders of Curebit, and yes - it was a boneheaded move.. We had a different homepage, were a/b testing different pages, came across the 37signals post and were like 'wow we should see how that converts!' We are big fans of rails and what 37signals is doing and did not really think through the implications of what we were doing. We just kind of thought about it as a fun test to run. Clearly it wa…

Close, but no cigar: http://mee.la/28983

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