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Pro-founder does not mean they drop all standards and expectations. I'm not familiar with their entire portfolio, but using the Zenefits case (where the founder is accused of fraud) is a poor argument to support your claim that they are not pro-founder.

I'm not saying they are or aren't profounder. I just think Zenefits is not a good example to use to make sweeping accusations about the firm.

I have many free apps as well as paid apps running. But I always used Heroku because I didn't have to worry about limitations unless a particular app has high volume. Now that it's become a monstrous burden, I'll definitely be moving most of my apps to a vps/DigitalOcean.

You just lost a huge number of free apps that could potentially become paid apps.

TLDR: Hassle of keeping track of account wide dyno use > hassle of running on vps

As a fan of Vsauce, CGP, and several conference channels (JSConf) this looks promising. I definitely see the value in having live chat alongside the video.

But instead of YouTube videos, I think this is a better fit for watching shows like Netflix/Hulu live (not sure if they allow embedding). I regularly tune into new episodes on Hulu - this would fit perfectly.

Nice idea and the demo video looks great. But trying to replace typed syntax with a drag and drop GUI is going to be an up hill battle if you're trying to convert existing programmers. And from the demo video, it doesn't look like something a new programmer could pick up easily. So who is your target audience?

Been working on Yeti as a platform of experts to share experiences and recommendations. For example, if you're starting a startup, you'll want the best advice you can find on what (not) to do. Yeti is a curation of recommendations for any topic. Avoid common mistakes and find relevant advice from others who have "been there, done that".

Sometimes we get asked how Yeti is different from Q&A sites. While we love Quora, we found a huge subset of topics can't be served through Q&A. Just look at how many blog posts there are for "10 Best Tips on Getting Traction" or "Best Marketing Tools for Startups". We feel a community driven curation of recommendations would provide more value than arbitrary blog posts.

Popular topics:

Getting Users & Traction - http://www.yetiyeti.co/topic/startup-traction/

Best Startup Tools - http://www.yetiyeti.co/topic/best-tools-for-early-startups/

Hi Animats - Thanks for the technical analysis. We don't get any "kickback" or benefits from promoting services. In fact, we don't post specific referral codes or promo codes on the site. I created the site to track services I used in the past.

However, I understand the point you're trying to make. I'll definitely work on making it clear if a service is offering something for "free" and clarify the full terms of the wording.