ryderj
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Comment · 10 years ago
Hi HN,
Like the rest of the startup community, we love a good Paul Graham essay. However, when it comes to choosing one it's always a bit of a hassle. So we made Jumble!
Jumble gives you a Paul Graham essay to read with 1 tap and then lets you shuffle your way through more essays on the fly.
If you've got any feedback/comments, we'd love to hear them.
Cheers, Jack & Sam
Comment · 10 years ago
Jack from wantobuy here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11477823 - also somewhere on the first page - I agree with you Vishal and abhi3.
Moreover, we were rejected the standard YC way too but have got some really great feedback from the HN community which we're implementing already!
I just think the whole Apply HN buzz fizzled out, favouring those that got in on day 1..we were about a week late..
Comment · 10 years ago
Googling is certainly an option if you've got the time/effort.
But in these Facebook Groups, general 'want to buy' posts are created since there may be a brand/item that you don't know about - someone else may have found something that fits the criteria in the past.
This is a way for people to recommend items to you, tapping into their experiences & learnings and a great way for you to discover new products without the effort of trawling google/eBay/Amazon etc.
Comment · 10 years ago
Hey Chris, which part are you referring to?
We're only using PayPayl to handle payments, employing a feedback system to combat untrustworthy users and in the beginning only allowing Log In with Facebook so users are authenticated to some degree.
Happy to explain any aspects in further detail!
Comment · 10 years ago
Local businesses are definitely important! We want to satisfy the casual sellers and the smaller businesses too.
Ideally, we'll sync up with the stock these businesses are currently holding and then be able to let them know who wants to buy their products. Win-win since businesses are accessing new customers that didn't previously know about them and the buyers are getting what they need.
I like the locality aspect though and I agree that should play a big role in this side of things.
Cheers!
Comment · 10 years ago
Because sellers are able to see what people are wanting to pay for their item (its included in the listing), they can easily identify the going-rate for items and use that to decide whether they want to sell or not.
Like any marketplace there'll be time wasters - I don't sell on eBay anymore because of them - but in my experience, most of the time its the buyers that are time wasters.
In our case - since buyers have gone to the effort of creating a WTB listing, you could argue they're less inclined to waste sellers' time. Of course, the feedback system/reporting users would help us to identify repeat offenders and take action.
Check out our demo which should help explain things: http://www.wantobuythat.com/demo.html
Comment · 10 years ago
Good to know, cheers for that.
Perhaps taking payment before an order is placed so that as soon as the target amount is hit the order is automatically placed.
Amazon has 1 click, we're talking zero clicks!