Didn’t YC themselves say ideas that are just “X for Y” typically ngmi?

I think that's confusing what YC actually said. "X for Y" is a fine shorthand when explaining something, but the goal should be to become X other people use when they say "X for Y".

A doodler and computerer. I like permissive/permissionless open source, smart contracts, p2p systems, room-scale VR, and NixOS.

shazow.net

Currently: WhatsABI

something about needing to describe your startup in terms of another startup has ngmi energy

💯 on the vibe, very beta

Seeing all these listed out make me wonder if single purpose apps have peaked.

Ethereum builder & people connector. Juicebox, Revnet, Defifa & Footy App. My innie posts stuff on kmacb.eth.sucks

Exercise: How do you describe Ethereum in 3-4 words to
1. A rando
2. A Bitcoin maxi
3. A VC

This is where we are probably miscommunicating or in disagreement. 

It’s the category that needs to get anchored in people’s mind first then the positioning within the category.  

Idk what the prompt on the form was so maybe these folks were just following directions. Whatever the case its beta vibes landing at this end.✌️

Bitcoin maxi would not get it lol, YOU CAN PROGRAM BITCOIN

VC wouldn't get it because it's unclear how it distinguishes their bags

Rando may or may not get it depending on context they have wrt fiat, stripe, programming

@shazow.eth you gave me an easy one. It’s def not an easy problem to solve.