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I knew jajah was disrupting the chat/voice call business, but this is just brilliant.

i love the fact that how innocently you mention >70 tabs

It is funny on HN that whenever there is a porn related post, a lot of people will upvote but wont comment. :)

Anyways, I am just curious as to why it is taboo for a normal VC to be investing in adult entertainment? Porn is a big/booming industry and I think a lot innovation can be made in it too.

I fight for the right evaluation, no matter what. So, for future rounds, you will be benefited by this trait of mine.

PG, I think it is a good business model with a huge opportunity and they are going to do good. I am just saying it was not something I was expecting to come out as a winner of TC50.

Congratulations to RedBeacon team and TC50.

I thought TC50 was about innovation. I was expecting something disruptive coming out as a winner. This seems to be a good business but what is innovative about it? I am disappointed.

I dont think it will be too difficult to automate for mundane jobs. They will need a database to calibrate and then use that calibration to automate the process. There will always be deviations but the deviations can improve with more datapoints.

I think its a brilliant concept. I think there is a huge market for mundane jobs and no specialized place to go for. Guru, elance, odesk are all for project work. Amazon turks is too spread out. They actually have found out a niche, now it is just going to be about implementing it. I will definitely be giving these guys a try.

I think I agree with you on this one. I used to tweet a lot but for the last two weeks, somehow facebook is back in business. I have been updating my status with links more than I tweet.

I agree with you to a certain extent and would have upvoted if rather than pointing out all the ways of gaming it, you could have at least mentioned 1 way of solving the problem.

I agree that people will be gaming the system. There is no policy which cannot be gamed, but we have to look at the bigger picture. How many VCs do you think will put their reputation at risk to earn $50k pa? I am not saying the solution the author mentioned is perfect, but its a start. A system can be put in place similar to O1 or EB1 visa but with startups in mind. Every startup will have to go through certain conditions to be eligible to apply. The founders can have 1-2 year temporary visa and if things work out great, they should be granted Green card, or they should be allowed to go through the cycle again.

why do people just upvote anything if it is YC related? at least someone can congratulate the team or someone from YC can share an anecdote related to the company. Why just upvote?

BTW, Congratulations, guys.

"Under the settlement (PDF) with the FTC, Sears has now agreed to destroy all data gained from the experiment and stop collecting data from any software still running in the wild. In addition, if it wants to do any tracking in the future, the company has committed to "clearly and prominently disclose the types of data the software will monitor, record, or transmit. This disclosure must be made prior to installation and separate from any user license agreement. Sears must also disclose whether any of the data will be used by a third party."

The thing that bothers me about this whole thing is that any company can do whatever they want and in the end the worst that can happen is that they have to destroy and not repeat it.

I dont want to pay 3 companies (home, iphone and roaming wifi) for my internet needs. Whether it is a dead idea or not, these companies need to work together to provide me 1 package to access HSI anywhere and everywhere.

The commenter I replied to had said: "Being from India (where the rail system is awesome, even though its not high speed [...]", so we were talking non-high-speed for the purposes of this comparison of how he prefers rail to driving, and I prefer driving to rail. However, you're certainly under no obligation to care. :)

The distances are much shorter in India. Moreover, most of the trains have bunks you can sleep on and are overnight trains. If you buy second class ticket between big metros, you are even served dinner and breakfast and all just for $30. Now you can chose between driving and riding a train.

Being from India (where the rail system is awesome, even though its not high speed), having extensive traveling experience in Europe and an avid hater of driving, I love the fact that something is happening in this area in US. When I came to US, I was surprised to see the only modes of traveling being driving or flying. My friends told me its because the auto lobbying in US is so powerful that they don't let any public transportation system to develop. I believed them. I am not saying it is true but I cannot figure out a reason why public transportation system across US sucks and even though this venture is highly cost intensive, IMO, it will be well worth it. Also, I dont understand people who prefer driving 8 hours, rather than sitting in a train, stress free and can actually use their time to work/read/socialize.

Being in the situation myself, I think the implementation Brad is proposing might not be good in the long run (reasons posted by other users).

IMO, any co-founder of the company who owns more than a particular amount in the startup and the startup is at a stage where it can afford paying $100k+ salary to the co-founder should be able to obtain a visa. If the startup is VC funded, even better. But again there should be a complete background check and the startup business plan should be assessed by an independent committee before granting a VISA. Also, educational qualifications of the co-founder should be taken into account like PhDs should get the top most priority.

a levitation chamber wont be that much fun. I think a tool which you can wear or maybe shoes which can replicate the magnetic field, will be more relevant. A chamber will be equivalent to a gravity-free chamber, which, already exists.

I was not talking about the looks at all. I specifically mentioned web2.0 "interface".

totally agree. And it should be relatively easy to add. I think they are going to have it with 9.1 or something within a month.

I installed iTunes 9.0 and it seems to have a very web2.0 interface. I kind of like it. They have also increased the top 100 to top 200 lists in the appstore, which is wonderful. Now, they need to improve the rating, review system and voila.

Hey Alex, congratulations for getting admitted into Berkeley Ventures. AM analytics is very cool/useful concept. I would be more than willing to try/pay for the product when you alpha/beta launch.

I have been messing with genius for music in my iPhone and feel that pandora does a much better job. It might be because genius has limited options and has to search for songs within the library you own, but still, I have seen very weird/not pertinent genius recommendations. I hope the app genius recommendation is better.

A lot of my friends including me are using iPhone tethering with no loss in visual voicemail.

I have been using iPhone tethering for almost a month now, and it rocks. I am not going to update to any new iPhone OS unless I am sure I can tether.

Paying $45 for HSI at home and $30 for iPhone is a lot. I am not looking forward to add more to it for tethering.

I think it will be an awesome case study to have an essay on what went behind choosing every startup@YC till now and more startups can be added after every funding cycle. Then talking about the YC funded startup success/failure stories with lessons learned. So, a separate essay describing what was YCs initial thought process/criteria in choosing them, how that startup developed and lessons learned depending on success/failure

Finally, a story in which YC misjudged... :)

Congrats...

second that. And now techcrunch down too.

Thanks Andrew, I have emailed you. This looks like a useful app. Good luck and keep us posted about it.

Also, how can I post a review about this app on the appstore, if I dont buy it and use the adhoc?

I was more curious about how the office setup is designed. How startups are allocated space, what is the interaction model between different startups, is there a white board to post story/question/idea of the day?