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New comment by danbarak in "I want to live like Costco people"

danbarak — Thu, 07 May 2026 15:58:55 +0000

My motto in life is, "If I need it and it's available at Costco, I buy it at Costco"

I don't feel the need to demonstrate my unique personality through where I buy groceries.

Grammarly secures $1B to build AI productivity platform

danbarak — Thu, 29 May 2025 18:31:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/grammarly-secures-1-billion-general-catalyst-build-ai-productivity-platform-2025-05-29/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44128828

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by danbarak in "Show HN: I automated half of my typing"

danbarak — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:34:25 +0000

Try Text Blaze (blaze.today). It's a Chrome extension, but desktop apps are also available for Mac and Windows.

New comment by danbarak in "How we recruit effectively at Text Blaze"

danbarak — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 01:21:56 +0000

Self-promotion warning, but this is a honest take on what's been working for us and how we run recruiting.

I would love to get your thoughts on what's working for you.

How we recruit effectively at Text Blaze

danbarak — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 01:21:05 +0000

Article URL: https://blaze.today/blog/recruiting-at-text-blaze/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28439827

Points: 1

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New comment by danbarak in "Launch HN: Text Blaze (YC W21) Programmable snippets to automate tedious typing"

danbarak — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:07:31 +0000

We definitely have a lot of work to do when it comes to marketing. One key challenge is tailoring the massage to the audience. While the HN audience would understand transforming web content and understand the value in it, most support reps won't. One thing we're working on is different landing pages for different functions. That should allow us to highlight benefits that are relevant for the audience.

New comment by danbarak in "Launch HN: Text Blaze (YC W21) Programmable snippets to automate tedious typing"

danbarak — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 02:31:24 +0000

We charge a subscription fee for advanced features and increased usage (more snippets).

New comment by danbarak in "Launch HN: Text Blaze (YC W21) Programmable snippets to automate tedious typing"

danbarak — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 02:29:54 +0000

Yes, you can simulate keys like 'tab' and 'click' to move between fields. Give it a shot.

New comment by danbarak in "Launch HN: Text Blaze (YC W21) Programmable snippets to automate tedious typing"

danbarak — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:07:33 +0000

It started as a side-project that grew organically thorough word of mouth. When we realized the huge potential, we decided to turn this into a venture-backed project and applied to YC. The rest is history :)

New comment by danbarak in "Launch HN: Text Blaze (YC W21) Programmable snippets to automate tedious typing"

danbarak — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:54:20 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. We'll look into it asap

New comment by danbarak in "Launch HN: Text Blaze (YC W21) Programmable snippets to automate tedious typing"

danbarak — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:56:07 +0000

Let us know what you think! Our blog has quite a few templates: https://blaze.today/blog/ We also have extensive documentation to help you get started (https://blaze.today/docs/) and a lively community (https://community.blaze.today/)