maxcameron

My wife and I started a business built around helping people reduce the amount of single-use plastic they send to landfill. The zero waste movement is growing super fast. https://wildminimalist.com if anyone is interested.

Some background reading...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4218178

PG SEES ALL.

Yes, we've received a few inquiries about that.

That's dangerous ground Rahil - you should post an "Ask HN" instead of turning this into a shit-talk-a-thon.

Hey Maciek,

Thanks so much for the kind words. I totally get your point about the TO zombies, but on the other hand, companies like Nulayer are actually doing great work and are getting rewarded for hard work with success.

Here's to trying again.

I love this thread - it really encapsulates the debate around the product that was ever-present for us. Turns out it was fairly controversial...

One thing is for sure though - the problem of "user onboarding" and conversion exists, and people are actively trying to solve it.

Hopefully the folks from iridize, tutorialize.me, walkme, taurus, etc etc will be able to take up the reigns and build a scalable business around it.

Hey Noel,

Thanks for the kind words - you were one of our earliest adopters, and I'm sorry we couldn't make it work out. There's a few people who have reached out that are interested in the technology, so we'll have to wait and see about open sourcing it.

Best of luck with Happy Tables and give my best to the folks over at ClickBank!

Totally agree. I suppose that many founders just don't see recruiting that way immediately?

Couldn't be happier for Alex and his team. Big up Toronto startups!!

What about when Gmail moved to the new compose format? They totally did an overlay style walkthrough to get existing users accustomed to it.

Doesn't that undermine your argument and example?

Reginald strikes again!

But the real question is why a mind as bright as Reg is doing biz dev at a services company in Toronto? Shouldn't he be saving the world?

Thanks Jason, I'm looking forward to results too :)

No problem. The other big thing we're trying to tackle is how to move a customer through our activation funnel after they signup. That's another thing that is tricky when you have a half-baked product.

You win for best HN username. And thanks for the kind words.

This is a response to Max Rudberg's post:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4975416

Hey Ben - thanks so much. I'll send you an email shortly.

Max

I'm reminded of a story about pablo picasso. It ended something like...

“My dear lady, it took me 30 years to do that.”

That would be amazing. Emailing you now.

If you need it, I will bring it.

Done and done.

That would be awesome. What's a good way to get ahold of you?

Thanks so much Hany, I really appreciate it. I'll email you asap.

Sounds good! I'll be there.

Yeah, that'd be awesome to do a placement at a scaling startup.

Looking forward to hearing from you. Lemme know if you need anything from up here. Ketchup chips etc.

Awesome - i'll email you this weekend. How is zerocater not in Toronto yet?

If you're up for a coffee, let me know. max@kera.io

It isn't really something people search for. It's going to be word of mouth until our category solidifies.

What are you working on these days?

Max

Want me to bring you a bottle of CC or a double double or some ketchup chips? No joke.