[alpb]

Why do you call this a "startup"? It's a nice hack for sure but I'm not sure if it's has a prospect of being a business.

[bdcravens]

Because overwhelmingly the HN crowd thinks building an app is building a startup.

[judge2020]

The product is a big part of a business, so if you have one, all you need is a business partner and VC's to create a multi-million dollar company.

[jressey]

Yes those are trivial things that are simply an afterthought. The app ain't shit, it's how well the business can execute.

[ravenstine]

Not enough people realize how true that is.

I've worked for companies that made pretty awful products, but they sure knew how to sell 'em.

[p49k]

If the Yo app can raise 1.5 million...

[jen729w]

I wish they were continuing to spend it on their servers! I used Yo with my gf. It’s a daft service, sure, but if I really do just want to tell her I’m thinking about her it was kinda cool.

The iOS app might still work but the watchOS app hasn’t been updated for 5.x. :-(

[crb002]

The monetization is having a curated up to date list of email verification handshakes.

This has value.