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Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by jasoneckert on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:40PM (#32215760)
While "Changing the world" and "Making the world a better place" are core goals of those of us working with technology, it feels as if these phrases have been abused to the point where everyone just rolls their eyes when they hear them.

Even HBO's Silicon Valley series drew attention to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8C5sjjhsso

Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by iasay on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:44PM (#32215810)
There’s a lot of changing the world. Less than 10% makes it a better place.
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by Nuzzerino on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:51PM (#32215873)
I don't remember "changing the world" being mocked in HBO's Silicon Valley and not seeing a mention of the "Making the world a better place" in the OP?
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by gojomo on Sunday July 24, 2022 @03:10PM (#32216598)
When someone says in a startup/recruiting/motivational context that they aim to "change the world", there's an implied "for the better".

That makes the OP's appeal to "change the world [for the better]" highly similar to the "make the world a better place" phrasing highlighted in the linked 'Silicon Valley' spoofs.

Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by sebastianconcpt on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:12PM (#32216070)
Note it is a cliche for ideologues and revolutionaries too. Depend on who listens it can mean "disrupt a market" or "being subversive".
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by klyrs on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:18PM (#32215554)
Your branding is absolutely begging for a trademark dispute. Rethink that before attempting any sort of growth or your startup funding will be consumed by lawyers.
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by duncan-donuts on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:33PM (#32215690)
Hilariously if you start a call the loader is basically the chrome logo with purple added. This brand is so low effort it’s baffling
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by ronsor on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:02PM (#32215974)
I think it's supposed to resemble the busy cursor from macOS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_pinwheel
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by TigeriusKirk on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:39PM (#32215751)
It's a double hit. Google, of course, and the newish search engine You.com
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by klyrs on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:43PM (#32215794)
Ouch, I wasn't even aware of that brand. Yikes.
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by prpl on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:56PM (#32215926)
maybe try:

yahoogoutubing

Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by tempaccount2022 on Sunday July 24, 2022 @12:14PM (#32214829)
I have an awesome prototype built: YouOgle - Drop-in video chat app https://youogle.com

Y Combinator has expressed interest. But there is one thing holding me back - I have yet to find the right co-founder. I am looking for a co-founder with expertise in marketing and sales.

Even if you aren't the right person, please upvote this and help us meet. This post could literally form a company in the next month.

Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by edgyquant on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:16PM (#32215536)
What’s the killer app here that will get you your first million users? How does that compare to the many other chat applications?
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by andyjohnson0 on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:22PM (#32215597)
I suspect that the combination of the name "YouOgle" and the visual design of the logo may get you the wrong kind of legal attention from a certain search/ad company.

Also: "you ogle"? Really?

Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by t-3 on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:33PM (#32215685)
What's so world-changing about another video-conferencing site? What is different, how will it be better? What is your vision for monetization?

Also, name sounds like it's aiming to be a camsite, is that actually your target audience?

Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by gojomo on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:56PM (#32215921)
With the name/focus/branding, I have to suspect this may actually be a prank/art-project/experiment:

(1) see who'll enable camera/microphone to a random site;

(2) log all acquired images/sounds for some secondary purpose, perhaps even redisplay to others to 'ogle' later.

Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by telesilla on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:07PM (#32216023)
Certainly a prank or deception of some kind. Let's see where this goes.
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by Nuzzerino on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:10PM (#32216057)
Hopefully to the [flagged] bin
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by yieldcrv on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:28PM (#32215648)
Go to meetups in tech hubs my guy

You arent going to be able to min/max this, it requires human rapport from human in person interaction, not checking a box so an investor will more likely talk to you

Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by oefrha on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:50PM (#32215859)
Obvious trademark infringement aside, “video conferencing” site named YouOgle sounds more like an adult webcam service.
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by encryptluks2 on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:27PM (#32215643)
There are already a lot of free cloud-based video conferencing services. There are also a lot of open source ones too. How do you plan to make money and compete with Zoom, Google, etc? What is different about yours besides the logo and name looking like Google and YouTube had a baby?
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by geiser on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:28PM (#32215646)
Feature request: Allow to share audio from the computer. Then maybe I'll start using it.
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by dewey on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:04PM (#32216007)
There's zero contact information on the website and you are using a throwaway account here. That doesn't feel like a promising start if you are not even standing for it with your name.
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by Nuzzerino on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:09PM (#32216047)
Nailed it.
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by nathanaldensr on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:49PM (#32216424)
This is pretty obviously a troll of some sort, especially considering ogle means to look at someone with sexual longing or desire.
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by y42 on Sunday July 24, 2022 @05:15PM (#32217822)
I was scraping the web for the Google Analytics ID from your source code and I stumbled over this repo:

https://github.com/ianramzy/decentralized-video-chat

This looks pretty much like your UI, right?

Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by sgammon on Sunday July 24, 2022 @05:41PM (#32218042)
Bob has clearly not understood the problem https://twitter.com/LeaKissner/status/1488956182798561281
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by fredtv on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:51PM (#32215878)
This is actually pretty cool. This is perhaps the quickest way to make a video call. It doesn't require any account registration like the others.
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by dewey on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:03PM (#32215987)
There's a million services like that, what do you think makes this one special? The open source video calling service jitsi even has a demo instance accomplishing exactly the same feature with one click: https://meet.jit.si
Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by tr1ll10nb1ll on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:10PM (#32216053)
good job if this is satire, causing "youogle" and "making world a better place" goes hand and glove haha!

If not, well- I don't have much to add, good luck!

Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by formerkrogemp on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:37PM (#32216315)
This looks like a scam.