Correct, the customs brokerage business reminds me of Asseta (YCS13) in that there's less competition, and is an industry that people do not naturally enter for lack of knowledge or sex appeal. Recipe for a money maker.
CodeCombat's novel, and given YC's history with Codecademy and One Month Rails, along with the founder's previous business venture - getting picked up wasn't a surprise.
Yeah; I think the CodeCombat app is actually pretty cool. As a father of 3 I immediately checked it out. I'm always interested in ways to get my kids interested in programming.
PG has already shown an interest in programming education; add to that these guys have a live product it is a bit of a no brainer to "incubate" it a little. Curious to see an actual profit model though; I'm not sold on the weak "recruiter" angle. From what I see it is more of a kid's educational app.
The brokerage business though; whether he gets accepted by YC or not, I expect he is going to make some serious bank on that.
CodeCombat's novel, and given YC's history with Codecademy and One Month Rails, along with the founder's previous business venture - getting picked up wasn't a surprise.