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It's probably not meant to be for business cards you hand out, but more of a reference of the size.

I hope.


I use the letter 'Y' for y-combinator


Y, for me, is for YouTube.


Are you saying that the dozens of people claiming that no one tested their apps are all lying?

Like others have said previously, Salesforce must have forgotten about analytics.


I am saying that there is a misunderstanding. The earliest rounds of judging looked at the videos of the apps that contestants produced as well as a code review as a sanity check. This was done most likely so that each app could be viewed in the best possible light as well as to help the judges scale to the number of entries.

So, no, the people complaining are not lying but they and anyone else would be incorrect to conclude that their app was not evaluated. Every app was evaluated. All by videos. Some by code review. And a few through every reasonable means.


What about the people who checked the analytics on their videos and determined that they hadn't been viewed?


I honestly haven't seen a single complaint like that. Can you point me to one? FWIW, I am pretty sure that each entry was reviewed at least twice.


This hn comment links to a few places where people complained: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6779036

The link that specifically shows people complaining that nobody viewed their app or looked at their video is this: http://salesforce1million.challengepost.com/forum_topics/264...


Your first link doesn't contain a single complaint claiming that people's videos were not viewed. It does, however, link to the second link, and the other two links it contains make no references to this sort of complaint.

The second link has exactly one person clearly stating that they've received zero launches and zero video plays. There is a second person that states "Yeah, same here. We had a workflow setup to send us notifications if any new used the app and received none." Notice that he/she doesn't mention video plays.

So, in total, we have exactly one person that says that they've received zero launches and zero video plays. If I've unfairly characterized the data behind your links, please let me know. But that's all that I can find.

In trying to find out if they have a valid complaint, I've discovered that the person behind that complaint is responsible for a significant portion of all of the discussions and complaints at the challenge site.

One thing is clear: their submission is in the same area as the winning entry. In their shoes, I might be disappointed for that reason alone. But for the sake of transparency, here are the two entries:

The winning entry (which is admittedly being evaluated to see if they conformed to all rules):

    http://salesforce1million.challengepost.com/submissions/18552-healthcare-love
The entry for the person or group that claimed that their video was never viewed:

    http://vimeo.com/79921465
In any case, I encourage you to look at the two videos and tell me if you think there was an injustice with the rank ordering.


Thanks for giving more feedback. Would you be kind to respond to the other child of your OP pointing out that the winner had been working and actually demoed their app way before the starting period set out in the rules? Thanks!


No problem. Will do in a second...


gwf. if you, and salesforce, really believe it was an improbable series of poor decisions and not malicious intent, tell your bosses it is time to build the redemption story. and we can speak about how to reboot this together, the company and the contestants.


unfortunately, that was the cut of the video that i made prior to seeing the entry form. the actual video that was submitted to the office guideline is here:

https://vimeo.com/79931458

the only views were me. i included the other video after i spoke with a salesforce person about the issue. and they had directed me how to enter the links. that full one is the one that's getting hits because i like it more. it was obviously labeled as not the official video with directions to the official video in case it was accidentally seen.

here's the big problem though. this contest was supposed to validate real applications. healthcare.love is nice, but it's a hollywood set. it doesn't wire into that much. it makes the erroneous mistake of targeting the new healthcare marketplace with an application for expensive iphones? in a demo state that is already covered by covered california? not the government exchange that it's adorable name harkens? i actually wrote simulated systems to pull member plans off the db and fake authorize them and submit them back into the system so that notifications could travel back to the app. oh, and instead of text i included twilio for VOIP and data coordination between the client, not assuming the target individuals would be text savvy youngsters. oh, that, and having to pull of the 85,000 healthcare plans that actually come from the healthcare.gov open marketplace. not just a single json list. so in the end, yah, i guess maybe i should have just focused on the icons? didn't think that was the point.

i held back until now, but looks like the makers of that app are also employees of a salesforce invested company. so they are DQ'd. this is all the kind of thing an open judging with actual use or connection with the entrants could have simply identified. but it all happens in the dark.


And btw, the system won't operate now if anyone actually tries to test it. Too many dependent systems doing things that I spun down.

Tell Salesforce to hold an open judging and I'll spin them back up. And EVERYONE should get a chance to show off their applications.


actually, you could do us all a favor. ask salesforce to open up the entry gallery. we've been trying to construct that ourselves. but some people are scattered to the wind. and others have relationships with salesforce and don't want them jeopardized by being an active voice.

people did hard work. and i'm not just advocating for myself. it is appauling that the work went into the circular file. and what they would have been judged on is the marketing brochure.


so here's the thing. when you lure people into such a large development period with this statement:

But it’s not going to be easy—$1 million is going to bring out the best of the best. So don’t wait until Dreamforce, you’re going to want to get started now.

and you only have 150 entries, you owe everyone a run. video review becomes inexcusable. people flew in with weeks of work and teams of people. and you reviewed their video? was this supposed reward video craftsmanship? the last thing on many people's minds when you intentionally led them to believe it was the work that counted?


I don't understand how this site works. A few days ago when it was first posted here, I tried my zip, and it returned

"Plan Results

Found 0 exchange plan."

Today I searched my zip again, this time even messing with the different options of insurance type, and still zero results. Is this saying there are no insurances available for people in my area?


You haven't provided enough information for anyone to give you advice about what might be the problem. Perhaps you live in a state that has its own exchange (e.g., Kentucky or Maryland). Or maybe there is no data for your area yet. Try Chicago (60609) for some sample data to use for an experiment. If that doesn't work, perhaps some error is occurring on the page; check the JavaScript console and report it to them.


Apparently it only works for California zip codes:


Not necessarily, I tried it with Arizona and Texas zip codes and those both returned valid results.


Worked just fine for my Chicago suburb zip code (60195)


How will I know my area is unlocked unless I'm constantly checking the app?

Also, does it take -just two- people to unlock? I'm guessing so because there is no way anyone within a one mile radius also has this app.


yep, just two! i just pushed an update that includes push notifications. you might need to log out and back in, but it should show the prompt. from there im coding in a notification for when the area opens


Just logged out and logged back in, but no alert view for receiving notifications. Do I need to create a new account?


dang, friend reported the same issue. not sure why they're not going.


Also I logged out, killed the app, and went back in, but to no avail.


Is it just me or is the .ttf missing some of the icons? When I open the font in Font Book on my mac there are only a small fraction of the icons showing.


Hmm. We had some issues today so we are going through each icon and making sure everything is good and then going to rebuild the font files.


Probably because.. the author doesn't know..

This article seems to be pointing out something strange, not trying to explain it.


Google search bar please? I need to replace iGoogle!


Will do soon!


Also, resizing the "Notes panel" also moves the Adsense panel for some reason?


I remember seeing that app back in 2010. I hope they will do Chinese -> English and vice versa versions!


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