Y Combinator S12 Demo Day Batch 1

9GAG? Really? I don't want to live on a planet where 9GAG gets into YC. The others look pretty innovative. It would be nice to see some more robotics stuff. And work place collaborative stuff. But internet curated memes? <i>sigh</i>

The ones I'm most exited about are BufferBox and Double.<p>BufferBox solves a real pain point for me (to the point I was thinking about setting up something similar here in Uruguay, but I don't have the cash).<p>And Double would be great for everybody who can't afford to travel constantly for meetings (both time AND money), though face-to-face meetings aren't going away anytime soon (too much off-band communication, relationship building, etc..).

I like Kippt. I just wish their was a service like it where I didn't have to worry about any of my saved content becoming public. Or that it might be acquired and then I have to start over (I'm looking at you, Spool). For now, I suppose I will continue to use Kippt. Their search needs some work, though.

What's the time horizon on something like FundersClub being open to non-accredited investors due to the recent law being passed that takes away some investment restrictions?

Really excited for the BufferBox and Plivio guys !

It seems in the ideas pond, people are combing up dry or Y Combinator have set their standards at a new low. Seriously, 9GAG, Imgfave and Kippt are the most unoriginal ideas for websites I have ever seen. I hate to be negative and cynical but am I the only one that sees no true value in these particular "startups"?<p>For starters any startup that pens itself as "A Pinterest for..." or "A Reddit for..." I wonder what is going through the minds of any investor or person who thinks these are legitimate ideas for websites trying to mirror the success of other sites by doing nothing new.<p>One of the startups that almost didn't make it into YC, "Bufferbox" is probably the best startup by far YC have opted to support. As for the others, most will fail because they're nothing exciting.

Anyone else see "Airbrite" and furrow their brow?<p>(I don't know if there are grounds for a trademark infringement nastygram from Eventbrite, given they're in the same space.)