YC is One of Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies

hack_edu wrote: post #5

pg wrote: post #2

Congrats also to Bump, Reddit, Airbnb, Dropbox, and Disqus!

I'm really curious what Bump brings to the table, at all, let alone what makes them worth the same breath as the rest of these companies. It feels more like a trivial app put together on a hack weekend or Man Month than actual innovation.

Have you used it?

Re: YC is One of Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies

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Post by hack_edu » Mon, Feb 13, 2012, 8:46 PM UTC

pg wrote: post #6

hack_edu wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm really curious what Bump brings to the table, at all, let alone what makes them worth the same breath as the rest of these companies. It feels more like a trivial app put together on a hack weekend or Man Month than actual innovation.

Have you used it?

I have. Polish is polish, the utility it provides feels pretty minor.

Re: YC is One of Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies

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Post by daeken » Mon, Feb 13, 2012, 8:50 PM UTC

pg wrote: post #6

hack_edu wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm really curious what Bump brings to the table, at all, let alone what makes them worth the same breath as the rest of these companies. It feels more like a trivial app put together on a hack weekend or Man Month than actual innovation.

Have you used it?

That's a pretty poor response to a valid question. While the tone of the question was harsher than I think was warranted, the question of "why is this something I should care about?" is something that should be at the forefront of every product developer and investor's mind.

Re: YC is One of Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies

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Post by pg » Mon, Feb 13, 2012, 8:59 PM UTC

daeken wrote: post #8

pg wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you used it?

That's a pretty poor response to a valid question. While the tone of the question was harsher than I think was warranted, the question of "why is this something I should care about?" is something that should be at the forefront of every product developer and investor's mind.

Not at all. Surely the obvious first step in talking to someone about an app is to figure out how much they already know about it.

Re: YC is One of Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies

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Post by gee_totes » Mon, Feb 13, 2012, 9:13 PM UTC

bishnu wrote: post #3

The Occupy Movement is ranked #7. This article seems very linkbait-y.

Since when is the Occupy Movement a company?

To quote the article: Occupy’s initial public offering, if you will, puts it in very good company.

If I will? No, actually, I think I will not.