ryanspahn

Great thank you so much for your feedback. It's a big help!

Here is a full summary...

Sleep.FM - The Social Alarm Clock is an alarm clock social network, where upon the alarm time passing on the site(mobile versions soon) you are awakened by your alarm messages(audio files or voice-mail) received from your friends on the network.

It is themed around the human conditions of resting and waking where user environments are bedrooms. Users interact with one another by entering each others bedrooms to leave one another gifts(with or without comments), emails and or alarm messages.

The back button issue.. does that happen on the splash page or when you click, "Already a member? Click here," which takes you to another page?

Thanks!

We are in private beta now; been for a month or so...

Thanks for all feedback!

They are ranked 500 or so of all websites.

I presented Sleep.FM - The Social Alarm Clock at TechCrunch40 where a VC spoke of this, as http://www.sleep.fm is a virtual world social network too. I thought Sleep.FM was the first virtual world like social network. Interesting to learn otherwise. Also, another investor informed me of Hive7.

Well at least Sleep.FM is the first Social Alarm Clock :) . So far haven't been told otherwise!

Thanks :)

Why is my phrase a red flag to you? I was just conveying words from those who have seen the YouTube video. Sorry if it sounded I was implying this is the best concept over anything, not my intent!

As for users that is a future milestone for YCombinator companies. Y assesses the applications to find the best of the bunch! This concept did not meet Y standards and that's great, I look forward to seeing the startups chosen and wish them good luck!

Well Im web/graphic designer with a bunch of ideas, who would love to get to experience the Menlo Park of today!

With the experience comes great networking opportunities that would facilitate creating the first XM and Siruis like Internet Radio type company.

Hopefully, I will be apart of such, as there is so much cool stuff to be done with it. Right now though I'm focused on my startup, which this hack prompted me to start.

Yes, the 50 or more global streams I compiled & listen to are not mine to distribute.

So, being accepted to YCombinator would've facilitated turning this from a personal use site to a commercial one.

There is much innovation to be had here!

Though I am not deterred by the unsurprising no I received from Y, but rather it is just a reminder of my time-line in life.

Sorry, I use it for personal use.

If you have a Windows Mobile phone you can copy/paste the code from my blog: http://www.techavid.com and create your own site. You will have to gather the proper streams, so Mobile IE plays them.

Is there a YCombinator for single inventors in their 30s or for senior citizens?

One of my concepts I submitted am I told by those whom I show it to, that it is an industry changing concept!

Though it maybe ahead of it's time & mobile Internet technology/sector need to be more robust - what I show only is only the basic concept. What do you think?

I use my site everyday driving to and fro work. I used to have satellite radio, but no longer have the need!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq_lkSRDFck

Oh, the plane traveled over me about 64 miles ago!

Im a web/graphic designer, eager to learn some coding skills and now coding humor too :)

My thinking is they would open their platform to the developer community. Like Facebook and Joost, for example.

Yes, I hope they open an API soon! I want to create some JTV widgets for my channel!

Besides being used to broadcast your life this could be used with some development for video conferencing or group video chat. Video Skype through a browser.

I embedded my friends Ustream video into my JTV channel and we were able to have a conversation, albeit an extremely delayed one.

Congrats on the article Justin!

I submitted my startup which is in private beta now, as well as detailed three other concepts.

Im a sole founder, but didn't let that stop me from submitting!

I think I have an interesting story, as my startup has been created over many months with the help from others all over the world(Washington D.C.,Sydney, Mumbai, Helsinki & Prague).

We will see though.... Good Luck to everyone!

Does YCombinator each semester fund 20 or sometimes it is less?

Also, who are the other organizations like YCombinator?

WoW - is this a YC pratical joke, an applicant's PR stunt or an Internet MeMe. Hmmmm, I leaning towards a MeMe.

A Firefox plug-in like FoxMarks, but for your FF plug-ins and not bookmarks. When you download/install a fresh FF copy, instead of installing all your plug-ins, just install the one in which you sign in and boom it starts downloading and installing your favorite plug-ins.

Very cool!

Create an engine that reads and understands the conversation and turns into a regular article or blog post; notating both authors! Also, create a link to the full IMversation.

Call it www.IMversations.com, if available.

Gosh, I would love to get a shot at YC! Hearing ideas like this is inspiring!

If you like my thoughts & are interested in hearing more ... get in touch :)

Yes - indeed! It is not the money, but the contacts and the experience of working with passionate, like minded individuals in which you learn from!

I wonder if my age (32), the fact that I am the sole creator(my friends are not geeks) and that is now in private alpha beta status(since 9/5/07 - much still needs to be done) will hurt my chances?

I am SO open to working with a coder/co-founder(I'm a web & graphic designer), as a main reason for establishing this startup was to get to work with like minded individuals; individuals in which I learn from.

Do you receive any notification if you are not chosen by Y Combinator?

32 + B.S. Recording Industry Founder of Sleep.FM - The Social Alarm Clock

The RIAA was happy to see this case go to trial!

It's their PR machine working here. I have never heard of this case before and all the sudden boom press all over the place about it. They knew its an easy win and a good way to distract from all the negative press their campaign has received lately.

Good job RIAA!