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[possibilistic]

I was working in this space part-time but got beat to the starting line. I still think I have something to offer since I am a scientist. I don't want to port the conversation I'm having in another news item here, so would anyone be kind enough to offer me some advice in the following thread?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3680207

I could also use some 1-on-1 advice via chat if it can be spared.

edit: Thanks to everyone who has commented and emailed me thus far! All of your advice is wonderful and really encouraging. I still appreciate new comments, and I'd really love to hear from Atlanta-area Python/JS hackers.

[irollboozers → possibilistic]

We are launching Microryza, which is still differentiated enough, but is pretty much the same thing.

http://www.microryza.com/

We got beat by 4 days. But, screw it, we're going to launch anyways because we feel we have a better product.

Though, of the 14 competitors in this space, these guys flew under the radar pretty damn well.

[possibilistic → irollboozers]

Wow, best of luck! It'll be hard to compete with VCs, but if you're a scientist you speak a language that isn't easy to learn. That could be a deciding advantage.