Apply HN submission: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11442655" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11442655</a><p>We think we're in a great spot for YCF. We just launched and user engagement has been awesome. No outside investment of any kind, but just went full-time and living off savings.<p>We did submit a normal YC application as well, and we were not invited to interview. We'd just launched the prototype and didn't have final videos to show, so we're hoping this helps better illustrate our vision.<p>Awesome thing is we're engaging different types of users in different types of ways. A software engineer (and cat lover) planted the "Cats" Seedling, and response has been great. I planted one for my sister's birthday, and a diverse group of messages were contributed that reflects the diversity of her social graph. Check it out!: <a href="https://www.giveseedling.com/#/harvest?token=0df51c5c0f76f259cb1216420f496cdc" rel="nofollow">https://www.giveseedling.com/#/harvest?token=0df51c5c0f76f25...</a><p>If you like where we're going and want to see more, we'd really appreciate an upvote and comment on our Apply HN post. Thanks!