rosem

Joined 13 years ago

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Member since
Jul 31
Chicago-based developer
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Comment · 12 years ago
How about we don't even talk about Yo?
Comment · 12 years ago
90% white males — what an outrage! :p
Comment · 12 years ago
It's a little frustrating that I can't get anyone to pay attention to my location-based social chat app and this has 118 points. Haha.
Comment · 12 years ago
About 1.5 years into the project (part-time). v1.2.2 just released.
Comment · 12 years ago
Thanks! We're working on Twitter integration with our next release (1.2.2). Twitter's streaming API opens up a lot of cool new features for us to add.
Comment · 12 years ago
Spott ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spott/id591300005 ) is exactly what you're talking about.

It's basically nearby anyone, with the connection being a location instead of a phone number, email, username, etc... They have done a good job at keeping the content focused on useful information, rather than dick pics.

The downside is it really only has a strong user-base in Chicago.

Comment · 12 years ago
As of May 2013, Y Combinator had funded over 500 startups.[20][21] The number of startups funded in each cycle has been gradually increasing. The first cycle, in summer 2005, had eight startups. In the summer 2012 cycle, there were more than 80. Y Combinator has since reduced their class size down to less than 50 with their winter 2013 batch, but they expect to grow it again.[22]

Some of the better-known funded companies include Scribd, reddit, Airbnb, Dropbox, Disqus and Heroku.[20]

Comment · 12 years ago
drop everything, focus on only on iOS (or android).
Comment · 12 years ago
false equivalency. what is the risk of being injured selling items on ebay, compared to flying through the streets of manhattan during rush hour on your bike? however, they due insure purchases in the case you get ripped off, which is much more likely to happen.

when did social responsibility go out the window? to me, this isn't a profitable business if they have to claim responsibility for the people they are putting in risk to make a buck. yet, they do it anyone and pass the cost on to the tax payer and no on seems to mind.

Comment · 12 years ago
This is not insurance.
Comment · 12 years ago
I'm only on board with this if they are covering the bikers that are going to end up in the hospital — otherwise it's on everyone else.
Comment · 12 years ago
1) ask her if she has any interested in programming.

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