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New comment by dmofp in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

dmofp — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:43:37 +0000

Ahh I see it now (sorry for the false alarm).

I do think the site could use some more prominent CTAs. I think i vaaguely noticed that button but thought it was one of those AI chat bubble.

New comment by dmofp in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

dmofp — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:42:05 +0000

Good point. I haven't thought much about being forced to grow headcount. One can only hope for such PMF. And if you get it, i guess you become more of the target for the kinds of behaviors mentioned in the book.

I hope we get PMF with what we're building. But also hope to stay as small as possible however unrealistic that is.,

Thanks!

New comment by dmofp in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

dmofp — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:32:42 +0000

I might be missing something here but the Virgil website doesn't appear to have a CTA / Get Started / Sign Up / Contact Form or any other way to get in touch?

New comment by dmofp in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

dmofp — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:45:11 +0000

Thanks a ton! I have called several local firms about these structures and it hasn't been very successful (note; i have complex requirements in addition to wanting the protections in your book).

One other thing i've grappled with while reading the book is this:

Some of the internal issues you describe seem to come from companies growing too big. The Founders who lose control, weakening culture etc. The size of a company seems to correlate with so many issues (not all related to financial gravity).

I wonder how much pain can be avoided by just staying small (employee count).

Thanks again for the book(s). It feels very mission driven which perfect.

New comment by dmofp in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

dmofp — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:43:28 +0000

Thanks for doing this, Eric. I'm about halfway through Incorruptible and loving it so far.

Do you have any recommendations for entity formation infra that caters to mission driven companies? Something like Stripe Atlas that can form the more complex structures? Forming a PBC is becoming more standard but tthe other structures seem more esoteric (and expensive).

New comment by dmofp in "Scaling LLMs to Larger Codebases"

dmofp — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:50:24 +0000

I have a somewhat different take on this (somewhat captured in the post linked below).

IMO, the best way to raise the floor of LLM performance in codebases is by building meaning into the code base itself ala DDD. If your codebase is hard to understand and grok for a human, it will be the same for an LLM. If your codebase is unstructured and has no definable patterns, it will be harder for an LLM to use.

You can try to overcome this with even more tooling and more workflows but IMO, it is throwing good money after bad. it is ironic and maybe unpopular, but it turns out LLMs prove that all the folks yapping about language and meaning (re: DDD) were right.

DDD & the Simplicity Gospel:

https://oluatte.com/posts/domain-driven-design-simplicity-go...

DDD and the Simplicity Gospel

dmofp — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:02:47 +0000

Article URL: https://oluatte.com/posts/domain-driven-design-simplicity-gospel/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45958253

Points: 1

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DDD and the Simplicity Gospel

dmofp — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 22:48:06 +0000

Article URL: https://oluatte.com/posts/domain-driven-design-simplicity-gospel/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45786158

Points: 3

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Modular Monoliths: The Hard Parts

dmofp — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 18:16:43 +0000

Article URL: https://oluatte.com/posts/modular-monoliths-the-hard-parts/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41897340

Points: 1

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New comment by dmofp in "Ask HN: Who is working on AR for blind people"

dmofp — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:44:44 +0000

I love this question. There are a ton of AR and AI startups looking for a market / problem to apply their technology to. Meanwhile the market for visual aids & accessibility tools is large, starved of innovation and is willing to pay!

AR + AI for visual aid / accessibility. Do it somebody.

New comment by dmofp in "Rete algorithm"

dmofp — Mon, 27 May 2024 20:36:20 +0000

FICO makes one. It's called Blaze Advisor and it's used heavily in multiple sectors.

New comment by dmofp in "Rete algorithm"

dmofp — Mon, 27 May 2024 20:34:51 +0000

The Rete algorithm is at the core of FICO's commercial rule engine (Blaze Advisor) and Blaze Advisor is used heavily in Insurance, Finance, Tax / Revenue Management etc.

More than a decade after i used it last, recruiters still randomly call out of the blue for short to medium term contracts using Blaze Advisor.

Bad Medicine in .NET OSS

dmofp — Sun, 19 May 2024 18:09:41 +0000

Article URL: https://oluatte.com/posts/bad-medicine-dotnet-oss/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40408663

Points: 3

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Tech (Religion) Will Let You Down

dmofp — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 22:11:03 +0000

Article URL: https://mayoatte.com/tech-religion-will-let-you-down/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29205136

Points: 2

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New comment by dmofp in "[dead]"

dmofp — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 23:48:22 +0000

I'm not talking about motivation here, I mean the mechanics of "doing good."

Whom to give to, how much to give, how to follow-up after giving etc. It feels like there's way more friction in the process than for anything "commercial". Compare the experience to the ease of Instagram or FB or any large ecommerce site.

This has bugged me for a while now, but i'm not sure if i'm the only one. I've been trying to understand how and why people give. If you can, please check out this survey that asks about this "friction" in doing good.

Thanks

New comment by dmofp in "Ask HN: As a person, what can I do to improve a city?"

dmofp — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:12:09 +0000

Good to know. Thanks a ton for the ideas. I really hate how helpless i feel about the world sometimes, any push in the direction of action is a good one.

New comment by dmofp in "Ask HN: As a person, what can I do to improve a city?"

dmofp — Sat, 07 Nov 2020 22:31:13 +0000

Starting with holidays is a fantastic idea. One of the obstacles for me personally is finding time. I'm usually so overwhelmed with work/kids/family stuff, every spare moment seems both inadequate and too precious (e.g. catch up on sleep).

On holidays, though...i'm usually more free.

New comment by dmofp in "Ask HN: As a person, what can I do to improve a city?"

dmofp — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 17:45:20 +0000

I really liked this. I struggle with the same question as OP so very interested.

What do you think stops people from doing something? Is it lack of information? Learned helplessness? What would help most in that moment when we think "I need to do something"?