scubakid

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by scubakid 4mo ago
Anything in particular you're looking for? Currently there is support for some common Canadian account types, tax estimation, CPP, OAS, GIS, etc.
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by scubakid 5mo ago
here's a writeup I shared that might be of interest[0] it's mainly been product-led growth. I've always just been a guy that likes building cool things, and I spent most of the early years head-down coding. anything marketing
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Show HN: I made a simulator for personal finance (5 year update)(projectionlab.com)
7 points by scubakid 5mo ago|5 comments
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Show HN: I spent 5 years building a financial planning and optimization tool(projectionlab.com)
1 points by scubakid 5mo ago|0 comments
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Habitual coffee intake shapes the microbiome, modifies physiology and cognition(nature.com)
276 points by scubakid 5mo ago|273 comments
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VS Code becomes multi-agent command center for developers(thenewstack.io)
2 points by scubakid 7mo ago|0 comments
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The Secret Superpowers of Frog Skin(nautil.us)
3 points by scubakid 10mo ago|0 comments
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The Millionaire's Dilemma(ofdollarsanddata.com)
1 points by scubakid 1y ago|1 comments
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Gemini Robotics 1.5(youtube.com)
4 points by scubakid 1y ago|0 comments
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by scubakid 1y ago
> outdated software with known vulnerabilities Maybe I missed it, but was it ever established that these general vulnerabilities are actually relevant to this specific system/implementation?
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The Philippines Protects One of the Planet's Most Biodiverse Marine Regions(oceana.org)
1 points by scubakid 1y ago|0 comments
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by scubakid 1y ago
good point, I'd agree sensors are just a piece of the picture
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by scubakid 1y ago
To me, "what is it like to be a" is more or less the intersection of sensory modalities between two systems... but I'm not sure the extent of the overlap tells you much about whether a given system is "conscious" or
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by scubakid 1y ago
You know, I used to bullseye T16s in my womp rat back home, they're not much bigger than thermal exhaust ports.
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by scubakid 1y ago
cool project. I always found java a little verbose for my taste, but I bet this runs faster than our sim engine! (it's in typescript)
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by scubakid 1y ago
I think there's a certain type of engineer that actively prefers working in a small team where you can make an outsized impact and wear many hats. I'm one of them lol. I wonder if you could bring on just one really good dev who ma
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by scubakid 1y ago
Knowing what you know now, is there anything strategic you would have done differently after reaching that 1M ARR milestone?
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by scubakid 1y ago
Did you consider adding an optional survey (or just an input or two) somewhere in setup or the onboarding flow? I bet some % of people would willingly tell you how/why they are using the software.
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by scubakid 1y ago
Glad to hear it resonated. And also glad I didn't start this project with the expectation of quick success, hype, or exponential growth. If I had, there's no way I would have made it through the slower early years.
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by scubakid 1y ago
you might enjoy The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins.
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by scubakid 1y ago
We've done some pricing experimentation over the years, and it's possible we're actually still positioned too cheap right now for the value the platform provides. Personal finance is a pretty broad space, and it's common
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by scubakid 1y ago
Yep, I wrote the post! I'd say we reached PMF a couple years ago the way I define it (solid customer acquisition from organic sources & word-of-mouth, strong retention, sustainable growth). I was just curious if others might look a
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by scubakid 1y ago
I noticed most tools neglect international scenarios because the US market is big and it's easier to focus on that. So I decided to be different and try to build with as much international flexibility as possible. We have a bunch of in
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by scubakid 1y ago
Doing some research would definitely be part of the diligence process when considering a new project.
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by scubakid 1y ago
Congrats on 100k organizations, that's impressive. How much of a pain point is support? At that scale, is it becoming a burden without more of a team in place? I'd be curious to hear more about what the ups and downs on your journ
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by scubakid 1y ago
Thanks! He's a fun little copilot when he's not chewing my cables and mousepad.
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by scubakid 1y ago
Definitely agree on thinking in bets and probabilities. Is your sense that we're officially at PMF now? Or maybe last year even? Or do you think the question is fundamentally subjective and depends on who you ask and what numbers seem
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by scubakid 1y ago
GPT is not bad at high-level guesstimates, but there's a LOT that goes on under the hood to make a detailed, accurate, responsive, and tax-aware long-term planning system with a good UX for nuanced scenario comparisons and what-ifs. At
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by scubakid 1y ago
one of the nice things about being lean and bootstrapped is there's less pressure to chase the mass market. so we need to worry less than a venture-backed company probably would about just how far outside of the FIRE community this has
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by scubakid 1y ago
lol so have we gone from "wicked PMF" to just being "onto something"? the rear-view thing sounds kinda like "you'll know it when you see it"... which I'm sure is true for some people, but idk if I wou

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