Re:YC startup accused of stealing design from CBInsights
by williswee on Thursday February 05, 2015 @12:43PM
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Update: we changed our location and vertical analytics graph layouts overnight.
http://i.imgur.com/vJLd9Ls.jpg http://i.imgur.com/2KYx7zK.jpg
We're doing a lot of work to make sure Techlist is unique behind the scenes, and of course the data we're pulling into our site is unique and Asia-focused, but we definitely made a mistake in taking too much from CBI's visual design. It was a shortcut, and one that we shouldn't have taken, as it does a disservice to you, to Tech in Asia, and to our customers. There's really no excuse; we should have put more time into coming up with our own visuals.
In the immediate future we will be working on finding a more unique aesthetic framework within which to present our data.
Note: I'm the CEO of Tech in Asia that runs Techlist.