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I tend to agree, and have always made a point of telling founders that their startup will most likely fail, because that's what startups do. Here's a good thread: https://twitter.c…

Yeah, it's so easy to convince yourself that you knew all along that a company would succeed, which is one reason why it's helpful to keep actual notes. It's also a great example o…

I love watching these videos so many years later. Great examples for anyone considering applying to YC!

The best known treatment at the time the infection is detected. That can be as basic as rest and hydration, but hopefully we'll have something better down the line.

I agree that data is good, but the data you linked to seems to be for Italy only. Perhaps they had adequate PPE? I'm kind of skeptical of the idea that the doctors and nurses in th…

Perhaps you should contact these medical residents to remind them that they'll be "just fine": https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/terrifying-privilege-resi... I also see a fair num…

Thermometers are better than nothing, but unlikely to stop the spread because of asymptomatic transmission (easy to catch the virus from someone who doesn't have a fever). This is …

It's a fully automated solution, like an airport kiosk or a subway turnstile. Maybe I need to make that more clear?

The saliva stays inside the tube for that very reason. The test specifically identifies the virus, not the antibodies, again for the reason you identify. Currently most public buil…

I'd love to hear more! Part of the reason I put this out is to encourage other people with technology for fast, easy, cheap testing come forward. Is your protein test able to detec…

Exactly. More testing is good, but actually stopping pandemic will require orders of magnitude more testing, which in turn requires a different approach to testing because the curr…

Yes, he is the best I've found. This proposal is still at least an order of magnitude more testing though :) (on the order of 100 million tests/day, not 1 million tests/day)

No, I mean the door to the office building, shopping mall, or other place where groups of people gather and potentially transmit the virus.

That's why I think testing at the door is the more straightforward way to start. We can reopen factories, office buildings, even shopping malls, but no one gets in without passing …

I have not found any mainstream sources that advocate screening everyone every day (which is very different from simply doing "more testing"). Would love some pointers if I'm wrong…

It's daily screening for exactly that reason. Is there something I should change to make that more clear?

There is no comparison between the two. Martha Stewart was running a real business and made the mistake of talking to police without a lawyer -- that's very different from running …

My guess is never. I can't imagine any company that would want her on their board.

Yes, we absolutely fund companies at the idea stage, and often companies will pivot mid-batch -- in fact, one of our fastest growing startups from last year did exactly that. One o…

What's wrong with burgers? Expensive restaurants often have really good burgers.

I suspect the Waymo miles are not really comparable to the Cruise miles since Waymo seems to mainly test around Mountain View vs Cruise in SF.

VCs don't get to take their profits until after the company exits. If they invest at a high valuation and then it IPOs at some lower price, there is no gain and the VC gets zero ca…

That's a false dichotomy. Just because something doesn't end the way you would prefer doesn't mean that it ends fruitlessly. It is possible to enjoy and gain from the work even if …