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A tool for replacing the IT helpdesk, which has traditionally been a painful process for end users.

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A company that helps companies change the way they do marketing, replacing traditional ads with more focused content.

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5 years ago

A platform that allows small businesses to quickly and easily sell their products to customers via a white label platform, replacing the need for expensive e-commerce platforms.

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“The world’s largest decentralized flight management system”, helping pilots and air traffic control systems coordinate location and navigate flights. The startup says that its technology is already replacing “50% of an airline’s total operations” with a fleet of more than 30,000 aircraft.

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The startup’s founders say they want to be the company that “solves the ‘I can’t find my team’ problem.” It wants to be the new way of tracking employees, replacing spreadsheets and HR systems with a single, secure system.

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A startup that wants to make it easier for people to donate to nonprofits. The startup takes the hassle out of processing donations by replacing the 3-5% processing fee that many nonprofits pay for online donations with a 2.5% processing fee.

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4 years ago

A startup that wants to make more work for people by replacing the physical backbone of book publishing with technology. The company has declined to give specific details of its business.

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3 years ago

The startup aims to create a new kind of fire extinguisher for homes, replacing the “expired” pressurized fire extinguisher with one that is part of the wall and meant to be used on the spot, at which point its contents are automatically activated.

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4 years ago

Helps companies manage their human capital better by replacing spreadsheets with online tools. Helps companies manage their human capital better by replacing spreadsheets with online tools.

74

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3 years ago

The startup wants to turn to-do list apps into more of a “next action” list, replacing the need for a separate todo list app.

74

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4 years ago

A tool that helps companies track non-employee contractors with a single platform, replacing hundreds of spreadsheets.

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3 years ago

This startup is a “smarter way of sending money”, replacing paper checks with digital payments. The startup is essentially a digital alternative to pre-paid gift cards.

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4 years ago

The startup has developed a way to bring the flexibility, speed, and cost-efficiency of digital printing to the printing industry. The company is building a digital printing platform for professional print jobs, with the goal of replacing traditional printing services. They’re currently in the YC Winter 2019 batch.

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4 years ago

A digital representation of a physical card game for the internet, replacing the physical card deck with a virtual one. The startup’s founder says they’re close to the top 500 in the iPhone app store. They have a few hundred users.

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3 years ago

A new take on the smartphone app, this startup is eliminating the smartphone app and replacing it with a digital card. The company wants to build a card that looks like a plastic card but is actually a virtual payment card. Customers would buy the card and then use that to pay for things. They’re called “seamless payments.”

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4 years ago

A card that allows people to pay at any merchant that accepts Visa or MasterCard. The startup is working with the IMF to design the card with the goal of replacing cash in countries with local currency.

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4 years ago

Replacing what used to be live video with a tool that lets users edit and share video from their phone.

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3 years ago

The goal is to improve the educational experience for self-driving car engineers by replacing the monotonous work of copying and pasting data into a spreadsheet with the more creative task of creating a 3D model.

54

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3 years ago

A new take on the “smart smoke detector”, replacing the old-fashioned smoke detector with a smoke-detection light that can communicate with a smartphone app.

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2 years ago

A product to help senior citizens take a break from their iPhone by replacing their screen with a touch-screen linked to a web browser.

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2 years ago

An online platform for hiring contractors, replacing the need for in-person interviews.

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2 years ago

A new travel insurance product built on top of Ethereum’s smart contracts, replacing the traditional insurance contract with a new one that makes claims faster and easier to manage.

15

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15 hours ago

Interactive AR training modules for warehouse workers, replacing lengthy videos with hands-on simulations via smartphones, boosting retention by 40%.

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A platform for remote teams to run interactive VR training simulations, replacing costly in-person workshops with headset-based scenarios.

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Replacing Startup Ideas

A tool for replacing the IT helpdesk, which has traditionally been a painful process for end users.

A company that helps companies change the way they do marketing, replacing traditional ads with more focused content.

A platform that allows small businesses to quickly and easily sell their products to customers via a white label platform, replacing the need for expensive e-commerce platforms.

The startup’s founders say they want to be the company that “solves the ‘I can’t find my team’ problem.” It wants to be the new way of tracking employees, replacing spreadsheets and HR systems with a single, secure system.

A startup that wants to make it easier for people to donate to nonprofits. The startup takes the hassle out of processing donations by replacing the 3-5% processing fee that many nonprofits pay for online donations with a 2.5% processing fee.

A startup that wants to make more work for people by replacing the physical backbone of book publishing with technology. The company has declined to give specific details of its business.

The startup aims to create a new kind of fire extinguisher for homes, replacing the “expired” pressurized fire extinguisher with one that is part of the wall and meant to be used on the spot, at which point its contents are automatically activated.

Helps companies manage their human capital better by replacing spreadsheets with online tools. Helps companies manage their human capital better by replacing spreadsheets with online tools.

The startup wants to turn to-do list apps into more of a “next action” list, replacing the need for a separate todo list app.

A tool that helps companies track non-employee contractors with a single platform, replacing hundreds of spreadsheets.

This startup is a “smarter way of sending money”, replacing paper checks with digital payments. The startup is essentially a digital alternative to pre-paid gift cards.

A digital representation of a physical card game for the internet, replacing the physical card deck with a virtual one. The startup’s founder says they’re close to the top 500 in the iPhone app store. They have a few hundred users.

A card that allows people to pay at any merchant that accepts Visa or MasterCard. The startup is working with the IMF to design the card with the goal of replacing cash in countries with local currency.

Replacing what used to be live video with a tool that lets users edit and share video from their phone.

The goal is to improve the educational experience for self-driving car engineers by replacing the monotonous work of copying and pasting data into a spreadsheet with the more creative task of creating a 3D model.

A new take on the “smart smoke detector”, replacing the old-fashioned smoke detector with a smoke-detection light that can communicate with a smartphone app.

A product to help senior citizens take a break from their iPhone by replacing their screen with a touch-screen linked to a web browser.

An online platform for hiring contractors, replacing the need for in-person interviews.

A new travel insurance product built on top of Ethereum’s smart contracts, replacing the traditional insurance contract with a new one that makes claims faster and easier to manage.

Interactive AR training modules for warehouse workers, replacing lengthy videos with hands-on simulations via smartphones, boosting retention by 40%.

A platform for remote teams to run interactive VR training simulations, replacing costly in-person workshops with headset-based scenarios.