Thanks to the YC team for the opportunity. Our advisor (whom is also Sequoia backed) had a breadth of knowledge. Listening to his advice to other teams was very valuable. The next best value was watching the partners conduct Office Hours.
Upon viewing the project website (linked in the presentation URL you shared), Radial appears to be some sort of music app - not a cultural social network.
Hi sjroot, you're correct. I mentioned in the talk that we started with music and discovered how much deeper it is. The actual app itself has social features and in the alpha version we're testing we have our video (think Snapchat for Music) feature. We'll be building out the food and events recommendations in our next couple sprints. Thanks for asking, I hope that helps. We should really update our website.
Would definitely love feedback for our presentation https://www.startupschool.org/presentations/355
And if you're an immigrant living in the US, I'd love to chat about the experience. Best of hard work to everyone.