tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post355774636960999709..comments2024-01-03T03:23:12.247-08:00Comments on Reconfigurable Computing: Fear and Loathing at Zigfu: My YCombinator ExperienceAmirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05436827810418004991noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post-80599565515064663532015-02-17T03:58:22.143-08:002015-02-17T03:58:22.143-08:00I was getting bore since morning but as soon as I ...I was getting bore since morning but as soon as I got this link & reached at this blog, I turned into fresh and also joyful too.<a href="http://www.cloud4computers.co.uk/services/hosted-services/hosted-desktop/" rel="nofollow">cloud4computers</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103825637266759748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post-86167963187158982132013-05-07T08:06:26.585-07:002013-05-07T08:06:26.585-07:00Please comment about the recent article in NYT (Ma...Please comment about the recent article in NYT (May 5) magazine about Y CombinatorNHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696706869384342878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post-84253961425871126182013-02-20T01:23:01.641-08:002013-02-20T01:23:01.641-08:00Hey Amir,
Thanks for answering my question and th...Hey Amir,<br /><br />Thanks for answering my question and the speed you applied!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post-67368059359543343122013-02-19T08:47:42.058-08:002013-02-19T08:47:42.058-08:00That's a lot of questions, let me try to tackl...That's a lot of questions, let me try to tackle them.<br /><br />> Do you think the outcome would be different if you had had a business co-founder on your team? <br /><br />Different outcome, but unclear if we wouldn't have just run out of money even sooner. We were and still are overwhelmed by requests for ad-agency-style digital signage work, it's possible a business partner Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05436827810418004991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post-78427889853331811652013-02-19T02:16:52.561-08:002013-02-19T02:16:52.561-08:00Hi amir, thanks for writing about you ycombinator ...Hi amir, thanks for writing about you ycombinator experience. I just had a few questions about closing deals. Do you think the outcome would be different if you had had a business co-founder on your team? Do you recognize yourself as being hard to talk to? Also about that glaze over look did you get that and when did you get that? What did pg mean by you should just focus on money ? And when he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post-32954120076869391272012-11-08T06:33:54.710-08:002012-11-08T06:33:54.710-08:00@Schuyler the market is too early for distribution...@Schuyler the market is too early for distribution channel partnerships for the consumer market. I've talked with all of the senso and computer vision companies as well as every TV and set-top-box manufacturer and distributor. Right now there's only Microsoft in the consumer space.<br /><br />I've also talked to digital signage companies and agencies in depth, and we've gotten Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05436827810418004991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post-74845807372178032962012-11-07T20:54:26.115-08:002012-11-07T20:54:26.115-08:00Well I know a bit about Zigfu people, and of the c...Well I know a bit about Zigfu people, and of the comments only Sunny hit it right. Amir was working on exactly the right problem actually, just timing and macro-environment were not quite in alignment. <br /><br />Anonymous 1 and 5 clearly have not participated in the entrepreneur experience and simply don't understand Amir's point. You have to been there and done that to grok this.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post-76378056083840364972012-11-03T22:49:02.720-07:002012-11-03T22:49:02.720-07:00I have read your blog post, looked at your present...I have read your blog post, looked at your presentation, and have looked at PG's essay as well.<br />I am going to be very frank – <br />First of all, you should be grateful that you got the opportunity with Y Combinator regardless of how it ended. Of 1000 or 2000 applications - your company was selected and given a chance to showcase your product in front of perhaps the most influential andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post-37076473059257074922012-10-29T08:15:24.353-07:002012-10-29T08:15:24.353-07:00Very thoughtful analysis. Thank you for sharing. O...Very thoughtful analysis. Thank you for sharing. One aspect I'd love to hear more about was how you approached distribution, marketing/sales channel partnerships. When launching a dev kit, seems like an essential part of the business...<br /><br />Schuyler Brown, Founders@FailSchuyler Brownhttp://foundersatfail.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post-13600566599805129922012-10-29T00:32:45.951-07:002012-10-29T00:32:45.951-07:00Sounds a little unclear whether this company was v...Sounds a little unclear whether this company was venture fundable. Maybe a great company, but without the very, very rare characteristics of growth trajectory, huge addressable market, and investor understanding that those guys need to write a check.<br /><br />I had a similar experience myself -- I think this sort of thing is more common than people realize, you just don't hear about it too Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612265551557616535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post-67232979135263879562012-10-29T00:21:29.312-07:002012-10-29T00:21:29.312-07:00Thanks for sharing the insights Amir. It sounds l...Thanks for sharing the insights Amir. It sounds like you had a great experience despite the turn of events, keep at it!Sunnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27540231.post-85585481631779959222012-10-28T22:19:12.354-07:002012-10-28T22:19:12.354-07:00Bad luck.
You're clearly smart - you've j...Bad luck.<br /><br />You're clearly smart - you've just fallen for the wrong problem. Classic smart person mistake.<br /><br />There are 2 parts to success, being good and being lucky. Making game dev interaction tools for sophisticated developers in a hit driven market is problematic - because being good just isn't enough - your product is not able to leverage luck.<br /><br />See ifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com