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New comment by rcoc in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (March 2025)"

rcoc — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:23:09 +0000

I am working on a little hobby golf app. Essentially, have LLMs step in as a virtual caddie, providing shot selection options based on course layout, player distances and tendencies, and weather.

New comment by rcoc in "Why does a football arc through the air and not tumble?"

rcoc — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:40:22 +0000

I want to play this game.

New comment by rcoc in "I Listened to 1000 B2B SaaS Sales Calls"

rcoc — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 16:58:04 +0000

I am working on a project to try to quantify exactly this. Where are our standard assets and demos creating obstacles rather than opening doors? Are there opportunities to deliver something to the customer that will accelerate processes, based on all other deals that have been worked on.

New comment by rcoc in "Ask HN: What happened to Twitter poison pill?"

rcoc — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 22:26:37 +0000

It would require a number of transactions as there is no single other shareholder that owns 51% in this case. So you can do a large number of transactions in a short window, which would cause the price to skyrocket. Additionally, there are disclosure requirements in place once a single shareholder reaches 5%+ ownership. Once the word gets out, everyone else starts buying.

New comment by rcoc in "California ports among world’s least efficient, ranking shows"

rcoc — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:23:07 +0000

Managers are better thought of as "agents of capital or ownership" under this distinction. Manager compensation would typically be at least partially tied to overall company performance, even without equity (e.g. cash bonuses for a strong P+L). Employees, as a group distinct from the Managers, earn a flat wage regardless of performance.

Of course, this is industry/location/company dependent, but I believe that is the reasoning for the distinction.

New comment by rcoc in "Seizing the Middle: Chess Strategy in Business"

rcoc — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:37:27 +0000

In Dan Carlin's Hardcore History episode about the Nuclear Age, he makes a similar point about chess. The American leaders at that time didn't play chess, they played bridge as it simulated a more dynamic environment with a lot of missing information.

New comment by rcoc in "Robert Caro and Kurt Vonnegut interview each other (1999)"

rcoc — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:55:32 +0000

I found myself doing the same thing. I felt like every conversation could tie back to something in the book.

New comment by rcoc in "Ask HN: Show me your half baked project"

rcoc — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 16:52:50 +0000

I am working on a tool called Playbook (https://useplaybook.app). Playbook is an application that allows anyone who presents product demos to tell a more complete, integrated story.

One of the primary features of many SaaS products is how they integrate smoothly with other platforms customers are already using, like Salesforce or Slack. However, in a demo environment, it can be difficult to show that workflow in a way that doesn't require flipping between persona accounts and taking precious time to generate the activity. Playbook hooks into a demoer's demo accounts and facilitates creating "plays", automated workflows between any number of SaaS apps that show off your product's integrations. It also supports working with multiple personas to create lifelike collaboration instantly.

There are still many kinks to work out but this is the first step in building Demo Engineering-as-a-service.

New comment by rcoc in "Playing on Hard Mode"

rcoc — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:08:18 +0000

I can't remember which thread it was, but there was a lengthy discussion about what qualifies as a tech company and whether something like AirBnB was a "tech" company. It was a distinction I had also struggled with, but this article provided clarity for me. What these companies deliver for their customers may not necessarily be traditional tech (lodging, delivery, etc) but the way they accomplish this is definitely a technical achievement.

New comment by rcoc in "How Satya Nadella turned Microsoft around"

rcoc — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:44:49 +0000

Jack Welch, but your point still stands.

New comment by rcoc in "Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reignites bias claims"

rcoc — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:32:18 +0000

No one says anyone has a right to be listened to. The right to free speech does not guarantee a right to an audience.

For the Love of Peat

rcoc — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:29:09 +0000

Article URL: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/for-the-love-of-peat/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24789614

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Ask HN: What SaaS companies have the best developer experience?

rcoc — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:22:32 +0000

As research for a project I am working on, I am looking for a big list of SaaS companies that give access to their APIs. Small or large companies in any vertical work, this is a really broad survey of the landscape. Thanks!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24277802

Points: 1

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