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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Fun fact: Yik Yak was submitted the most in the survey we sent to teens asking for product suggestions.
Yik Yak is blowing up recently and I'm commend them for taking steps to fight bullying. How do you seeing teens use it, @orbuch?
cc'ing a few others that may have some thoughts on this: @kyry @michaelsayman @kevincolleran @john @sammy
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Niko Bonatsos
@bonatsos · Managing Director @ General Catalyst
yik yak helps everybody answer the question: what is happening in the world around me right now. This is a big space they are going after.
It managed to get distribution thanks to the enormous word of mouth it enjoys... The secret to its success lies on combining anonymity (cool factor) with location (thank you smartphones) --> that leads to context (i.e.… See more
erik martin
@hueypriest · previously GM @reddit
I happen to live a block away from a High School and the app is useless for me. Geo-fencing is great in theory but still pretty crude in urban areas.
Kyle Ryan
@kylry · Engineering for tomorrow
As much as I'm into technology, most of my college campus had discovered YikYak before I even knew about it.
That being said, I think YikYak's growth is interesting because a hyper local app would not have been possible in years past. We've reached the critical mass where there's enough people with smartphones to participate in YikYak. Think about Color. H… See more
Kevin Colleran
@kevincolleran · Investor @ Slow Ventures. Advisor @ GC
(disclosure- I am an investor and Advisor to the company)
This is currently my favorite app (and company). As Ryan mentioned, the usage and growth on college campuses is incredible... reminds me a lot of the early days at FB (I was a very early FB employee). They have made great efforts in proactively minimizing the content/bullying concerns by blocking a… See more