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Icons8

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About Icons8

Tech founder leading 150+ team members, serving 4M users. Based in Cariló, Argentina. I'm looking to find inspiring conversations, speak at conferences, and serve as an advisor for startups.

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    That was a satisfying part of my day. Thank you.

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    Comment #48527147

    Most passport rankings count every country as 1 point, so Tuvalu = France. I made a version where each visa-free door is weighted by how many people actually go there. So opening F…

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    Comment #47181806

    Health data. That’s why they’re rolling out Chatgpt Health.

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    Comment #46707124

    https://aiandtractors.com/ - the last iteration of my personal website (the first one was in 1996). I mostly use it to vibe code the hobby projects; the last one is a better passpo…

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    Comment #40082435

    Median is $360k https://www.salary.com/tools/salary-calculator/ceo-non-profi...

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    Comment #37244148

    There's British though

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    Comment #37242505

    Over self-censoring

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    Comment #37242445

    Stock photography, better selfies, or simply fun. Also, people always invent some use creators never thought about.

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    Comment #37242423

    Train their models

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    Comment #36125112

    We just released our guide for programmers looking to enhance their programming efficiency and productivity using the power of ChatGPT. What’s inside: - Comprehensive guide with pr…

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    Comment #34621895

    We've built a very similar feature across https://icons8.com content. What keeps exciting me when you upload a photo of a building and find tiny icons with a somewhat similar archi…

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    Comment #32895002

    Founder here. You have correct observations and ask the right questions. 1. We do promote our content. It's not enough to support the development. 2. We could afford a generous fre…

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    Comment #32894942

    Their specs help, but we also support their old format which was basically a dump. We had to reverse engineer it. Also, we'll import from Figma this fall. You're right, it's never …

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    Comment #32894887

    Founder here. Could you elaborate on rough typography, please?

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    Comment #32888989

    Founder here. A little bit, yeah. Twice the usual installs in the Microsoft Store: https://lun-us.icons8.com/a/mI9C5AKookGuZXtrXLg1Sg/HNVJ3hin3... Thank you for supporting us; I'm …

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    Comment #32888940

    Thanks for mentioning.

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    Comment #25241385

    I see your concern and it’s valid. We don’t store anything, but you probably need more warranties than that. I don’t think it’s the best way to hide. Generated photos are detectabl…

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    Comment #25240649

    It's not. You can use it for free, just attribute it. $2.99 gives you a double resolution. We don't use these photos to train.

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    Comment #25236441

    I’d like to see the source photo if you don’t mind. I’ve discovered that in any unclear situation it shows toddlers. In particular, it happens when the camera distorts the perspect…

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    Comment #25234795

    Right! Or Google Maps — enough of people with the heads in a cloud.

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    Comment #25234339

    Some of the questions: How is it done? The images are pregenerated: 2.6M to be precise, all of them are here: https://generated.photos/faces Technical challenges of better resembla…