subhash

We applied to YC for this cycle and yesterday, we discovered a competitor who is so close to us in name and form that we wish we had know about them earlier. We do not think their presence greatly affects our strategy, but we sure miss the chance of being able to explain that in the application. Moreover, we are worried that the non-mention of this competitor might put us in a bad light. Should we send an email explaining our position, given this context?

We submitted our Imagine K12 application yesterday, but did not get a email confirmation. We are still able to edit the application. Did anyone get a confirmation after submitting?

I am looking for tools to document and present product ideas. I will be using them mainly to share ideas with hackers, but occasionally with others as well, so impressiveness is definitely a criterion. Presentations are too lame and mindmaps are too abstract. I liked prezi but not the pricing plans. Suggestions for alternatives?

I have coded up a lot of desktop applications and I am good at programming in Java and Smalltalk. Now, how do I get started with webapps?

Are there articles/blogs that compare web frameworks (RoR, Django)? Any starter kits for Javascript, CSS etc? How do I get a high-level overview of how things fit in?

I realize those are too many questions in one post :) I am just hoping to tap the HN resource lib and that might be helpful for others too. So, if you have anything at all that you think might be helpful to someone just starting, please do post it across