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Mashgin Hits $1.5B Valuation with AI-Powered Self-Checkout System(forbes.com)
9 points by maxprogram 4y ago|0 comments
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by maxprogram 9y ago
Mashgin (YC W15) | ML/CV, Full-Stack, Frontend | Mountain View | ONSITE, VISA | Full-time Mashgin makes self-checkout kiosks that use Computer Vision, 3D Reconstruction and Deep Learning to scan many items at once without needing barco
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by maxprogram 9y ago
The market isn't vegetarians/vegans. Their ultimate goal is reduction of environmental damage and greenhouse gases. Why try to sell to someone who already doesn't eat meat? The company is mission-driven and it wouldn't c
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by maxprogram 9y ago
Poor Charlie's Almanac -- can't beat Charlie Munger when it comes to explaining how the world works. Fooled by Randomness, Black Swan, Antifragile -- Nassim Taleb reviles lots of new ways to think, first in finance, then everythin
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Run your first deep neural net in less than 5 minutes(github.com)
13 points by maxprogram 10y ago|4 comments
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Atlastory: Mapping the history of the world(futureblind.com)
1 points by maxprogram 11y ago|0 comments
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by maxprogram 11y ago
Mashgin Inc. (YC W15) | Computer vision engineer | Palo Alto, CA | Full-time onsite At Mashgin, we apply advanced computer vision to real world problems, starting with retail checkout. Our kiosk uses computer vision to scan multiple items a
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by maxprogram 11y ago
Mashgin Inc. (YC W15) | Computer vision engineer | Palo Alto, CA | Full-time At Mashgin, we apply advanced computer vision to real world problems, starting with retail checkout. Our kiosk can scan multiple items at once without barcodes or
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by maxprogram 12y ago
I've found a good rule of thumb in business is that you can only be successful in the long run if your value proposition is a win-win-win for you, your suppliers, and your customers. When a majority of your customers are being unknowin
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by maxprogram 12y ago
Unrealized losses over a short time period have nothing to do with being "right" or "wrong" about a stock investment. Fluctuations of investor expectations (i.e. stock price movements) have especially nothing to do with
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Show HN: 65 Year Map of USSR History(map.atlastory.com)
4 points by maxprogram 12y ago|0 comments
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JavaScript Tutorial using GitBook(gitbookio.github.com)
4 points by maxprogram 12y ago|0 comments
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by maxprogram 13y ago
Any recommendations for overcoming this issue? I'm working on a project with the eventual goal of creating a crowdsourced, interactive version of a map just like this.[1] We haven't gotten to this point yet (only to the 1930s at t
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by maxprogram 13y ago
Atlastory - Palo Alto, CA Atlastory is a bootstrapped startup working on a project similar to OpenStreetMap or Wikipedia, with the goal of mapping the world throughout history (and seeing maps change over time). Getting to this point requir
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by maxprogram 13y ago
Palo Alto, CA Seeking fellow developer to help build the Google Maps of history I’m working on a project, similar to OpenStreetMap or Wikipedia, with the goal of mapping the world throughout history (and seeing maps change over time). Get
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RaaS: Rockets as a Service(spacex.com)
1 points by maxprogram 13y ago|0 comments
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by maxprogram 13y ago
How about a PDF? :) http://stuff.maxolson.com/On-Startups.pdf There are other startup-related essays thrown in there too. PG, if you're reading this and want it taken down, please let me know and I'll oblige.
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Show HN: 2013 Startup School Sketchnotes [pdf](stuff.maxolson.com)
2 points by maxprogram 13y ago|0 comments
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by maxprogram 13y ago
You "felt like a sucker" and from another comment "feel like I've been lied to"? Do other people's comments and criticisms make you change your mind about something that easily? If you thought it was a good boo
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by maxprogram 13y ago
Also coming from Salt Lake City -- flying into SJ on Friday, and back Monday morning. Probably planning on renting a car, if anyone is interested in sharing.
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by maxprogram 13y ago
I have thought of this but haven't really pursued anything yet. I also have permission from Buffett to publish his early partnership/hedge fund letters from the '60s, so will probably be doing that in the next year.
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by maxprogram 13y ago
Most of the letters are freely available on Berkshire's website. The "extra material" includes a few early letters not on the web (got these from Buffett so the collection would be complete), and charts/tables/index
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by maxprogram 13y ago
~$1000 a month. Designed, edited and published a book of Warren Buffett's letters to shareholders (see http://amzn.com/1595910778 ). An opportunity I stumbled into. But I suppose "get publication rights from Warren
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Fractal Exercise Selection(github.com)
1 points by maxprogram 13y ago|0 comments
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by maxprogram 13y ago
Self-published a book in April, which is now selling in Paperback and Kindle versions ( http://www.amazon.com/Berkshire-Hathaway-Letters-Shareholder... ). It's been doing pretty well although there was a built-in audienc
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by maxprogram 13y ago
Hacker News readers who are interested in how share buybacks work and how they can be a very good idea (even in the tech industry) should read up on Henry Singleton & Teledyne: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Earl_Singleton http
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Where's the Creativity in Game Design? (2007)(businessweek.com)
1 points by maxprogram 14y ago|0 comments
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Excuse Us While We Kiss The Sky (on urban explorers)(gq.com)
1 points by maxprogram 14y ago|0 comments
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by maxprogram 14y ago
Mistakes have certainly been made, but yes: this is typical Wall Street fare. When Johnson first started the turnaround over a year ago, he made it clear this was a long-term undertaking, of at least 3 years, but probably 5 years. That shou
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by maxprogram 14y ago
> Not discounting works for Apple because it's the only store selling MacBooks. The only store... along with Best Buy, Amazon, Simply Mac, etc. etc.

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