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Drop the "John" :)

I bought 2. I understand this is a semi experiment and will not expect the warranty or certainty that an Apple will give. This is to support the possibility of making an alternativ…

I'm surprised folks on Hackernews are always critical of V1s. In 18 month, apps will have APIs for "agentic browsing" ™OoTheNigerian ;) And you will not need to give anything contr…

It was a good analysis but definitely longer than it should have been to communicate the came thing. A glaring omissions is overlooking the origin of the term "woke" in the context…

"5,000 startups from nearly every state in the US" I am curious to know which States in the US still do not have any companies in YC.

Nice read. It's important to note 1.The 2020 protesters did not begin vandalizing property, but government infiltrated the protests by burning cars and maiming people. 2. The Obidi…

Were Nigerians (allegedly) the only ones making fraudulent applications? Why is it only Nigeria you could use as an example? Perpetuating nasty cliché tropes lead to stereotyping. …

OP and respondents can you update your question and the answers to include mention the scale of the business in terms of traffic, customer served, revenue.

You're a mean coward. I just checked your profile and saw you've absconded after being challenged about your terrible take on this submission. Is ironic that you can pontificate an…

Hi Benoît & Avi, As part of my advisory business, I've seen a few companies tackling this in Africa. My biggest question has been, isn't this a "feature" than can be deployed by th…

I think limiting the word count would help. Say 250 words. The format is ok, sometimes it seems a lot of unnecessary details are added. This encourages skimming through thereby mak…

Ha! I was already typing this before your comment articulated it excellently. Dang, I am assuming how people see comments is randomised? So the part 2 of the comment (those that di…

Perhaps say something positive too? People have worked hours on end, built stuff and presented it "hacker peers" and this the best and only comment you could come up with? For some…

To be honest, we don't know where this is going. We all want a peaceful outcome. The next elections are in 2023 so there is no near resolution by the ballot. There is over 50% unem…

For specific context: a tweet that was deemed threatening and inciteful to a segment of the country - the south east (where I'm from), was sent from the President's account. After …

Personally, I believe Mighty is basically a new type of browser. What Chrome OS is supposed to be. Of course the business model limits the number of people that would try it howeve…

Great Job Noah and Dick! This is brilliant and looks well executed. It is definitely well positioned to replace the wish list, review list, registry etc. How do you avoid the distr…

It has been fixed. Thanks for pointing it out.

For me, racism is about the intent. Sometime, those are words, but most times they aren't about words. So it depends.

When it comes to economic growth, Nigeria is so far behind policy wise. Sadly, there is nothing I can offer you around policies that can or should be replicated. On the individual …

Painting a house that is getting rotten is easier than doing a proper renovation. These are feel good measure, done to tap themselves on their backs and make it seem like work has …

Not at all. Without media coverage, it is hard for even myself to know of black founders in US tech. Did you know the founder of the very popular Calendly was black? He lives in At…

Hi, author here. I live in Lagos, Nigeria but visit Silicon Valley frequently and follow the situation closely. Being near but far, has given me unique perspectives on these type o…