I just listened to Michael's podcast interview. Very smart & inspiring! https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best/mi...
He sounds like a philosopher more than a business person. But my bias is that that's a good thing.
Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
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Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#112This kind of idea is why I'm not going to let my kids major in computer science (at least not just CS). The brains behind this startup could be doing something at least superficially useful, but apparently all they know are the technical 'solutions', and know nothing about real-world problems.
I would love to have this solution for every product in my fridge. Even my entire kitchen. Re-ordering things when you're actually almost out of them as opposed to on a fixed schedule seems ideal from the consumer's perspective. To me this is a better solution to the problem Amazon tried to solve with Dash buttons. I could imagine living in a future world where my grocery list is dynamically defined as the products e…
I feel like that's the killer app for fridges, if only appliance makers weren't stuck in the stone age.
Camera in a fridge? Solves a problem no one has ever had (since the invention of doors).
Actual sensor fusion between shelf weight scales + image recognition + a "light touch" UX model to predict current stock? And reorder?
Could close the loop and automate the entire "essentials" grocery experience. And actually free up useful time for people.
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#113This kind of idea is why I'm not going to let my kids major in computer science (at least not just CS). The brains behind this startup could be doing something at least superficially useful, but apparently all they know are the technical 'solutions', and know nothing about real-world problems.
"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something."
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#114This kind of idea is why I'm not going to let my kids major in computer science (at least not just CS). The brains behind this startup could be doing something at least superficially useful, but apparently all they know are the technical 'solutions', and know nothing about real-world problems.
right, your time spent writing that comment is more useful and solves real-world problems. I feel bad for your kids
Please don't respond to a comment that breaks the site guidelines by breaking them yourself! That just puts us deeper in the hole.
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#115This kind of idea is why I'm not going to let my kids major in computer science (at least not just CS). The brains behind this startup could be doing something at least superficially useful, but apparently all they know are the technical 'solutions', and know nothing about real-world problems.
I would love to have this solution for every product in my fridge. Even my entire kitchen. Re-ordering things when you're actually almost out of them as opposed to on a fixed schedule seems ideal from the consumer's perspective. To me this is a better solution to the problem Amazon tried to solve with Dash buttons. I could imagine living in a future world where my grocery list is dynamically defined as the products e…
Yes, I can see it now. So, we have a bunch of millennials that have no idea how to manage a pantry because they only eat at their company cafeterias or dine at restaurants. Instead of thinking "gee I'm almost out of coffee I'll go buy some", they get a bunch of wifi scales. And then a better one with more features comes out, and the old ones get shipped to SE asia so a 5 year old can try to recover some recyclables from it. Then the company that makes it goes bankrupt and every scale becomes useless. And more electronic waste gets shipped to the 3rd world.
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#116Earlier quoted context omitted.
right, your time spent writing that comment is more useful and solves real-world problems. I feel bad for your kids
Please don't respond to a comment that breaks the site guidelines by breaking them yourself! That just puts us deeper in the hole. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
yeah, sorry about that.
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
In a different life, I was working on a device that could turn any fridge into a smart fridge. Using computer vision to auto restock food when you ran low. The prototype felt pretty magical for the few food items it could recognize. Maybe some day later down the line :)
Sounds cool! We've thought about this concept a lot. We always assumed that the fridge would be too messy for this to actually work. I'd be interested in hearing about your approach.
It's so simple it's kind of stupid. Don't have the camera face the inside of the fridge, point it out and watch the I/O instead.
My email is in my bio, happy to show you what was initially built out and lessons learned! Could be useful for you.
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#118This reminds me of Juicero. It seems to be solving a problem that only exists in the Bay area.
Our most vocal and happy customers are regular people who live in the suburbs of Seattle. I've asked a lot of them and most aren't super into gadgets.
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#119This reminds me of Juicero. It seems to be solving a problem that only exists in the Bay area.
Food waste is a real problem. If perishables are repurchased automatically, that reduces the amount you need to buy at once, which in turn reduces the amount that can go bad. This problem extends far beyond the Bay Area.
Re: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked with a Smart Scale
#120The product looks awesome.
Can you add the processing type for all coffees? It looks like the exists, it's just only shown for some. I really like naturally processed beans!
Edit: Just saw that I can filter by process. Thank you for building this feature.