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Poll: Apply HN Runoff – Which two startups should YCF fund?

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Re: Poll: Apply HN Runoff – Which two startups should YCF fund?

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Post by moflome »

mey wrote: post #12
blcArmadillo wrote: post #9

The tagline for Cadwolf is "CAD software in the browser". Does CAD in this case stand for something other than computer aided design? Based on their site it doesn't really look like a CAD solution.

When I hear CAD I think, "Computer Aided Drafting", typically 3D solid modeling for Mechanical Engineers.

Same here, although I upvoted in the hopes that their definition of "CAD" could be extended to other markets. Curious if this is potentially competitive with other YC investments, namely Upverter[0] and CircuitLab[1], and how does that affect an Apply HN entry?

[0] https://upverter.com/press/ [1] http://circuitlab.com/

Re: Poll: Apply HN Runoff – Which two startups should YCF fund?

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Post by phantom_oracle »

I'm being biased towards anything that isn't software-first. I'd like to see something like the aquaponics idea get a kickstart from this Apply HN.

And of course, the venerable Pinboard deserves a vote as well, simply so that the owner can write about how he "scaled Pinboard after a major pivot":

    Pinboard is now THE marketplace for AAA-grade Argentinian beef
;)

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Post by angersock »

tptacek wrote: post #31
minimaxir wrote: post #4

Since it is being left up to community vote, and only 2 startups can win, isn't including Pinboard unfair to the other 19 startups? As noted in the previous thread, Pinboard is indeed eligible for YCF by the letter of the law, but including a 7-year old startup with a popular founder doesn't seem to fit the spirit of Apply HN.

Including a startup with a founder who happens to be popular on HN doesn't seem any less in the spirit of this exercise as including a startup with a problem domain that happens to be popular on HN --- which is something you could say about a "currency for basic income" or "anonymous social network" or "new kind of database". In fact, if part of the point of this exercise is legitimizing the use of HN as a sort of de…

It will be fun to watch, for a lot of us, and that's worth something.

This somewhat implies that the ApplyHN experiment is at least as much about performance art and entertainment as it is doing any sort of real entrepreneurship.

That's fine and all, but let's be honest with ourselves about why we're here.

Re: Poll: Apply HN Runoff – Which two startups should YCF fund?

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Post by manav »

minimaxir wrote: post #4

Since it is being left up to community vote, and only 2 startups can win, isn't including Pinboard unfair to the other 19 startups? As noted in the previous thread, Pinboard is indeed eligible for YCF by the letter of the law, but including a 7-year old startup with a popular founder doesn't seem to fit the spirit of Apply HN.

I think it was explained that this experiment was only under the umbrella of YCF because it was the closest fit, so none of the traditional rules or criteria really apply.

However, I think Pinboard would be a better fit for the normal YC program. Maybe in the future there should be two tracks for Apply HN (established and idea stage).

Re: Poll: Apply HN Runoff – Which two startups should YCF fund?

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Post by vishalkgupta »

godzillabrennus wrote: post #6

WedWell because I know how insane that industry is.

Thanks for the vote! Planning a wedding is super broken. Besides the fact that vendors largely up charge specifically for weddings, the amount of time it takes to iterate with vendors (often face to face) is way too long. We're hoping to make the whole process more efficient :)
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