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I think you should be open to the idea that your competitors are not competing with you in the way you think they are. They may be fighting (and winning) elsewhere. Fundraising, cu…

I started and sold a company in the industry, and agree that macro level analysis misses this. In the us healthcare as a “product” has an AWFUL customer experience. On so many leve…

I built and sold a yc-backed startup that used a BaaS vendor years ago. Even then, the inside scoop was that Synapse is poorly built and operated. Among the fintechs in YC Synapse …

Agree with you that the overall sentiment is surprisingly negative (especially when I have been really enjoying using gpt as a lightweight tutor), but AI girlfriends are going to h…

Users should have access to their own data. Whether it’s a university coursework app or anything else. These students should be applauded. They are making studying easier. How are …

Would like to see pgvector included. If I can keep data in pg… I will.

I think the stereotypical calm company is one with strong financial performance in a stable industry that is somewhat insulated from swings in the macro economy. Think large region…

Calm companies exist everywhere. In fact, calm companies probably outnumber “frenzied” companies 10x. They are the quiet, stable, regional, unsexy businesses that have been around …

Lots of people dislike their first jobs, which is totally reasonable because you don’t know what you like and what to look for. So congrats on realizing quickly what you don’t like…

I think it would be unwise to tax away a financial ecosystem that has driven innovation for the world and funded one of the nation’s largest growth industries in exchange for margi…

The session playback looks useful - I find this is missing from many DD alternatives I have seen.

Elements of this story indicate a founder who simply lost control of their company, which is their job as a founder. I don’t think the VC is the villain here. They raised at an inf…

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Build something more impressive than you would work on while employed and it’s probably a plus. Following your interests (if you have the privilege to do so) can result in some rea…

From someone who has built 2 successful enterprise apps as eng #1 (1 sold, 1 going strong today valued over 100M) and worked on others that failed, the ONLY thing to worry about no…

There are medical interventions that can help so please talk to a doctor if you want to go down that path. Other than that, practicing until you consistently pass meta mocks on int…

Is leetcode a type of engineer? In terms of ROI in finding a new job that’s what I recommend specializing in.

I have heard of many startups bringing early customers onto their advisory board - it seems like a relatively common practice. I am curious what makes this fraud? The timing? Or th…

Product market fit isn’t just building a cool product. It’s when that product meets an audience that values and pays for it. Distribution IS part of a startup idea. It’s an essenti…