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rokhayakebeon What we learned in studying the most effective founders

Preach the Mission, Not the Pension

rokhayakebeon Many single Japanese people in their 20s have never been on a date – survey

"Usually" is the keyword.

rokhayakebeon Many single Japanese people in their 20s have never been on a date – survey

There is some truth to this statement. You could be "dating," but you are not about to pick someone and go to a restaurant or movie alone.

rokhayakebeon Many single Japanese people in their 20s have never been on a date – survey

I am from Africa, that is changing. I dare say it has already changed. I know maybe 2 people under 50 who have more than 2 kids. Almost every first-time mother has a family plan created for her with the help of health care professionals.

rokhayakebeon Stop Validating Email Addresses with Regex (2012)

Someone could submit several fake email email addresses and negatively impact your domain name email reputation.

rokhayakebeon How to Set Prices for Handmade Goods

Is software handmade good?

rokhayakebeon Once poor, always poor?

Someone who can apply and perform a remote job will most likely be able to get access to a computer for the purpose of an interview. The problem is more acute for someone so poor they do not have access to a computer in a first place to acquire the necessary skills needed later to lift them out of poverty.

rokhayakebeon Ask HN: What things has tech made worse in your life?

Your kids will live an even more luxurious life (perhaps not more fulfilling): be anywhere in the world in less than 3 hours, self driving electric cars, better healthcare services, and much more.

rokhayakebeon Ask HN: What things has tech made worse in your life?

Sales.

rokhayakebeon Ask HN: What things has tech made worse in your life?

Technology can take away your ability to concentrate on anything long enough. You will have a hard time concentrating on the video you are watching, then the book you are reading, then your children, and your spouse.

rokhayakebeon Ask HN: What things has tech made worse in your life?

This one is big. As a parent it is easier to turn on Cocomelon than actually spending time playing with your child. And when you actually turn off the TV and you decide to play with them, you cannot do this for one hour without checking your phone.

rokhayakebeon Ask HN: What things has tech made worse in your life?

Not a problem. Every time I give my contact I let people know it may take me a few days to reply and I am ok if they take time to reply to my messages. I tel them if it is urgent, I will add a note on top of the message. People who have a life are not offended by this.

rokhayakebeon Ask HN: What things has tech made worse in your life?

This is an age of extreme luxury

But hasn't every age been one of luxury for those who lived it?

rokhayakebeon Ask HN: What things has tech made worse in your life?

No matter how much human capital was invested in making targeted ads possible, only very rarely I

There is the issue. "I." You may be one in 100,000. Also there is a trickle-down effect. A brand will spend enough dollars to attract a certain number of fans, then those fans attract others organically. Many will say you "Ads do not work on me," but unless you know exactly why you choose product X or Y, it is difficult to say with confidence.

rokhayakebeon Boards are dangerous to founder/CEOs

Never stand between people and a pile of money.

rokhayakebeon Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs without anything planned. How did it go?

Do they have good schools in the Caribbean?

rokhayakebeon Squatters in Spain who demand a "ransom" before they will leave a property

A team of Romanian/Bulgarian/Polish big guys will take care of your squatter problem for less than 1000 Euros...., then they can squat in your house.

rokhayakebeon How Discord Stores Billions of Messages (2017)

Not if you voluntarily provided it in the first place.

rokhayakebeon Launch HN: Tavus (YC S21) – AI-generated personalized videos for sales outreach

I believe this just great. Many people are talking about manipulation, but that is just if you intend to use it to deceive people.

How about if you wanted to teach a subject and your students wanted to see your face. Perhaps you could use this to just upload a bunch written lessons and this would help everyone.

Or how about using this for tv news/documentaries.

I cannot speak for Tavus, but this is awesome tech if used properly.

Great Job!

rokhayakebeon Ask HN: Anyone built a business with no-code tools?

I guess any tech content business would count. For example this guy below has both online classes where he teaches others how to ace a FANG interview and he also earns from his YT channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xKdmAXFh4ACyhpiQ_3qBw

rokhayakebeon Coinbase mafia shows how tight a circle holds sway over Bitcoin

"This type of cancer affects mostly men."

"Women make the majority of the school's Computer Science enrollment which used to be mostly men."

rokhayakebeon How and why I stopped buying new laptops

Fashion vs Function

rokhayakebeon MasterCard to open up network to cryptocurrencies

governments simply have to make it illegal to transact anonymously

Making something illegal does not give a government control over it. Many websites/apps are illegal in many countries. Yet governments have near zero control over their citizens using those products. VPN.

rokhayakebeon MasterCard to open up network to cryptocurrencies

This is like saying "your employer does not pay you. They charge clients then give you 20%."

rokhayakebeon Man to pay £25,000 ($34,000) damages over negative TrustPilot review

It depends. If 40 people leave a business negative reviews, then you should probably look for another one to work with. If a single person leaves 40 reviews for the same business under different accounts, then that is a different story.

rokhayakebeon Don't Offer a Free Plan

How about Free Plan needs Paid Support, otherwise use Community Forum/Knowledge Base. Then Paid plan comes with Free Support.

rokhayakebeon Facebook shuts popular stock trading group amid GameStop frenzy

Money is the score

rokhayakebeon Facebook is banning leftwing users like me

I really do not understand why people behave as if FB is an entity which belongs to the public. FB belongs (mostly) to Mark, his top execs, and his early investors. How can you possibly think that someone who owns something will always handle their property the way you wish?

This FB is the best FB there will ever be. If it was in the hands of the government, it is hard to see how it could have been better. If it was in the hands of the people, you cannot be sure it would have been better (see blockchain projects).

What will end up happening to these platforms will be what is happening with TV today: CNN - FOX.

People need to start to think 10,20 years from now, and begin to build new platforms for communication. Or just use group email.

rokhayakebeon Tell HN: 6.3% of HN top submissions in plain HTTP, more than half upgradable

I am honestly not sure whether this was real or some sort of parody. I. am trying to validate the authenticity of the video.

EDIT: The Onion.

rokhayakebeon Thank HN: My startup was born here and is now 10 years old

Bootstrapped! Amazing!