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Show HN: Left my job to start a “Pinterest without the Uggs” (vestedyeti.com)
19 points by carlotapia 2760 days ago
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In September, I left my job at Dropbox and moved to Sacramento to work on my social bookmarking app full time. It's called Vested Yeti, and a user described it as "Pinterest without the Uggs." It helps you organize and share web pages.

Site: www.vestedyeti.com Example: https://app.vestedyeti.com/flows/c3d0cdba-1425-4fe1-a121-09a...

I realize I haven't been an active member of HN, but I'm really hoping the HN community can help me out - I desperately need feedback and help identifying the best use cases.

Any feedback is welcome, and I'll try to answer any questions. Thanks in advance!

I use Pocket for the same kind of work. So if I found something cool on the web, I just send that to my Pocket (via Chrome extension button or Share link integration on iOS/Android). I'm checking that list eventually as I have some spare time or I'm out of the internet (Pocket downloads articles in the background, which is nice).
Pocket is great, and definitely a leader in bookmarking. It's easy, fast, and seamless. They got acquired by Mozilla, so it will be interesting to see how the integration with Firefox will evolve and affect their roadmap. Although I recently read that Firefox market share was down to 9%...
It was about two years since Mozilla acquired Pocket and there was a plan to make Pocket project Open Source. https://www.ghacks.net/2018/01/11/mozilla-starts-to-publish-...
As a non-pinterest user, what does "without the Uggs" mean? Isn't Ugg a brand of shoes? Is that brand popular on pinterest?
Pinterest made early inroads with women looking for fashion, home, and cooking inspiration that they could "pin". That legacy still heavily influences the type of content that appears on Pinterest and the audience they appeal to.

I think the user was pointing out that Vested Yeti, rather than just show you some "basic" fashion, like Ugg boots, can actually serve a practical purpose.

This is a really cool tool! I’m always emailing myself stuff I want to look at/read later, and I invariably forget about it. This is such a good way to keep track of those things!
Thanks! What type of stuff do you email to yourself usually?
Interesting that it's Pinterest-like! I'll check out the user experience. Does it support documents?
Thanks! Looking forward to it. No, it doesn't right now. You can link to just about anything (e.g., Google Doc or hosted PDF), but no way to upload a document.
looking great, excited to see how people use the service!
Thanks! So am I :)
Looks badass.
Thanks, bro.