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A very high proportion of them, but really, every founder is struggling right now.

Not many that are venture backed though. Jasper and few others will suffer here.

Web3/crypto is especially hard right now, because the market shrank overnight. A lot of 'solutions in search of a problem' going on in that world.

Sad to say my startup is part of this grim statistic. We raised capital in October of 2021 and were unable to raise follow on capital. I laid off all staff and we shut down two months ago.

Founders today are conserving cash. Gone are the days of raise money, build a big team, and grow grow grow. Now it's all about doing more with less, with slow and steady growth.

I grew up in one of these households. My grandmother didn’t speak English so my dad mandated Hindi be spoken in the household.

I think it was a net positive in my life. I pick up phrases and sounds from new languages pretty easily. I didn’t do great in my English classes in HS but am a pretty good writer now.

From an assimilation pov, I think it’s pretty important to grow up speaking whatever language you do alongside English. I don’t have the data but I know ESL kids have a hard time in early schooling here in California.

I think I'll wait for another cycle or two before moving to Wayland. Seems like there's a long tail of small issues that need polishing. The zoom screenshare one scared me off a long time ago.

Thanks for making it a welcome space for SF tech folks.

Used it for the past two years. Was a wonderful experience - everything I wanted out of a coworking space.

I'll probably split my time between indie coworking spots and "unofficial" coworking spots (in SF, Celo space).

My favorite of all time. He also released a book, Heat 2, if you want more. I am 30 pages in and it’s good so far.

I noticed this too, reminded me a little bit of Bill Maher's "angry old guy" transformation.

I think JS legitimately is more arrogant and self righteous. I think part of it is the DGAF everyone goes through as they get older, and part of it is pent up frustration from watching the MSM decline. I'd contend that his usual DS bit - mocking the MSM - wouldn't work today because the veneer of rehearsed professionalism is gone, and news openly doubles as media. Lacking his biggest tool in the toolbox, he centers on himself...which makes for a less interesting show, which is probably why they're canning the show (the 'creative differences' is a cop out - those always disappear when ratings are high enough).

You raise money to hire talent, market your product, and secure optionality in case iteration #1 doesn’t work out.

The more money you have, the better you can do each of those individual things.

“Just a SaaS” is reductive.

Great point. No intermediary to filter which means this content gets mass dumped on TG, reddit, etc.

There's another big factor at play: it's become increasingly easier to film yourself in combat and now encouraged by leadership for propaganda reasons.

I've been going to r/combatfootage everyday for the past ~3 years; it has exploded in popularity because like a lot of things in life, war is now recorded and disseminated wide. The ukraine war, specifically with drones outfitted with explosives, has shown this. GoPros seem almost standard for combat troops.

I have to imagine Israelis are learning about the conflict in realtime partly through the footage Hamas is releasing. The fact that footage is so unprecedented (fighters air gliding in, a Hamas reporter reporting from inside Israel) probably adds to the demand for this content.

If you're a founder or just someone who wants to be inspired, read his book 'Total Recall'. It's a fantastic story of his life and I came away really motivated reading it.

Same here. If you find some literature about it that you're willing to share, would love to read and swap notes.

What engine is it built on?

The decision to not use an engine is curious. Anyone know why?

Interesting that Plex is taking on the risk here, rather than the service provider that hosts the content (or more accurately, the user who hosts content on said service provider).

I suspect they'd prefer to pass the hot potato to Hetzner but their lawyers told them otherwise.

He did so to confess. He has admitted he didn’t want to hide. There’s no strategy to critique here; he wanted to come clean.

This was the game for me growing up. It introduced me to clans, ladders, and really online gaming culture.

My map was The Edge and my weapon was either the rail gun or rocket launcher. I was on dial up back then so finding a server was good latency was critical. Most annoying of course were the folks using that gun that caused lag for everyone.

I know Q3 is the bigger game that perfected the genre but my favorite will always be Quake 2. Not only was there a solid single player + expansion packs, but the pace was just right for me. Everything got too fast when Q3 came around.

Took me a long time to figure this out. My SE is still pretty great, if a little slow. My Pixel would have been decapitated by this time.

Check out communities like finc, OnDeck, and South Park Commons. Each have in-person offices in SF.

I mean real-world money, correct.

It does, and like you said, it attracts a specific kind of user. Not for everyone.

I'm the co-founder of a fantasy sports game, so I've come to know the real money side of gaming somewhat intimately. As much as people scoff at the money component in a game...it leads to hyper engaged users. Our folks are incredibly stick and while it's a small cohort, it's a positive sign. They're spending over an hour playing everyday, which I'm proud of.

I think if you're building a traditional game (with no money component), you have to go into as a labor of love. You're competing for attention among a _vast_ canvas of alternatives. That is so hard to do.

My dream is to one day build a command and conquer successor. That market is tiny and the whole genre has pretty much moved on. The people who'd want to play it are millennials like me. I'd need to completely alter my motivations and expectations going into it.

I think as more people are wide eyed about this, we'll see less of the "punch in the gut" stories like these.

When I was a kid in the mid 90s, I distinctly remember one of my friend’s parents not letting their kid drink soda. I remember thinking how uncool that was.

Turns out those parents were ahead of the curve.

Power Render user for 18 months now. We are a fan. Congrats Anurag and team.

I think so, because the market is enormous. I can see these (mostly big) companies be patient while they establish market share.

You will, once the lack of driver is priced in.

I will continue to purchase from them, but their buying experience is just horrid. Take a page from Apple and consolidate your offerings + offer less customization.

Let me refine: consumers care about privacy but are OK sacrificing it for convenience.