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bigbossman··on Website streamed live directly from a model
Using this was like a peek into the future. And this kind of generative UI offers a lot more immediate practical utility than world model demos.
bigbossman··on The coming PLG to SLG apocalypse
I agree with the headline, but find it ironic that there's no self-serve option
bigbossman··on Shortcuts – Copilot for Spreadsheets
Demo video at https://x.com/nicochristie/status/1949862432077484396
bigbossman··on Show HN: iOS app that corrects your form in real time using your phone's camera
Tracking your form in real-time is counterproductive. Kinesthetic awareness is essential to compound exercises like squats and deadlifts, and there's no way you are focused enough on the movement if you're doing reps while also watching a selfie. However, a post-set analysis could be really useful and be a great IAP option or reason to pay for a subscription.
bigbossman··on Ask HN: Any good essays/books/advice about software sales?
Get Founding Sales by Pete Kazanjy (https://www.foundingsales.com/). It's written by a tech founder for founders, and he also runs some popular events and forums for the startup community.
bigbossman··on With Vids, Google thinks it has the next big productivity tool for work
This seems like the most obvious, Googley reason why this exists
bigbossman··on Potluck: Dynamic documents as personal software
Pretty much all of these features can be done in Obsidian with plugins like [Dataview](https://blacksmithgu.github.io/obsidian-dataview/) or [Meld Calc](https://github.com/meld-cp/obsidian-calc)
bigbossman··on Launch HN: 1Flow (YC W22) – In-product user feedback for web/mobile apps
I was looking at pricing. What is a "tracked user"? I'd be more inclined to pay for a certain number of survey responses. Typeform's model of scaling price with # of responses seems in line with 1Flow's value.
bigbossman··on Launch HN: Joon (YC W22) – A mobile game that teaches kids to build good habits
This feels like the kind of app created by people who don't have kids.
bigbossman··on Mapping the 3 big Clouds: Castles in the Cloud
It’s interesting how some challengers (Snowflake, for example) use the Clouds’ go to market teams to power distribution and sales, so these platforms extend beyond just tech infrastructure.
bigbossman··on Show HN: Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go
I was Roam cult early on, but left the flock after frequent slowdowns and losing a bunch of files during one of their outages.

Obsidian is the best. I expect to use it forever, and even if it goes away, all the files are stored in plain text without any proprietary data formats or databases.

bigbossman··on [dead]
This doesn’t actually address Taleb’s main point about IQ. he argues that IQ does not measure intelligence – in fact, it’s a test of unintelligence.
bigbossman··on Show HN: Personal Data Management Dashboard
That's what being a Warriors fan was like until 2013
bigbossman··on Cooley vs. Gust vs. Stripe vs. Clerkly vs. Other (2021)
Depends how far along you are. You can always hold off on incorporating until you have a term sheet or ready to get your docs signed.

Of your options: 1. If you end up taking legit money, you'll want regular counsel. Cooley is great.

2. Stripe Atlas is only $500 and takes a couple days. But as soon as you raise money, big law lawyers will update your agreements so you're back to step 1.

Also, remember. Most big law firms will offer you a fixed price for the initial incorporation and financing. Don't be afraid to ask.

bigbossman··on Ask HN: Any startups here own Bitcoin (and digital assets)?
Your analogy brings up an interesting point.

A better example is the actual case of Microsoft buying Facebook stock to gain exposure to a burgeoning digital network https://www.vox.com/2017/10/23/16412108/facebook-microsoft-2...

bigbossman··on Ask HN: Any startups here own Bitcoin (and digital assets)?
If that's the case, it's similar to owning any kind of asset, such as cash & equivalents, marketable securities, real estate, etc.
bigbossman··on Ask HN: Is there a service that allows you to pay to talk to a domain expert?
Hedge funds, private equity firms, and management consulting shops use expert networks a lot. They’re often looking at a potential investment, and seek to talk to people deeply familiar with the industry and competitive landscape. Usually a firm like Guidepoint will spam a group of people to facilitate an introduction. Top experts can name their price.
bigbossman··on The blockchain/cryptocurrency space is mostly fraudulent
Just observing that every time this guy publishes a paper about crypto, there's a bull market.

* David Golumbia, “Cryptocurrencies Aren’t Currencies. They Aren’t Stocks, Either” (Motherboard, Aug 22, 2017)

* David Golumbia, The Politics of Bitcoin: Software as Right-Wing Extremism (University of Minnesota, 2016), chapter 5

bigbossman··on San Francisco voters approve taxes on highly paid CEOs, big businesses
I doubt it has the intended effect as SF tech companies are already moving to distributed locations. Workers have had the past 8 months to enjoy avoiding long commutes and stepping over needles and feces.
bigbossman··on Soylent isn’t Healthy (2017)
These kinds of posts always make me think of Jay-Z - "What you eat don't make me shit"
bigbossman··on Google stops selling Nest Secure, still offers support
Graveyard already updated: https://killedbygoogle.com/
bigbossman··on Show HN: I made a site where you practice typing by retyping entire novels
This is really awesome. It reminds me of how artists like painters and musicians train by copying famous works. Or Andrew Ng said you should learn ML just be implementing a dozen papers.
bigbossman··on Google TV
Google should merge this with Stadia so they can sunset them at the same time
bigbossman··on Ask HN: How to learn sales?
Shifting from engineering to sales requires a shift in mindset, from scarcity to abundance. Engineering = scarcity: time-bounded sprints, finite teams, large backlogs of features and tickets, strict prioritization. Sales requires you to think in terms of abundance. There are always more leads, more channels, more tactics.

Also, it's debatable whether being talkative helps sales. Listening is far more critical.

bigbossman··on Ask HN: How to learn sales?
Was about to post Pete's book too. Go read it!
bigbossman··on Tables: Tracking work for teams
Meta-comment: it's hilarious how every other comment is about how Google is going to kill this project.

Next time a VC asks you "what are you going to do if Google builds X too?" send them a link to this discussion!

bigbossman··on Show HN: Obsidian – A knowledge base that works on local Markdown files
Obsidian is awesome. I moved over from Roam and never looked back.
bigbossman··on GitHub Codespaces
Amazing, this finally turns the iPad into a legit remote dev machine. No need to setup a DO VPC either.
bigbossman··on Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch competing products
This is not only obvious, it's Amazon's explicit strategy to have their own products listed alongside 3rd party products. It's been that way ever since they made the then-controversial decision to launch a 3rd party marketplace business in 1999 to compete vs eBay.
bigbossman··on Ask HN: Tricks to improve posture?
Try a $20 upper back brace. Wear it for 20 minutes at a time while you're working. It conditions your upper back to straighten up and become less rounded.

https://www.amazon.com/Posture-Corrector-Men-Women-Truweo/dp...

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