Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder has bailed.

Re:Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder ... by drinko on Wednesday May 07, 2008 @01:53PM (#183565)

i am near Tulsa, Oklahoma.

We have a prototype, but not one I would be able to release, as it needs a lot of user interface refining.

It is an online web app service for patients with chronic conditions that helps them manage their problems and has some social network features. (I am a nurse)

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Re:Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder ... by tptacek on Wednesday May 07, 2008 @02:02PM (#183596)

If the backend and basic interaction works, there are tens of consultancies who can turn it into a presentable, usable, launchable web application. For a complex application, you're probably looking at 15-25k.

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Re:Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder ... by tptacek on Wednesday May 07, 2008 @02:16PM (#183631)

No, really, there are. =)

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Re:Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder ... by allenbrunson on Wednesday May 07, 2008 @02:21PM (#183640)

i assume you made this comment because somebody downmodded you for no real reason? that seems to be happening a lot in the last few days. i'm seeing lots of comments at zero points that didn't deserve it, so i bump them back up to one.

i think we've got a silent karma troll.

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Re:Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder ... by tptacek on Wednesday May 07, 2008 @02:23PM (#183642)

Sorry, I just thought it was amusing. I don't really care. To make this thread slightly more productive, I will recommend one such consultancy: Blue Flavor.

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Re:Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder ... by andreyf on Wednesday May 07, 2008 @02:35PM (#183679)

I will recommend one such consultancy: Blue Flavor.

Since you're plugging them, could you disclose your relationship?

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Re:Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder ... by tptacek on Wednesday May 07, 2008 @02:40PM (#183687)

I'm a security researcher, not a web dev, so I'll just say there's no possible conflict.

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Re:Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder ... by calvin on Wednesday May 07, 2008 @03:01PM (#183718)

I met one of the Blue Flavor crew at a recent event in Seattle and have only seen and heard good things about them.

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Re:Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder ... by run4yourlives on Wednesday May 07, 2008 @03:43PM (#183774)

They're called people from techcrunch.

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Re:Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder ... by subwindow on Wednesday May 07, 2008 @02:12PM (#183620)

Is this purely a community support kind of thing? Or does it allow the patients to manage their condition using the site?

I probably can't help because of a non-compete (I'm working on something that sounds almost identical, minus social networking). However, this space is always interesting to me.

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