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nishantvyas

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About nishantvyas

I do databases. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishantvyas/

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    what would be the best way to reach out to college communities? assuming the product is most useful to them.

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    Show HN: ApplyEngine: AI-automated autofill, resume and cover letter

    Hi YC Community, I’m excited to introduce the ApplyEngine Chrome Extension! The ApplyEngine Chrome Extension automatically fills out job applications, tailors your resume, and gene…

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    Show HN: Turn LinkedIn profile into conversational chatbot

    Hey everyone! I'm super excited to share the launch of https://Xprt.is Chrome extension that can turn LinkedIn profile into a interactive, personalized and attention-grabbing conve…

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    Comment #33540056

    1. Can you point any company in recent history that went through bankruptcy/auction to pay is retail investor their money back... or for that matter, most tech companies with negat…

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    Comment #22263305

    What makes it funny is they can survive everything but can’t manage to turn them upside down if they get flipped... kind or ironic....

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    Comment #22215493

    Access to talent, capital and culture still makes SF Bay Area one of the top if not first in the list. Are there issues here? Of course, one too many.

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    Comment #22184517

    this makes me think, 1. If history is written by the winners then how does it matter? 2. If history is written once you depart then how does it matter? 3. Finally, if leaving a leg…

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    Comment #22184419

    does this model work? "The electric-vehicle startup Rivian will make the platform for Lincoln's first EV. That platform will include the vehicle's motors, suspension, and battery p…

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    Comment #22184277

    got it. thanks.

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    Comment #22175763

    if apple were to be a nation state, it will be one of the top 20 trillion dollar economy... insane and amazing... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillion_dollar_club

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    Comment #22141112

    got it. thanks.

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    Comment #22140975

    What happens to bandwidth saturation on the backup database/RDS host? is it unlimited? Capped? user-defined? i.e. would backup impacts the ongoing transactions/packet transfer?

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    Comment #22131307

    VC money does not fix TAM, be it 100M or 1B. What is does; allows startup to pivot and find other areas of growth (hopefully really fast), which is not easy or guaranteed to work e…

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    Comment #22014555

    > "Daniel, who spoke on the condition that only his first name be published for fear of being outed as old.." Daniel, I am no genius but if you are reading this, WashingtonPost sto…

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    Comment #22004512

    > Why did the VCs value these as billion dollar companies? Desperation? 1. FOMO 2. Easy Access to Capital in last decade 3. Winner takes it all culture, which causes more FOMO But …

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    Ask HN: Tesla Prediction for Next Decade

    Here’s mine, 1. Tesla Cars will have 1000 miles range and Supercharger will charge at 50 miles a minute. 2. Tesla will achieve level 4 autonomy. 3. Tesla will bring 5th screen revo…

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    Comment #21874381

    What one study, listens or believe is their choice, regardless of the medium through which one acquire that learnings (be it a professor or guru. By your argument all professor and…

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    Comment #21870555

    You’d be surprised to hear many of these spiritual gurus. Their ideas are much more logical (if not intellectual) than an average priest (of any religion) whose learning/ideas are …