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teng

247 karma · joined March 19, 2012

Cofounder, Strikingly
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teng··on Holiday Gift Ideas from Y Combinator
Yea the list was getting long, so the site was updated with categories!
teng··on Holiday Gift Ideas from Y Combinator
Ah thanks for this. Fixed now!
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) raises $1.5M from SV Angel, Index Ventures, FundersClub
Thanks for your support! More templates will definitely be coming up!
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) raises $1.5M from SV Angel, Index Ventures, FundersClub
It's faster for you to set up a website on Strikingly. Squarespace is awesome, especially for designers. We're easier to set up. Let us know what you think when you've tried it out!
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) raises $1.5M from SV Angel, Index Ventures, FundersClub
This has been fixed now, thanks for the report!
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) raises $1.5M from SV Angel, Index Ventures, FundersClub
This was a small bug, and it's been fixed now!
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) raises $1.5M from SV Angel, Index Ventures, FundersClub
Great points! We definitely take hiring very seriously and we want to make sure that everyone share the culture and the vision. We are in this for a long run and we want to make sure that everyone understands that for sure.

We always want to keep the team size small and effective, but we'll soon face a development bottleneck unless we start bringing great talent on board. Contractors may work for part of this, but it's definitely good to have a whole cohesive team that's invested in the company. Thanks for the advice!

teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) raises $1.5M from SV Angel, Index Ventures, FundersClub
Hi, thanks a lot for your support! We're in Strikingly for the long run and we definitely put our users' interest as the top priority. Part of raising the money is also to ensure that we have enough runway to make sure that the product can sustain itself. I definitely don't want you to worry about this. Thanks for your support again!
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) raises $1.5M from SV Angel, Index Ventures, FundersClub
We're definitely looking to bring great technical talent to our team - that's our highest priority after funding. There are always more things to build and work on! As we grow, we want to keep up a strong development pace.
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) raises $1.5M from SV Angel, Index Ventures, FundersClub
Thanks for the feedback, Peter! We're thrilled you enjoy it!
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) raises $1.5M from SV Angel, Index Ventures, FundersClub
Thanks so much, Phil! :D
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) raises $1.5M from SV Angel, Index Ventures, FundersClub
Thanks so much, Jason!
teng··on Strikingly Creates Simple, Beautiful Web Sites in Minutes
This is part of the design of our templates - the content of each section can certainly be taller than the height of the screen, but we still keep the arrow key controls so viewers can navigate quickly through the page.
teng··on Strikingly Creates Simple, Beautiful Web Sites in Minutes
We're both trying to make website building simpler for non-coders. Weebly is a powerful solution that allows people to build traditional desktop website. We take a different "mobile first, web second" approach. Our websites are simpler, and the key values we bring to users are cross platform optimization and fast set up.
teng··on Strikingly Creates Simple, Beautiful Web Sites in Minutes
Thanks for pointing it out, we're improving it now!
teng··on Strikingly Creates Simple, Beautiful Web Sites in Minutes
Thanks for pointing this out! There are some small issues with hi-res screens. We're fixing it now.
teng··on Strikingly Creates Simple, Beautiful Web Sites in Minutes
Thanks for the suggestion! We'll certainly spruce this up soon!
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) Builds Compelling Mobile-First Web Experiences
Thanks! We definitely want to craft a consistent experience on all devices.
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) Builds Compelling Mobile-First Web Experiences
Yup, we're using Tucows (OpenSRS) to sell domains on Strikingly right now, and yearly users will get a domain for free (helps increase the conversion). I haven't tried enom but have heard great things about them too. Any reason you chose enom over OpenSRS?
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) Builds Compelling Mobile-First Web Experiences
At our core, that's what we are - an easy CMS built on top of a responsive framework. But we think responsive design is more than just media queries, it's also about how content affects the browsing experience. A Wordpress theme running Bootstrap may be responsive, but the standard WP content structure is often too clunky on a small screen.

So we're starting with the mobile experience and bringing it to bigger screens. In the process, we learned from our customers that the simpler mobile-first format is particularly suitable for certain small businesses (contractors, restaurants, startups, etc) and lowers their barrier to get online. We'd like to write an article to share our findings!

teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) Builds Compelling Mobile-First Web Experiences
Yup, it's fixed now. A little speed bump on launch day. :)
teng··on Strikingly (YC W13) Builds Compelling Mobile-First Web Experiences
It's being fixed now! Thanks for pointing this out.
teng··on Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hungry-hungry-hackers.
Startups absolutely need this. I speak from experience. We need recipes that hackers can relate to!