reach_kapil

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Thalmaar AI (Defense and Space Tech) Is Hiring Founding PM(wellfound.com)
1 points by reach_kapil 2mo ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Can Theranos recover from this point onwards?
6 points by reach_kapil 11y ago|3 comments
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
You are right. From business perspective they are diversifying and making its bigger and better. Which in all fairness is fine. I was mostly talking about decline in consumer sentiment due to its focus more on selling rather than satisfying
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
HR at google will try to negotiate no more than 10-15% for your offer(if this is entry to mid level position) If you really want to negotiate a better offer, you will to include not just your base but your package including stocks, benefits
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Ask HN: Has Apple lost its way? Is their decline imminent?
3 points by reach_kapil 11y ago|4 comments
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Show HN: Why Text Messaging Industry Is Completely Broken(medium.com)
2 points by reach_kapil 11y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Did you know there are 5 types of Early adopters for your startup(medium.com)
1 points by reach_kapil 11y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Build a 'Fantastic Contraption' in Virtual Reality with the Vive(engadget.com)
2 points by reach_kapil 11y ago|0 comments
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Will Bear market bring Cash flow constraint to Startup funding?
1 points by reach_kapil 11y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: What is the next revolution in Smartphone could look like?
1 points by reach_kapil 11y ago|0 comments
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
Big Flop. Modular smartphones provide iterative benefit not revolutionary. Until you have revolutionary breakthrough in product (more software than hardware since hardware is easy to be cloned), these will remain as toys.
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
Sounds more like a Quora question. Lot of such questions could be answered on that forum. Try checking it out. Plus, its not always easy to start a startup and have name tags to your roles. If you are doing that, you have missed the most f
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
To give you a philosophical answer. People usually have two situations in life where they make such decision. One where Passion wins and other where Salary(benefits). Almost overtime Passion gives job satisfaction over Passion unless you de
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
I don't think it matters at this moment. They are on a well good trajectory which is only going to change when they decide to go for IPO. Till then, Snapchat is Uber (the growth machine) for Early stage investors to get benefits in IPO
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Ask HN: Is it worth buying existing smartwatches? Or these will eventually fade?
1 points by reach_kapil 11y ago|2 comments
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
I am not sure what your idea is, but there are lot of assumptions you are making. 1. You are assuming you will get funding in near future 2. You are assuming you will get employees once you get funding 3. You are assuming your idea + execut
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
Technical folks are driven by challenges. If you really want to meet or know technical people, you have to yourself start working on "impossible" task. Once you struggle, you can ask online community to help. Some of them might he
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
Yes, we could do that to gain traffic and momentum. However we are trying to figure our product/market fit first. We want to make sure that we can make people fall in love with our solution before we go out for strategic relationships
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
Yes, thats true. This is the nature of any new technology adoption curve. Everything starts with figuring out the target market. We are also stuck in the same phase. We are on a mission to bridge the gap between real world and virtual world
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Ask HN: What is the best way to get attention of VR early adopters?
2 points by reach_kapil 11y ago|4 comments
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Show HN: Blurring the Lines Between Real World and Virtual World. How Soon?(medium.com)
1 points by reach_kapil 11y ago|0 comments
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
I will order the book. really appreciate your advice
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
Thanks for your advice.
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
Thanks for your list
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
Thats pretty cool! would love to share that list with some of my entrepreneur friends that need them. You can share dropbox link if you like.
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
Our main considerations were: 1. Local (SF Bay area) 2. Good background in AI and Game engine/apps 3. VR experience is desired not necessary 4.Loves to solve unsolvable problems of future 5. Good cultural fit
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
Siggraph and GDC is a mess... its hard to talk to people let alone finding good developers. I have tried to find folks but could not. Obviously we are no Oculus or Valve to afford booth or have ads yet. It would be good to reach out via tho
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
I have been trying that.. thanks for advice.. will keep trying harder.
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Ask HN: Anyone has experience of running startup and becoming To-Be-DAD soon
4 points by reach_kapil 11y ago|7 comments
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by reach_kapil 11y ago
Sure, but single customer idea is mostly to give an idea of how to approach this problem. You are right about subjectively 1 customer should not determine the direction of product. Mostly don't ask for feedback to your closest friends

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