It was a very informative talk. Got lot to learn especially what not to do while designing websites.

Here we got one: http://boardlite.com/topic/how-can-one-manage-to-keep-the-go...

I knew this was coming. Not that difficult to guess :-)

I have purposely kept the design pedestrian and thats what the website name signifies: board "LITE". Ever wondered why people prefer Gmail over Hotmail or Google over Yahoo, or for that matter Facebook over MySpace? Regarding the Welcome message, its just a starter topic. It will roll down when new topics are created. If your topics get lost and you are unable to find them, you can search for the IDs(if you remember of course) in the searchbar.

As a minimalist designer, I like to see the idea put in practice, but your design could be improved upon. Without any differentiation between areas like post, comments, voting, and sidebar. Your design become more difficult to read an navigate. Also, when you're using a fluid design like this, you need to consider what it will look like to users of all screen sizes. Just being fluid and filling a bigger screen doesn't mean it looks good on one. Keep up the good work!

(constructive criticism only, because my compliments won't make it a better website).

Hey thanks. I had initially tried on 960 grid. But somehow couldn't fit in the sidebar in the whole design. So thought of making it widescreen. But yes I'll definitely look into the use case again.

Thanks. Can you tell me which browser are you using. I am so upset that I couldn't see it before the launch.

oh yes. Now I know what you are referring to. I guess the problem is on all browsers. I'll do the needful soon.

Thanks Tony. The site is useful for creating discussions in variety of categories and not limited to a single subject like stackoverflow is. This might look like a difficult aim to achieve. I am willing to take the risk. Later on I plan to set preferences for individual users so they get to see topics relevant to their own liking.

btw..here is your new profile just in case you din't notice yet :-) http://boardlite.com/user/tony/

I will mail you my resume too. Probably you could have a look at it if I fit in your summer intern profile

count me in too.. probably we can make a team of 5 :-)

Do you know of any investors similar to YC?

These are programs similar to YC that we considered applying for: TechStars, Shotput Ventures, DreamIt, LaunchBox Digital.

Thanks!

I got rejected too. Was applying alone. Does it make hell lot of difference? Somewhere I read they do accept solo applications

I was a solo founder too. I don't think it makes much of a difference and will apply for Winter too. Don't let that deter you.

A friend of mine got rejected two (maybe three?) years ago from YC applying solo and his rejection explicitly said they were looking for teams for the program and not individuals.

Again, this was at least two years ago so things may well have changed.