Note that I originally wrote this on May 15 to capture my YC interview experience. This is not a how-to or tips on applying. This is just me capturing my memories and now sharing this verbose recollection of the events. Application Process Kaz, Geoff, and I have only considered applying to accelerators around Toronto until now, because Geoff is unable …

For the past couple months I’ve been living in Mountain View. The reason being that my company was accepted into Y Combinator’s Summer 2014 batch. The TechCrunch coverage officially makes that public knowledge now. Y Combinator blog similarly confirms the news. More on this experience later. …

The decision to go native versus hybrid for app development depends on your team’s ability, whether you need rapid iteration, and the timeframe you get to work with. With AvidTap, I discussed before how I fully utilized the hybrid approach and made an app that can be updated over-the-air on my own schedule. With Kash, my team made the opposite …

I hope whoever reads this go and take the first step towards their dream or towards a cause they’re passionate about. Just start with one step first. I was reminded again last week of the power of a goal. It reminds me of the relentless pursuit of championships for NBA players. It reminds me of the camaraderie my team had …

Something someone said this week reminded me of the self reflection I had couple weeks ago. I was reflecting on how I feel about startups at this stage. I feel that while a startup is the most challenging thing I’ve ever done, somehow it doesn’t feel as impossible as one might think. Whether we’ll succeed is still to be seen, …

People in the startup world probably have all heard of the term Minimal Viable Product (MVP). On the other hand, people in established companies might not know the term at all. Even if they know of the term, they might not have a good feel for what it’s all about. I actually think it takes a while to get a …

I’ve been on my startup journey for over a year and a half now. This is no doubt the most emotionally and mentally challenging thing I’ve ever done. I guarantee that unless you’ve been through it yourself as an early stage founder, you simply have no idea what it’s like. I’ve been told that sometimes people need pep talks in …

Great news! The AvidTap team pulled the trigger on launching v1 of Kash to the broader world yesterday. Visit withkash.com and download the app from App Store or Play Store. At the moment we support paying friends and family in the app but our vision is to bring the same capabilities into stores. Stay tuned for that. What an insane …

I was trying to update my hash0-firefox addon to use the newer hash0 version I’ve been working on. I switched to using AngularJS in the newer version instead of jQuery Mobile. However I ran into an issue where AngularJS code gets into an infinite $digest loop when used inside Firefox addon. I filed an issue on github and tracked down …

It took me a while to find the solution to this, so I’m blogging to hopefully help other people find it. If you are getting the following error message during Apple App Store validation, then see the solution below. Validation Error Your binary is not optimized for iPhone 5 - New iPhone apps and app updates submitted must support the …