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Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by kamikazi »

henreman wrote: post #66
kamikazi wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sounds interesting. Few more details? - email in my profile. And all the best. We got rejected too.

Hi Kamikazi, what project you guys working on? For me, I will still continue with the project but without financial backing it will just be slower.

Me too. In my case YC deadline just happened to coincide my decision to startup. More than the financial backing my startup would've benefited more by being in YC ecosystem and my feet on the ground presence in signing up those early customers. Might try in next batch. Good luck!

Can't see your email anywhere. Email me?

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Post by MarkyPc3 »

stevenjohns wrote: post #37
sillysaurus3 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If the idea is solid, why are you letting YC's rejection get in the way of pursuing it? Determination matters most.

We're not. It slows us down considerably, but we're still pursuing it.

Don't let it slow you down. Think about things practically. If you didn't get accepted now, that only means you won't receive money from them for now. You can still always get in touch and ask questions and hopefully get answers. The most important part of YC is that you have an intense drive to get work done without being distracted. You have a [petrifying] sense of accountability and a demo day to get ready for. If you can set these up for yourself, then it could be just as good. The only thing missing would be to get in touch with partners who'd otherwise have more time to speak with you and meet you in person. Email your questions. You may get answers and you may even build meaningful relationships eventually.

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Post by retrogradeMT »

gault8121 wrote: post #72
abraren wrote: post #43

Any nonprofit applicants out there? We'd love to hear about you!

I received an interview for Quill.org. The third time was the charm. The only thing that really matters is your users. Other people, such as the judges who assess your app, the influential people whom you'd like to get their support - these are not necessarily your users, and they won't necessarily understand the problems you're solving. Stay true to your users, and if they love what you are doing everything else wil…

Pretty fun site and a bit addicting. I just wish you had this for Javascript syntax... I would spend hours.

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Post by raphael_motta »

Got rejected, but we will keep working hard!

Our Startup is Cronus Audio Technology.

The main purpose of Cronus is to enable the musicians to extract the most from their performance, simple, elegant and versatile way, offering innovative tools that cover expressive artistic interactions, excellence in audio effects and social connectivity.

Our first product will be the Cronus-Z, an innovative proposal for equipment that mixes the functionality of a multi-effect pedal with the power and versatility of an audio workstation, in a compact and portable format. The Cronus-Z will have numerous resources, to effectively meet the demands of various user profiles.

More information can be found at: http://www.cronus-audio.com

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by edsiper2 »

dmvaldman wrote: post #13

If you got rejected, mind sharing what you're working on? Reply below!

We connect IoTs with Mobiles. We were rejected but nothing changes, work plan continues as agreed.

Anyways we will apply again in the next round, YC is very important for us to get the right advice and move in the right direction.

Good luck everyone and keep moving forward! :)

note: We are http://monkey.io

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Post by akshatpradhan »

\o/ for rejection!

Launched a turbo tax, but for PCI Compliance.

Managing PCI Compliance is an unsolved real (big) problem, even bigger than HIPAA. There's been headline breaches in the news (e.g. Target, Kmart, Staples) and companies fear PCI because of its vague language and cost. With my relevant domain expertise in the security field, I'm bringing new tech to an old-school market.

http://www.ComplianceChimp.com

Instead of completing a PCI Requirement that looks like this: http://i.imgur.com/ZW0PzBd.png

You can complete one that looks like this: http://i.imgur.com/XdkrG4o.png

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Post by scottbruin »

onuryavuz wrote: post #34
dmvaldman wrote: post #13

If you got rejected, mind sharing what you're working on? Reply below!

http://cubic.fm connects different music sources in a single player and helps users build a globally accessible online music library. Launched the public beta a week ago. we want users to be able to -Create an online music library, independent of the source providing the content. -Build it further by collecting any track discovered anywhere on the web. -Access and interact with other users' libraries, no matter which…

Hey, I tried this out. There are some solid playlists in there.

A couple things I found confusing:

- I don't have flash installed in Safari (comes packaged in Chrome) and there was no explanation as to why music didn't play back when I was in Safari

- initially Rdio playback was limited to 30s samples even though I had my Rdio account linked. I think I fixed this by logging into Rdio in the same browser session, but not certain

Re: YC W15 emails are out

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Post by moonka »

onuryavuz wrote: post #34
dmvaldman wrote: post #13

If you got rejected, mind sharing what you're working on? Reply below!

http://cubic.fm connects different music sources in a single player and helps users build a globally accessible online music library. Launched the public beta a week ago. we want users to be able to -Create an online music library, independent of the source providing the content. -Build it further by collecting any track discovered anywhere on the web. -Access and interact with other users' libraries, no matter which…

Any plans to pull in Last.fm? I've got almost 10 years of listening data on Last.fm I'd love to use as seed data for recommendations.
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