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New comment by mailarchis in "Muse – Meta’s personal AI agent"

mailarchis — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:01:18 +0000

Dhamesh Shah (Hubspot founder) grabbed chat.com and then in late 2024 sold to openai

https://x.com/dharmesh/status/1854307883304792294

New comment by mailarchis in "AI is a technology not a product"

mailarchis — Mon, 18 May 2026 06:15:33 +0000

Reminded me of this video:

"Steve Jobs handling a tough question at the 1997 Worldwide Developer Conference."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeqPrUmVz-o&t=161s

New comment by mailarchis in "iPhone Pocket"

mailarchis — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:26:16 +0000

Sold all my apple shares today

New comment by mailarchis in "Why do AI models use so many em-dashes?"

mailarchis — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:40:27 +0000

pg uses emdashes too. I found it interesting to see emdashes on his essays from way back in early 2000s

New comment by mailarchis in "Y Combinator often backs startups that duplicate other YC companies, data shows"

mailarchis — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:49:23 +0000

this was true 17 years back too. dropbox and zumodrive were both in same batch and were tackling the same problem with different approaches.

P.S. Not saying its a bad thing. Early stage startups evolve and like YC has shared a lot of the early bet is on the founders.

Artifacts of wealth: patterns in the evolution of collectibles and money

mailarchis — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:28:31 +0000

Article URL: http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2016/07/artifacts-of-wealth-patterns-in_15.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39343377

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by mailarchis in "Here comes another bubble [video]"

mailarchis — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 08:18:02 +0000

As the year comes to an end, was reminiscing some old folk lore about tech startups.

Here comes another bubble [video]

mailarchis — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 08:18:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6IQ_FOCE6I

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38484413

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

They're Made Out of Meat (1991)

mailarchis — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 08:36:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writing/prose/text/thinkingMeat.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38420111

Points: 472

# Comments: 168

Ask HN: How do you uncover the unspoken objections of a potential customers?

mailarchis — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 06:02:47 +0000

The target segment are digital creators.

I'm getting good response, but the final deal is moving slow in many cases. I suspect there are some unspoken objections. How do i uncover them?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38419532

Points: 2

# Comments: 3

New comment by mailarchis in "Product Strategy in the Age of AI"

mailarchis — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:35:19 +0000

Not exactly tiktok, but something similar was tried on desktop - Dailybooth was a YC startup which enabled users to take a photo from the desktop website and post it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DailyBooth

New comment by mailarchis in "Daisugi, the Japanese technique of growing trees out of other trees (2020)"

mailarchis — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 06:28:17 +0000

I don't think this is a isolated case for Japan but rather an unintended downside of being a pioneering adopter of an innovative technology wave.

For instance, Credit Cards are ubiquitous in the US. In India (and am guessing China too) credit cards were and even nor limited to a higher income niche while mobile payments via QR codes (UPI, Wechat) became more prevalent. And I think from an experience and convenience stand point they are better than Credit Cards.

Similarly in legacy banking, a large part of the tech infrastructure am guessing still runs on mainframes as banks were early adopters. Applications are still being written in COBOL.

Large Organizations / Governments benefit from tech adoption but are also slower and more difficult to migrate a new technology when it appears.

New comment by mailarchis in "A Conversation with Renaissance Technologies CEO Peter Brown"

mailarchis — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:06:57 +0000

I don't think Einstein going into financial trading would have necessarily translated to him being incredibly successful as trader or building a trading firm. History is filled with stories of incredibly smart people ending up in finacial troubles.

e.g. - Newton's investment in South Sea Bubble - Long Term Capital Group with multiple noble laureates imploding so bad that it almost took down Wall Street in late 90s (When Genuis Failed is a fascinating read

New comment by mailarchis in "I Tried to Visit OpenAI's Office. Hilarity Ensued"

mailarchis — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 05:23:28 +0000

I asked ChatGPT to write a story on "I Tried To Visit OpenAI’s Office. Hilarity Ensued". (Mild) Hilarity Ensued

Write a newspaper story on " I Tried to Visit OpenAI's Office. Hilarity Ensued " As a tech enthusiast and avid follower of all things artificial intelligence, I had always dreamed of visiting the offices of OpenAI, one of the world's leading research labs for AI and machine learning. So when I heard that the company had recently opened a new office in San Francisco, I knew I had to make the trip.

I arrived at the address listed on the OpenAI website, excited to finally see where all the magic happened. But as I walked up to the building, I couldn't help but feel like something was off. The exterior seemed almost too sleek, too modern to be a research lab. And as I walked through the doors, I realized my suspicions were right.

Instead of the bustling office full of researchers and engineers that I had expected, I found myself standing in the middle of a high-end retail store. Fashionable clothing and accessories were displayed on gleaming white shelves, and perfectly coiffed sales associates bustled about, chatting with customers and ringing up purchases.

I couldn't believe it. Had I gotten the address wrong? Was this some kind of prank? I approached a sales associate and asked if she knew anything about OpenAI. She gave me a confused look and asked if I was looking for the tech company. When I confirmed that I was, she let out a peal of laughter.

"Honey, you're in the wrong place," she said, still laughing. "This is a luxury fashion boutique. OpenAI is a few blocks down the street."

I couldn't help but laugh at my own mistake. As I walked out of the store, I couldn't wait to share the story with my friends and family. They would never believe that I had accidentally stumbled into a fashion boutique while trying to visit one of the world's most renowned research labs.

Despite my failed attempt to visit OpenAI's office, I left with a newfound appreciation for the company and its innovative work in the field of artificial intelligence. And who knows, maybe one day I'll finally get to see the inside of their offices for real.

When and How did a Y Combinator know it had built something people want?

mailarchis — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 06:01:36 +0000

This is probably one of the YC questions that had been imprinted in mind. Been wondering at what point YC hit PMF. Were there any early hiccups and learnings around this.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32862620

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by mailarchis in "Ask HN: Share your personal site"

mailarchis — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 06:00:29 +0000

https://archisman.com

Built this couple of years bac on a whim when I realized how bad I was in html/css.

New comment by mailarchis in "Ask HN: What is the most unique website you’ve come across on the internet?"

mailarchis — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 17:15:38 +0000

https://root.vc/ - A website for Root Venture Capital with a very interesting take.

New comment by mailarchis in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2021)"

mailarchis — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 04:52:14 +0000

Brew | REMOTE (Time Zones - India, Europe, SE Asia) | Full-stack Engineer (Founding Member) | Full-time

https://www.brew.money

About Brew

We believe that the future of banking will be built on top of Cryptocurrencies and DeFi Protocols. However, in its current form DeFi is too expensive and complex for a common person to participate. We want to change that with Brew.

Underneath the hood, Brew is a Wallet that makes it super simple to make deposits and take out loans on DeFi and do peer to peer and merchant transactions without having to worry about gas fees or navigating multiple chains and tokens.

The founders come from a strong background in technology and product. We’re backed by some of the best investors in startup and crypto ecosystem.

The Role

We seek Engineers who are passionate about building great products and have the conviction that Crypto is going to change the world for better. You may be fit for this role if you:

- Love Programming and are able to write high quality code 0-2 years of experience - are curious and have a willingness to learn. - Maintain a high degree of ownership and accountability - Familiarity with Solidity, Node.js, React Native and C++ is a plus.

As part of being the founding team, you will play a crucial role in shaping and building the product. In recognition of that, there will be meaningful equity component in the compensation. We look forward to talking to you.

Reach out to me at archisman dot das AT brew.money

Ask HN: How to arrive at a fair compensation for your first employees?

mailarchis — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:27:55 +0000

I could find a lot of content on equity component but what is a fair cash component to pay your founding employees.At an early stage where you have raised a seed round, it is difficult to match market salaries. But if you are providing 1% to 2% equity, how much haircut on market salary is a fair expectation

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28909326

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Cryptocurrencies, DeFi, & NFTs – How Everything Comes Together in the New World

mailarchis — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:20:02 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/geekculture/cryptocurrencies-defi-nfts-e48f0dfd4208

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28759017

Points: 2

# Comments: 0