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zachthewf

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About zachthewf

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    Comment #48450353

    I'm open-minded to arguments about AI being a financial bubble and a bad business. I'm not open-minded to arguments about utility, given that I personally witnessed LLMs evolve fro…

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    Comment #48447630

    I didn't read the posted article (I don't read this author anymore because I think it's basically anti-AI ideological propaganda). But from the article I linked back in March 2024:…

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    Comment #48447357

    Before you spend 20 minutes reading this article, it's worth understanding that the writer has been posting popular but consistently wrong takes for 2+ years (e.g. https://www.wher…

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    Comment #48435151

    Biohub is funded by Zuck and his wife - the full name is "Chan Zuckerberg Biohub" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan_Zuckerberg_Biohub

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    Comment #46535083

    or maybe the nutrition guidelines just don't matter that much.

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    Comment #46532964

    I like the look and brand, but the animations/clickjacking are really jerky for me. Are you not having any issues with that?

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    Comment #45840003

    Decamillionaires complaining about billionaires. A story as old as time...

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    Comment #45474501

    No it’s a diffusion model trained on proteins

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    Comment #45422135

    It’s not that simple. Even if you take the cynical view that the company is your adversary, the other people who work at the company (including founders, investors and execs) are a…

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    Comment #44651254

    They crossed the hurdle once but are less willing to do so repeatedly (so they churn)

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    Comment #44651149

    Maybe. FWIW the majority of the apps that have taken off are basically AI girlfriends/AI boyfriends. Using these is fundamentally a shameful act which probably deflates retention. …

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    Comment #44514901

    We know they don't work at OpenAI or Anthropic, but beyond that have no information

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    Comment #44482928

    Sonnet is noticeably worse in my opinion. It’s worth it to spring for Max and only use Opus

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    Comment #44054056

    Probably glasses or airpods.

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    Comment #43850565

    There are certainly slow-moving ecommerce platforms that I'm sure would be happy to take your business. Yet Shopify has the best product. Why do you think that is?

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    Comment #43688966

    The argument is that vibe coding is great for little personal programs but bad for full-blown products. I don't think you can ship a fully baked product made exclusively with AI co…

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    Comment #43186599

    If you're an accredited investor (make sure you meet the financial criteria) you can cold email seed/pre-seed stage companies. These companies typically raise on SAFEs and may have…

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    Comment #43084452

    And often when YC invests in multiple companies in a space there are multiple winners: - Gusto, Rippling, and Deel - Mixpanel, Amplitude, Posthog

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    Comment #43084440

    Congrats on the launch!

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    Comment #42889672

    He went to Yale and worked at a prestigious VC firm. Most people with those credentials are at least reasonably smart.

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    Comment #42883659

    what do you think people should do when their countries experience hyperinflation?