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Improving Object Detection Performance by Leveraging Synthetic Data [pdf](appliedcdn.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com)
2 points by qasar 5y ago|0 comments
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by qasar 8y ago
Agreed. AV regulation is early and we're involved in that conversation. We (and I think many in this business) deeply care about safety and believe better technical understanding among lawmakers around software safety will result in be
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by qasar 8y ago
We're super familiar with CarMaker -- great for dynamics and some level 2 stuff but there are some big difference between autonomy levels (from simulation perspective at least). At higher levels, autonomy algo development is more like
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by qasar 8y ago
Qasar here (x-YC founder and partner). So im building a simulation company. Not commenting on Uber specifically but the reason lots of companies don't have great efforts is simulation is actually really hard. It’s not building a web ap
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The Single Piece of JavaScript on HN(blog.watchandcode.com)
272 points by qasar 11y ago|186 comments
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Cofactor Genomics (YC S15) plans to analyze cRNA for consumer diagnostics(wired.com)
32 points by qasar 11y ago|5 comments
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by qasar 12y ago
I'm Pakistani and one of two partners at YC who works closest with Pakible. This thought has literally never crossed my mind in 5 months since we funded them.
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by qasar 12y ago
Something that might not be obvious to those who haven't been is that being in person at startup school is markedly different than just watching the talks online. Mainly that it's one of the few events where there is a critical ma
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by qasar 12y ago
I worked at Google for 3 years and GM for 5 years (including engineering in Cadillac) so when I see news about the companies, my ears tend to perk up. A few things should be set straight. Google was not (and by a long shot) the first to thi
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by qasar 12y ago
That's very broad question like "how do you become good at basketball?". I emailed you some starting points. We can continue the conversation there.
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by qasar 12y ago
Alexis just told me about these comments. You guys know that I can't impact your careers anymore right! :) Jokes aside, thank you for the kind words. It was an amazing few years.
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by qasar 13y ago
Warning flags should get raised when statements are made about how a company's health makes more sense "when we stop trying to understand it by looking at financial statements". In finance, creativity is not an asset and the
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by qasar 13y ago
After spending 2 years of my life in a retail turnaround backed by an activist investor (Eddie Lampert at SHLD), I can't say i'm that surprised. This game of retail is much harder than it looks from afar. Certainly much harder than working
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Walter Cronkite Tours the Home of 2001 (1967)(blogs.smithsonianmag.com)
22 points by qasar 14y ago|3 comments
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by qasar 14y ago
I disagree. I think working at a large company for long periods of time can actually stifle your ability to be a great founder. You learn bad habits and your intuition can be deformed by things which help you become successful at Big Co but
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by qasar 14y ago
What's fascinating for a company like Google in SV is no matter how good things are, you have to constantly fight to keep folks like John from trying their hand at early stage life. Overall I think it's great for the ecosystem. This type of
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Mobile Playbook by Google(themobileplaybook.com)
129 points by qasar 14y ago|69 comments
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When Mitt Romney Bet on Staples (video)(pbs.org)
13 points by qasar 14y ago|1 comments
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Larry Page on Charlie Rose(charlierose.com)
128 points by qasar 14y ago|73 comments
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by qasar 14y ago
That is tough to hear. I've never met Mike Moritz but he has had a notable impact on my life. I read an interview once where he said that he likes to invest in people under 30. When I heard that in my mid-20s I made it a point to move to si
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by qasar 15y ago
You know what's more satisfying than being a wage earner at Google or Facebook? Running your own company.
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by qasar 15y ago
One hypothesis could be that all organizations go through waves of growth and success which then impact the subsequent talent they attract. In other words, the most recent wave of talent that Greg Smith talks about is more interested in bei
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Google+ Now Open To Teens 13 And Up(techcrunch.com)
7 points by qasar 15y ago|0 comments
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by qasar 15y ago
If having experience and dedicating entire lives to the subject was the requirement for success, I think it would be easier to build great companies. 'Experience' can in many ways prohibit innovation because it constrains ones horizon.
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by qasar 15y ago
Good work Waseem/Khuram. Inbox2 going to live on for the iPad? Moving into 500?
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PG: "Mountain View is sort of the center of Silicon Valley."(mercurynews.com)
17 points by qasar 15y ago|0 comments
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by qasar 15y ago
The S11 demo day writes up are probably one of the best ways to get a sense of what the early stage ecosystem looks like right now. Its not a bad picture either. These are some great startups - mature and refreshingly diverse. It's a good t
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by qasar 15y ago
Its only anecdotal, my brother in law is an Indian Muslim from UP. He says the 1-2 blow of being a communal society and being the largest minority doesn't create the best situation. Minorities getting the short end of the stick in terms of
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by qasar 15y ago
Being a Pakistani (and Punjabi) American myself, I do not agree with some of the views the author puts forward. First, Pakistanis do define themselves primarily as 'non-Indians'. However, the view that Pakistan has somehow carved out a new
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Fanvibe (YC S10) Signs A Letter Of Intent To Be Acquired By beRecruited(techcrunch.com)
37 points by qasar 15y ago|6 comments

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