e10jc

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by e10jc 17d ago
Is there an N=1 anti-pattern on the list? I built an enterprise platform on a low 6 figure annual contract for my first customer. It’s looking like there are no other customers who desire the same type of platform.
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by e10jc 5mo ago
Regardless of the model quality improvement, the corporate damage was done by not only ignoring the Opus quality degradation but gaslighting users into thinking they aren’t using it right. I switched to Codex 5.4 xhigh fast and found it to
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by e10jc 7mo ago
Very cool list but why no mention of biome? I’ve been using that on a recent project and it’s been pretty great. Also bun test instead of vitest.
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by e10jc 7mo ago
I really like this article, particularly the part about the gravitational threshold. My overall thoughts about launching products is that there will just be more products with smaller audiences, similar to how streaming broke down linear ca
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by e10jc 9mo ago
I totally agree with you. I am working on a new platform right now for a niche industry. Maybe theres $10m ARR to make total in the industry. Last year, it wouldn’t be worth the effort to raise, hire a PM, a few devs, QA, etc. But for a sol
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Gradientism: Persistence and growth is the root of all morality(gradientism.org)
3 points by e10jc 10mo ago|2 comments
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by e10jc 10mo ago
I'm a longtime tech lead-level engineer, but I'd rather retire from the industry and work towards this instead! Please share this url with anyone you know who is interested in the combination of physics and ethics, and please let
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Neural Networks Validate Thermodynamic Theory of Complex Systems
1 points by e10jc 1y ago|0 comments
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by e10jc 2y ago
I company a cofounded went bankrupt last winter, and then my first child was born a few months later. I was depressed about the bankruptcy, but it was nice to be able to focus on being a parent.
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by e10jc 3y ago
We had revenue around $250m per year, so it wasn’t a question of market fit…
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by e10jc 3y ago
I was the founding CTO here, and will probably walk away with $0. You can AMA, in the hope that I can help someone else avoid this fate in their future.
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Kristen Bell's Diaper Startup Hello Bello Filing for Bankruptcy(theinformation.com)
3 points by e10jc 3y ago|3 comments
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by e10jc 3y ago
I agree with the vibe of this article. The difference between today versus historical periods of high interest rates is that today there are multiple mature billion/trillion-dollar tech companies, and also a huge population of entrepre
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by e10jc 3y ago
It’s a red flag because they could sell their shares and exit way too early. In my experience, said founders basically cashed out at the A round, while everyone else was left to try and grow the company with little to no leadership.
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by e10jc 3y ago
I’ve been both a cofounder and early stage employee. I think it’s definitely appropriate to ask, but also fine for the company to deny. The cap table can contain some red flags: founders with A class shares and no vesting schedule, for exam
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by e10jc 4y ago
I feel you on this! As a follow up: what are some of the top tips you would recommend?
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by e10jc 4y ago
Sounds like me! I'm moving back to CA after ~2 years in Dallas. I didn't hate Dallas, but my fiancee does. But yeah the weather is awful: 115 degree summers, below-freezing winters.
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by e10jc 4y ago
I've had a lot of red wine in my life; like, probably too much. The only bottle with a memorable taste came from a wine tour in Napa Valley where they said half the field was destroyed in a fire, so they were getting rid of the rest fo
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by e10jc 4y ago
In my past, I have both worked multiple jobs as a developer, and employed developers working multiple jobs. I have seen it bring a lot more benefits than drawbacks. To say to someone, "you are not allowed to make money elsewhere",
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by e10jc 4y ago
I feel your pain on this. As an occasional NPM library author, I feel that Typescript can help with this, although NPM itself is not structured in a way that compliments Typescript: it’s awkward to write in Typescript, publish to javascript
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by e10jc 4y ago
As an employer, I have seen low-performing employees resign because they found a senior/management/VP-level title elsewhere, and I think “well, good for you, I suppose”… I imagine people like this just fail their way up, learning
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by e10jc 5y ago
I sold once with Equityzen and once with a different company, I forget the name. Both times were great, but it took years from start to finish. They’ll help you through the process. The fees were levels below the taxes, not bad at all. If y
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by e10jc 9y ago
I would say if they cannot operate third-party services like Google Tag Manager, then yes. But that's on them. A warning sign of an ineffective department (marketing, ads, comms, etc) is when they insist that anything involving a web s
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by e10jc 9y ago
hey thanks! wordact author here. i think the main benefit is that it can reduce gobs of boilerplating time. i love the javascript ecosystem, and i think ecmascript keeps getting better and more beautiful, but man is it a pain to set up a pr
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Show HN: WordAct, a comprehensive, scalable project of WordPress and React(wordact.io)
3 points by e10jc 9y ago|2 comments