Re:Trac (YC W16) Aims to Improve on the Stopwatch
by Gaussian on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @05:56PM
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The key to this product, as I've always seen it, is to subvert all of the enterprise-style incumbent timing systems with a system that costs 80% less and is 200% easier to use. If you've seen any of the current stuff out there that's used at races, then you know that the latter requirement is, in fact, a low bar. TRAC looks to be satisfying both of these stipulations. I like their prospects.
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Re:Trac (YC W16) Aims to Improve on the Stopwatch
by griffinkelly on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @06:50PM
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Its insane. In college, I worked with a guy who owned an enterprise system and the software is very backwards. Everything has to be run on a windows machine, and every time windows updated, there were compatibility issues. We've tried to solve as much of that as possible, you can set up on browser, and then operate all the hardware off your smartphone when the race is going.