For some startups, there’s no buzz needed – Poll Everywhere (YC S08)
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Re: For some startups, there’s no buzz needed – Poll Everywhere (YC S08)
#2Poll Everywhere is a cool example of not only a tech startup who beat the traditional startup model but also an example of a company that found success in simply doing something better. Instead of coming up with a unique, complex, and unneeded solution they created something that was better than what was currently available. Very inspiring!
Re: For some startups, there’s no buzz needed – Poll Everywhere (YC S08)
#3Good lord the Boston Globe has one of the most annoying paywalls. I can't even use incognito mode to read this article.
Re: For some startups, there’s no buzz needed – Poll Everywhere (YC S08)
#4Good lord the Boston Globe has one of the most annoying paywalls. I can't even use incognito mode to read this article.
If you're using Safari, you can read the article in reader mode even with the paywall message
Re: For some startups, there’s no buzz needed – Poll Everywhere (YC S08)
#5Like Basecamp. The question is can a bootstrapped business grow to become a challenger to a VC backed juggernaut like Facebook/Google.
Re: For some startups, there’s no buzz needed – Poll Everywhere (YC S08)
#6Good lord the Boston Globe has one of the most annoying paywalls. I can't even use incognito mode to read this article.
Not to mention their pricing information is a lie:
> Continue reading by subscribing to Globe.com for just 99¢.
It's not 99¢. It's $3.96, because you have to sign up for 4 weeks.
I was able to get through by simply opening a different browser.
Re: For some startups, there’s no buzz needed – Poll Everywhere (YC S08)
#7If, like me, you've never heard of Poll Everywhere - It's a way of running live polls in a presentation where people text in their vote and it live updates.
I love the idea and want to use it immediately.
Re: For some startups, there’s no buzz needed – Poll Everywhere (YC S08)
#8Good lord the Boston Globe has one of the most annoying paywalls. I can't even use incognito mode to read this article.
I'm using Firefox with uBlock Origin. I just blocked the element of the overlay. Works on many sites.
Re: For some startups, there’s no buzz needed – Poll Everywhere (YC S08)
#9If, like me, you've never heard of Poll Everywhere - It's a way of running live polls in a presentation where people text in their vote and it live updates. I love the idea and want to use it immediately.
Is it like Menti?
Re: For some startups, there’s no buzz needed – Poll Everywhere (YC S08)
#10Like Basecamp. The question is can a bootstrapped business grow to become a challenger to a VC backed juggernaut like Facebook/Google.
I think it's equally valid to ask "Does a business need to become a juggernaut challenger? Are the founders of juggernauts happier? Is society better off for having near-monopolies?" That seems to be DHMs perspective - that the instinctual need to grow should be questioned as intrinsically valuable.