At what time will be the YC S16 invites/rejection emails sent?

Re:At what time will be the YC S16 invites/rejection emails ... by chresko on Monday April 11, 2016 @01:30PM (#11473416)

Might be more interesting if you did something like 'rent for a year.' Right now the problem with Airbnb is that you're limited to 90 days as the renter. If you tweak your idea to 'I want to live in that home for a year' with the option to buy, that might become more interesting and useful (you now have multiple audiences - long term renters, long term tenants and possible home buyers).

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Re:At what time will be the YC S16 invites/rejection emails ... by tim333 on Monday April 11, 2016 @01:33PM (#11473460)

Yeah I've thought of going after that as well. Guess I could try different stuff and see how the market takes it.

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Re:At what time will be the YC S16 invites/rejection emails ... by chresko on Monday April 11, 2016 @03:08PM (#11474271)

I would laser focus on one approach vs trying different stuff. YC would view 'trying different stuff' as a possible lack of focus (I'm not implying that's the case - I'm trying to help you avoid phrasing things that might get misinterpreted). Also, if you focus on a single strategy, you'll quickly see what does and doesn't work and if it's worth pursuing. I think your first step is seeing if this is even legal (renting/leasing a home for a year - I have no idea).

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Re:At what time will be the YC S16 invites/rejection emails ... by tim333 on Monday April 11, 2016 @03:24PM (#11474398)

You may be right. It also could create confusion amongst customers as to what we actually do. There are legal questions and the laws tend to different from place to place as to tenants rights and so on.

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