Ask YC: Publish the bubble list?
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Was waiting to receive word from Y Combinator before commenting here! Just received the email, was not accepted. I run a web based magazine, DotSauce.com, an authority site in the domain name industry. Additionally DotSauce reaches out to front-end developers, WordPress enthusiasts and the online marketing crowd.
My hope in applying was really to be involved in the experience of Y Combinator. The funding would have been well received bonus and used to propel DotSauce to the next level, along the lines of SmashingMagazine.
I'm going to pursue private funding from contacts in the industry now that I've been inspired to do so!
My hope in applying was really to be involved in the experience of Y Combinator. The funding would have been well received bonus and used to propel DotSauce to the next level, along the lines of SmashingMagazine.
I'm going to pursue private funding from contacts in the industry now that I've been inspired to do so!
If you have to self-describe yourself as an authority, that's a bad sign. So is self-advertisement on a forum of people who all have a product to shill but have learned when's good and bad to speak up.
I was simply providing insight into the status of my established site. I also happen to be the direct subject of the topic, so why not speak up?
Because it suggests to me a lack of strategy. You're not pitching your product to us. From what I've seen of your site it's not something that would appeal to most of us. So it's a tad misguided to be making your sales pitch here rather than in a forum where you're more needed.
This would be interesting, but I'm not sure if I would be comfortable discussing private business matters in a public forum.
That said, for issues I am comfortable discussing in public, I would just post them here (which I often do).
That said, for issues I am comfortable discussing in public, I would just post them here (which I often do).
The benefit (if you were in the bubble list) being that your startup would have more recognition when posting.
Obviously, there would need to be some form of permission granting process so that the bubble list companies agree to take part.
Some of the benefits I see: 1. Good will towards entrepreneurs; you double the number of “winners“. Less rejection letters. 2., Winnowing that last pile of 40 applications to 20 becomes easier, perhaps enjoyable. Its not “which great team do we have to reject” but “which great team will go to the bubble list”. 3. Friendly competition. HN vs. YC. 4. Fun (At least for me :), hopefully for others) 5. Learn about “crowd wisdom” as applied to biz-dev. (Nothing like a good experiment) 6. Motivation and support for the entrepreneurs involved means more completed companies.