danielsiders

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OpenAI unveils better image generator, DALL-E 3(washingtonpost.com)
3 points by danielsiders 3y ago|1 comments
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Worldcoin (by Sam Altman)(worldcoin-recruiting.com)
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by danielsiders 6y ago
I think that’s part of it but it’s also the natural consequence of having several people on one side of the table trying to find out everything they can from the founders in a very short period of time and being genuinely interested if you
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by danielsiders 6y ago
Honestly there aren’t a lot of products that were funded this way so I can’t point you to specific resources. In our case the funding came prepaid with no strings attached. Can’t speak to where in their budgets the funds were allocated from
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by danielsiders 6y ago
Cool. We got the first 120k from I think around 12 companies. It followed close to a power law distribution, very long tail. Our strategy was to encourage developers to talk to their bosses rather than contribute individually which we think
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by danielsiders 6y ago
It’s not too far off. Here’s how I’d look at it: $180k base salary is appropriate but most of those people are expecting stock options as well (compare to Levels) so the fully loaded price* is closer to 300-500k/year x 3 people, so $1-
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by danielsiders 6y ago
Cofounder here again. I just wanted to say that while we’re sad to shut down and definitely didn’t accomplish everything we wanted to we are deeply grateful for having had the chance to build something significant and get past a 1.0. Our or
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by danielsiders 6y ago
You’re welcome! Hope you’re doing well! (For those who don’t know, all the partners in a YC interview ask questions of everyone simultaneously— this is complicated at the best of times and totally nuts when you’re trying to answer technical
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by danielsiders 6y ago
Happy to — it’s a great question! I want all software to be open source but we really haven’t figured out how to fund many types of open source projects yet. - Database appliances (RDS) for major DBs - turnkey security, especially for com
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by danielsiders 6y ago
Interesting question. I think there are two angles: 1. Having already shut down and the team gone separate ways and onto new projects how much would you need to get back on the horse so to speak 2. Are there still things you want to accompl
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by danielsiders 6y ago
Cofounder here. We’re surprised and flattered at the interest and discussion. For those wondering why we shut down here’s a brief summary: We created Flynn to be Heroku that you could run on your own infrastructure (cloud or otherwise). We
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World Health Organisation recognises 'burn-out' as medical condition(straitstimes.com)
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Apollo 15 postage stamp incident(en.wikipedia.org)
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1561 celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg(en.wikipedia.org)
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UK police are secretly downloading content from suspects' mobile phones(statewatch.org)
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Apollo 15 postage stamp incident(en.wikipedia.org)
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Why are some languages confused for others?(journals.plos.org)
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Nintendo reveals Labo, a DIY ‘build-and-play experience’ for Switch(polygon.com)
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Private Prison Sends Detainees to Solitary for Refusing Voluntary Labor(theintercept.com)
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Dark Side Secret Origins of Evidence in US Criminal Cases(hrw.org)
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How a FedEx MD-10 Has Been Transformed into a Flying Eye Hospital(youtube.com)
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No Zen Magnets for You, America(youtube.com)
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Flying Horses Across the Atlantic(catphones.com)
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Why Washington should finally make Puerto Rico a state(politico.com)
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Cluster (spacecraft)(en.wikipedia.org)
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On Guns, Nevada’s Leaders Are Overruling Their Voters(nytimes.com)
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Fired/Rehired(washingtonpost.com)
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Colorado to require advanced post-election audits(politico.com)
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Financial firms lead shareholder rebellion against ExxonMobil climate change(washingtonpost.com)
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Why Saudi Women Are Literally Living ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’(nytimes.com)
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