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This is David from Strikingly, I'm happy to chat more if you have any other questions about YC application.

Sorry about this. It was a stupid mistake and won't happen again. Sorry for making this annoying for the HN community.

Sorry about this. We made a stupid mistake asking our friends to support us this way. Won't happen again, and sorry for making this annoying for the HN community.

Thanks a lot! Definitely let us know if you have any feedback!

Our direction is always to build the simplest website builder. We want to really deliver great quality websites for every individual. Our goal is really to improve on the quality before going too broad.

Awesome! Definitely let us know how you think we can improve it!

Thanks a lot man! Definitely let us know if you have any feedback or suggestions!

Thanks a lot! Where are you in Europe? We'll be in Paris in Dec.

Thanks a lot! Definitely let us know if you have any feedback or suggestions!

You can already use the English version, and we definitely have plans for a Chinese version for the near future as well.

Thanks a lot man. It means a lot to us.

haha, thanks!

Thanks a lot!!!

Thanks a lot for your support and kind words! We don't have a function for you to download the source code yet, but we might think about offering that function in the near future. Sorry that it wasn't clear to you. Definitely let me know if you have any other feedback!

Awesome to hear that! It should be done soon.

That's a great point. We actually have a lot of small businesses using Strikingly, including accounting and law firms. We realized that picking good images is a long and hard process, and we're building up an asset library with good images for people to choose from. Do you think this helps? Thanks a lot for the feedback!

Hey Mark, view stats is a great idea. We'll think about having an app to help manage the site as well. Will keep you updated. Thanks!

Great point about targeting the niche markets. We kept the product general enough so that our users could help us find the niche. So I agree with this point completely, and since we have some data points now, we're going to start focusing on specific verticals.

Regarding to your second point about getting people to switch. You are right, "mobile first and responsive" itself is not enough, but simplicity is. From our user interviews, we've found that the single most important reason they switch over to Strikingly is because it takes less time to set up and manage. Also, they don't need to worry about how an edit on the web will look on mobile. The key is saving their time. The majority of our customers have actually switched from an existing website builder or CMS to Strikingly. As for why mobile is important, I think you'll agree that any website today should be mobile optimized. With the growth trajectory of mobile traffic, the importance of mobile is going to precede web in two, at most three, years. The question is what "mobile optimized" means. Taking a complicated desktop website and try to fit it onto a small screen is hard, but the other way around is not (Fred Wilson has an article here: http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/12/rethinking-mobile-first.html). Mobile is a catalyst for a web design revolution, with simpler and more intuitive designs. This trend is also happening on the desktop web, and that's why more people are using the one-page design. Mobile first is both a mentality and design shift, and eventually, desktop web design will have to assimilate the mobile experience. Our users agree with this philosophy of ours.

Of course, we are also working on simplifying the whole onboarding process. Some interesting updates will be released soon. Thanks for your feedback!

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Very excited for your trip!