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Y Combinator Fellowship 2015 Application Videos
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Re: Y Combinator Fellowship 2015 Application Videos
#52Great resource, though I've noticed 2 issues: * New entries start with a vote of 0, the poster has to actually up-vote their own submission to get it to 1 (as opposed to automatically making it 1 like on reddit). * The ranking appears to be a sum of up votes, only. Links that are added later (like now), show up at the very bottom and it's unlikely will reach the top. In a situation like this, to get attention, you're…
Wouldn't a subreddit be better for this type of voting platform?
Re: Y Combinator Fellowship 2015 Application Videos
#53I'm confused - I've watched the top two videos and neither really talk about the product at all. CauseSignals is more of a video resume for the team and doesn't even mention the product. I never really read the instructions but was the video to introduce the team and not the product?
I added a new list for the websites of the projects rather than the videos of the founder http://www.topchart.io/lists/ycombinator-fellowship-2015-web...
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Re: Y Combinator Fellowship 2015 Application Videos
#54Great resource, though I've noticed 2 issues: * New entries start with a vote of 0, the poster has to actually up-vote their own submission to get it to 1 (as opposed to automatically making it 1 like on reddit). * The ranking appears to be a sum of up votes, only. Links that are added later (like now), show up at the very bottom and it's unlikely will reach the top. In a situation like this, to get attention, you're…
Thanks for the feedback. All of this is right on and will be solved pretty soon. As for starting with 0, I might be wrong, but building lists is a bit different than other lists. It is possible that I'm adding lists items and I don't care to upvote them. Ultimately you are right though, and I plan to change that.
As for ranking, I'm thinking of a good way to solve that problem. I'm sure I'll come up with something good. Rank deterioration is a good idea, will look into it more and weigh options.
Re: Y Combinator Fellowship 2015 Application Videos
#55Great resource, though I've noticed 2 issues: * New entries start with a vote of 0, the poster has to actually up-vote their own submission to get it to 1 (as opposed to automatically making it 1 like on reddit). * The ranking appears to be a sum of up votes, only. Links that are added later (like now), show up at the very bottom and it's unlikely will reach the top. In a situation like this, to get attention, you're…
Or is this just a way to keep topchart at the top? The second part really is irritating, given that new products are at the bottom of the pit and hidden under multiple 'Load More' with the slightest chance of anyone resurrecting it.
It's definitely not a way to keep TopChart at the top. Since people in our network are already familiar with us, we were getting more upvotes. Any errors in upvotes will be corrected today. We even considered removing ourselves from the list, but that wouldn't be very fun :P
Re: Y Combinator Fellowship 2015 Application Videos
#56It baffles me that some people put so much into the video but don't actually put effort to read or adhere to the guidelines [1] for it. They clearly ask - no script, no background music, no postproduction. Good luck to everybody though! [1] http://www.ycombinator.com/video
We found out about this at the last minute, already had the video, and didn't have enough time to make new demos and videos. So, YC got the same video we submitted for TC Disrupt.
Note that startups apply for a _lot_ of stuff, and we have seen a pattern that teams that look more professional are more likely to be selected (regardless of stated criteria). We're also based in Hollywood, so the kind of video stuff we just make ourselves in a weekend project tends to end up looking reasonably professional.
At the end of the day, startups are rarely successful based on careful adherence to all guidelines, and we think our business is a lot more exciting than our demo and founder videos. Hopefully the YC reviewers think the same.
Re: Y Combinator Fellowship 2015 Application Videos
#57It baffles me that some people put so much into the video but don't actually put effort to read or adhere to the guidelines [1] for it. They clearly ask - no script, no background music, no postproduction. Good luck to everybody though! [1] http://www.ycombinator.com/video
I admit that we didn't follow the rules totally, but there are so many others that completed missed all the parameters. Yeah good luck to you too.
Re: Y Combinator Fellowship 2015 Application Videos
#58I think some of the votes are fake. Look at the names on some submissions. You should implement a way to verify each vote, right now the scores can be easily manipulated.
It's in the works. We are in a super early beta and haven't seen this much traffic and been through all of the use cases yet. This is a pretty good learning experience for us.
Re: Y Combinator Fellowship 2015 Application Videos
#59Throwaway account here. I saw this on twitter and almost got a heart attack thinking for a second that YC made all the founder videos public.
What we've found is that most people really want their video to be seen and aren't super worried about getting their ideas stolen. I think YC could get mad about this, but it's a great way to meet others who made videos and to encourage them, give feedback.
Re: Y Combinator Fellowship 2015 Application Videos
#60Throwaway account here. I saw this on twitter and almost got a heart attack thinking for a second that YC made all the founder videos public.
What would be so bad about it? Founders already committed to other projects? Leakage of "Ideas"?
One potential issue is one we're very cognizant of here in Hollywood: being typecast. We considered this carefully before deciding to make our video public.
Keep in mind, we're a very early stage company. Our video reflects that, and our product video reflects the early product we have shipped (although we do hope you download and try Cuddli instead of just watching the video!). With the wide distribution and high profile that anything linked to YC is likely to attract, we may well be creating an impression with potential future partners, investors, and employees. This is likely the reason why most of the startups in this competition haven't chosen to make their video public.