Like early in a startup you fake automation by really using human power. Its supposed to look automated but there is a human behind the scenes doing it. I swear there is a term for this that I can't think of. Best I can think of is meatgearing.
Ask HN: What is the term for faking automation by using human labor?
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#3Work?
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#5Work?
Ha! I tried editing my text to be clearer what I'm referring to.
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#6Mechanical Turk: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_Turk
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#7Mechanical Turk: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_Turk
I mean like, you have a 3 person startup and one of you is running around doing work that your customers assume must be already automated.
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I mean like, you have a 3 person startup and one of you is running around doing work that your customers assume must be already automated.
"doing thinks that don't scale"?
Yes, doing things that don't scale or mechanical turking. I couldn't imagine what else you mean.
Re: Ask HN: What is the term for faking automation by using human labor?
#10Mechanical Turk: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_Turk
I mean like, you have a 3 person startup and one of you is running around doing work that your customers assume must be already automated.
Lean Startup had some great stories about beating the pavement and providing services by hand. Perhaps there's some corresponding jargon to be had in there.