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Re: Using Magic on the Apple Watch

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Post by frik » Sun, May 17, 2015, 9:06 AM UTC

noblethrasher wrote: post #7

frik wrote: post #3

It looks like magic, but I heard it's not AI but human manpower that powers Magic. How does Magic scale? How many human employees do work behind the scenes? (5, 20, 50)

“Do things that don't scale” http://paulgraham.com/ds.html

I know. It still seems very time consuming and intense even for two founders until you raise money. You need a few fellows that help you out answering requests even if you start only with like 100 people (with the rest on a queue).

Can someone share his experience in such a kind of startup?

Re: Using Magic on the Apple Watch

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Post by noblethrasher » Sun, May 17, 2015, 3:22 PM UTC

nestlequ1k wrote: post #8

noblethrasher wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“Do things that don't scale” http://paulgraham.com/ds.html

"Use services that don't scale" --no one

People who want robust customer support will use a service that doesn't scale. This includes people like my parents or your first N users.

Re: Using Magic on the Apple Watch

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Post by bhayden » Sun, May 17, 2015, 6:38 PM UTC

frik wrote: post #11

noblethrasher wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“Do things that don't scale” http://paulgraham.com/ds.html

I know. It still seems very time consuming and intense even for two founders until you raise money. You need a few fellows that help you out answering requests even if you start only with like 100 people (with the rest on a queue). Can someone share his experience in such a kind of startup?

I believe Magic already got funding. Only took a few weeks if I remember correctly.