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XavierPladevall

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XavierPladevall··on Show HN: I built a tool that lets you ask questions on previous World Cups
This is cool! Have you thought about uploading other datasets? Could be cool to see data for the premier league and maybe la liga
XavierPladevall··on Launch HN: Better Auth (YC X25) – Authentication Framework for TypeScript
Super happy users :) Agree w/ what everyone has said. For us an extra benefit is the ability to host our user data in our own DB so that we can then dig into it w/ Index. Clerk keeps the data locked in and their "analytics" page is very very limited.
XavierPladevall··on Syncing files between browser and disk using Yjs and the File System Access API
This looks pretty interesting! Really cool to see progress in this space!

Out of curiosity how do you deal with moving files in the file system?

XavierPladevall··on Chartio acquired by Atlassian, shutting down March 1, 2022
Hey guys! Xavier here. I am the co-founder of Index (tryindex.com) and we're a YC company building a modern alternative to Chartio. We're currently just prioritizing folks looking to migrate. If you would like access just shoot me an email to xavier@tryindex.com and I can give you access(:
XavierPladevall··on Show HN: I built a way to consult for businesses and earn in your free time
This is a pretty cool idea! Wonder how much $$ can be made and whether it can be a sustainable side income. Feels like a much better opportunity than commoditized "gig economy" jobs. Best of luck(:
XavierPladevall··on Ask HN: What wiki/intranet do you use at your company?
Ah will definitely check Gitlab's wiki(:
XavierPladevall··on Ask HN: What wiki/intranet do you use at your company?
Yeah we thought about confluence but we also use notion and a bunch of other tools that makes it hard to integrate stuff. That was our dealbreaker (we're not married to jira yet(:_ What don't you like about Confluence?
XavierPladevall··on Ask HN: What wiki/intranet do you use at your company?
Yeah the overhead is just too much :/
XavierPladevall··on Ask HN: What wiki/intranet do you use at your company?
Agree! This is the main issue we've had as well at least when it comes to sharing personal docs with the team and viceversa. Is this what you mean?
XavierPladevall··on Ask HN: What wiki/intranet do you use at your company?
Ah very cool. Do you link to your other docs here? Stuff like support tickets (JIRA, ZenDesk), design files, spreadsheets, etc.?
XavierPladevall··on Problems that people have that can be turned into meaningful businesses
HN caps it at 2000 character but here are a couple more. Let me know what you think

5. There are no good tools for building my church’s community online

"This might sound a little weird but I am part of a congregation (church) and I wish that we could have a way to build our community online. I imagine something that combines Slack, Facebook Live, Shopify and Patreon.” All of these things can be done independently today but a software that bundles everything together would remove a ton of friction.

6. There is a need for tools (e.g. CRMs) for creators that will make use of Instagram’s new Checkout feature.

"This week Instagram launched checkout. There’s a massive opportunity to help a new generation of creators and creatives more easily become entrepreneurs." These sellers will be phone-only, and there are no good CRMs and adjacent tools to help these creators manage their business.

7. In the US It's extremely hard to compare prices across hospitals

"Hospitals in the USA are now required to publish online price lists of the services they provide. I hope someone is working to aggregate and make these easily searchable/comparable."

8. I wish there was something like MoviePass but for museums and other attractions

“It sucks that I have to pay $25 to go to SFMoMa. As a college student I got free access to all of these museums in New York. I wish there was something like MoviePass but for museums and stuff like that.”

9. A good karaoke app out there (for individuals or bars) is something that doesn't exist

“For a while now I've been trying to find a good Karaoke app that works with Spotify or Apple Music but there's nothing out there. Smule and Musixmatch are ok for lyrics but this isn't actually Karaoke. The same thing applies for Karaoke bars. They either use YouTube or some crappy software. One app that creates a great user experience for individuals and clubs/djs/bars etc. could be a game changer.”

XavierPladevall··on Show HN: A list of problems to solve for your next side project or startup
Fwiw, I called this project Houston as in "Houston, we have a problem". I thought it was clever ¯\(ツ)/¯