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Show HN: YC idea matcher – Submit an idea and get a list of similar YC companies

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Post by thisismahmoud_ » Fri, Aug 04, 2023, 4:15 PM UTC

This project uses semantic search, an advanced search technique that aims to understand the intent and context behind a search query instead of just matching keywords.

It's built using Neon Postgres + pg_embedding and OpenAI for generating embeddings. More details can be found in the repo https://github.com/neondatabase/yc-idea-matcher

Show HN: YC idea matcher – Submit an idea and get a list of similar YC companies
yc-idea-matcher.vercel.app

Re: Show HN: YC idea matcher – Submit an idea and get a list of similar YC companies

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Post by DamonHD » Fri, Aug 04, 2023, 4:26 PM UTC

Typing novel and potentially valuable ideas into such an 'app' seems not much wiser than 'testing' your credit card number that we saw a few weeks ago.

Re: Show HN: YC idea matcher – Submit an idea and get a list of similar YC companies

#3

Post by eetus » Fri, Aug 04, 2023, 4:58 PM UTC

This provided an entertaining five minutes of entering silly company ideas to see what matches. Yeah, I wouldn't enter anything I'd remotely want to pursue.

Re: Show HN: YC idea matcher – Submit an idea and get a list of similar YC companies

#4

Post by divbzero » Fri, Aug 04, 2023, 6:08 PM UTC

This uses the /embeddings API endpoint that OpenAI released last year:

https://openai.com/blog/introducing-text-and-code-embeddings

Re: Show HN: YC idea matcher – Submit an idea and get a list of similar YC companies

#5

Post by tikkun » Fri, Aug 04, 2023, 6:45 PM UTC

Including the popup of how it works is neat! Edit: And I realize now it's also nice marketing - and I think it's tastefully done, too.

Re: Show HN: YC idea matcher – Submit an idea and get a list of similar YC companies

#6

Post by raoufchebri » Fri, Aug 04, 2023, 6:51 PM UTC

Awesome idea! like the UI

Re: Show HN: YC idea matcher – Submit an idea and get a list of similar YC companies

#7

Post by SlickStef11 » Fri, Aug 04, 2023, 6:57 PM UTC

This is awesome! Love it.

Re: Show HN: YC idea matcher – Submit an idea and get a list of similar YC companies

#8

Post by SlickStef11 » Fri, Aug 04, 2023, 6:57 PM UTC

DamonHD wrote: post #2

Typing novel and potentially valuable ideas into such an 'app' seems not much wiser than 'testing' your credit card number that we saw a few weeks ago.

Ideas are worthless. Execution is what matters

Re: Show HN: YC idea matcher – Submit an idea and get a list of similar YC companies

#9

Post by DamonHD » Fri, Aug 04, 2023, 8:41 PM UTC

SlickStef11 wrote: post #8

DamonHD wrote: post #2

Typing novel and potentially valuable ideas into such an 'app' seems not much wiser than 'testing' your credit card number that we saw a few weeks ago.

Ideas are worthless. Execution is what matters

Feel free to list all yours here that you haven't had chance to implement yet, or maybe just the top 5 or so?

Re: Show HN: YC idea matcher – Submit an idea and get a list of similar YC companies

#10

Post by pocketarc » Fri, Aug 04, 2023, 8:56 PM UTC

DamonHD wrote: post #9

SlickStef11 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ideas are worthless. Execution is what matters

Feel free to list all yours here that you haven't had chance to implement yet, or maybe just the top 5 or so?

> Search Engine > Social Media Network > Computer Company > Ad Network > Video Streaming Service

All amazing multi-billion dollar ideas, I guarantee it. Feel free to steal them.