Y Combinator shirt
Web and SaaS
print on demand merchandise
SHOW HN2011
80points
32comments
#143of 1,097 in 2011
Top 14%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
5 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Idea: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun design and fair pricing
From 2 comments
Even at $5.60 it would have been totally fair. Kudos to you for making it available to others for so little.
acangiano on HNJust bought a red one in Small. I'm a girl, BTW. Great work. Thanks !
grayhairmomma on HN
Objections
Possible trademark infringement concern
From 3 comments
best to buy this before he gets sued for trademark infringement
vaksel on HNI don't see why not...you can trademark a fruit(apple) and a a color(pink).
vaksel on HNSure, he does infringe by using the color and the font of YC. But the YC gang know better than to shut down their loyal fanbase.
sthatipamala on HN
Y logo placed too high on the shirt
From 2 comments
From the pictures, it felt that the y-combinator is placed a little high up on the shirt - might work better place to place it lower.
ubasu on HNI agree. I also think it should be some what lowered.
ztan on HN
Requests
Orange shirt version
From 2 comments
Any chance I could get one in orange instead of black?
kevinburke on HNYou could, but the type is on an orange background, so I'd have to upload a just white design, which I can't do at the moment. If you want, ping me and I'll do it later. (my…
apgwoz on HN
Questions
Is a trademark or CC license a barrier to selling this?
From 2 comments
I've always wanted a bright orange shirt (#ff6600) like the default topcolor with a nice large Y on the front. I'm wondering if there is a trademark that would prevent someone…
shii on HNHow would this be trademark infringement? Can you trademark math?
apgwoz on HN
Alternatives named
hackertees.com shirts
From 1 comment
They're sold out at the moment, but I bought one here: http://hackertees.com/
thematt on HN