Ask HN: Interview at YC Sunday. At a YC company? Want a sneak peek at Blueprint?

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14 years ago

I'm taking the trip out to the Bay area this weekend to interview with YC. Super excited to show them what I'm working on and to learn from their questions, but have gotten the excellent advice recently that I should get more feedback from iOS devs and validate my product through them.

My startup is Blueprint (https://blueprint.io) - and I'm working on a new platform for creating native iOS apps without having to write any code. Instead of code, it uses a JSON spec (the blueprint) and our iOS framework generates your app at runtime.

What I'm doing in these early phases is using the platform to develop apps for people (consulting) and this has been serving as a kind of engine to drive development on the platform itself.

I've already used Blueprint to create a Hacker News browser app to demonstrate RESTful operations. I included the app via pieceable in my YC application (http://pieceable.com/view/bundle/bdz/04f1e/com.blueprint.hnclient?device=ipad - FYI: uses api.ihackernews.com, which throws a server error on too much traffic), and also submitted it to the App Store recently.

I'm working on another demo for them, but what I really hope to be able to do is to meet (if only briefly) with any iOS or web developers, or product people, at any bay area companies which went through YC so that I can give you a peek at the platform and get your feedback and validate my product. In return for your time, I'd be happy to offer my time and advice as a seasoned iOS developer, and would be happy to give you great deals on custom apps or platform usage in the future.

If this sounds interesting to you then please get in touch with me at [email protected]. I'll be in SF/Mountain View from Friday 27th to May 2nd and my interview slot is this Sunday afternoon.

Looking forward to meeting some awesome people!