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Show HN: I'm 17 and made a tool to help students study smarter

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Post by delamri »

Hey HN! I'm Dris, a 17y/o solo founder.

Over the past few weeks, I've been developing LIRA, a free Chrome extension that helps you take notes & get instant answers on any site.

Instead of switching tabs or copying/pasting to ChatGPT, just select and right-click text, images, or links to save a note or ask LIRA anything.

LIRA can instantly find accurate answers, summaries, and explanations, and automatically highlights correct answers.

I made LIRA to help busy students like myself study smarter, not longer!

That being said, LIRA is still a work in progress. There may be a few bugs & unfinished features, so feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Re: Show HN: I'm 17 and made a tool to help students study smarter

#2

Post by skottenborg »

Great work, I like your website design! But I don't think you should fool people by writing "Join thousands of students studying with LIRA." unless that really is the case (which I doubt[0]).

I'm building some different, but also in EdTech. What did you use for capturing the video demos?

[0]: I'm skeptical of the claim since the site is brand new, doesn't show up on Google and launched on PH today.

Re: Show HN: I'm 17 and made a tool to help students study smarter

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Post by Imustaskforhelp »

I'm skeptical about this product, and while my age might introduce (17 year old as well , though no cool project other than some ai made bogus , just learning / looking at cool stuff) with some bias, I have a lot of criticisms. The project seems like an underwhelming alternative to Anki (which I use), enhanced dim wittedly with AI. More importantly, the marketing approach feels misguided. My primary issue is that Projects should be judged on their intrinsic utility, not on the age of their developer. By highlighting "a 17-year-old made this" on platforms like Hacker News, the marketing seems designed to provoke curiosity about young talent rather than showcase the product's actual value. The title appears clickbaity, seemingly calculated to attract attention by leveraging the novelty of youth rather than the product's genuine capabilities.

TLDR :

The core recommendation is simple: let the product speak for itself. Technical innovations should be evaluated on their technical strengths, solving real problems effectively, not on the details of their creators.

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#5

Post by rfw300 »

So:

- The first example is a multiple choice question being answered by AI.

- “The hero text below says: “LIRA lets you quickly save notes, summarize, and answer questions on any webpage, undetected.” (emphasis in original)

This sounds more like a cheating engine than a “study tool”.

Re: Show HN: I'm 17 and made a tool to help students study smarter

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Post by delamri »

tjr wrote: post #3

You might reconsider describing the free tier as being for "(soon to be) dropouts". It seems to come across as simultaneously insulting to potential users, and dismissive of your own product. (Is the free tier really that bad?)

Good point. Was trying to make a joke there, but you're right. That could come off poorly. The free tier is actually pretty generous. I'll fix that.

Re: Show HN: I'm 17 and made a tool to help students study smarter

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Post by delamri »

skottenborg wrote: post #2

Great work, I like your website design! But I don't think you should fool people by writing "Join thousands of students studying with LIRA." unless that really is the case (which I doubt[0]). I'm building some different, but also in EdTech. What did you use for capturing the video demos? [0]: I'm skeptical of the claim since the site is brand new, doesn't show up on Google and launched on PH today.

Thanks! Yeah, that's fair. I used Screen Studio (https://screen.studio)! A bit pricy, but definitely worth it for good-looking demos.
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