Hacker News: specular

Startup Wars: How George Lucas Produced Star Wars Like a Startup

specular — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:20:49 +0000

Article URL: https://bertolami.com/blog/startup-wars

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47798975

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Why Generative AI Music Is Hard

specular — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:56:33 +0000

Article URL: https://bertolami.com/index.php?engine=blog&content=posts&detail=generative-music-is-hard

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41172107

Points: 3

# Comments: 4

The Relationship Between AI and Human Expertise in Engineering

specular — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 22:05:53 +0000

Article URL: https://bertolami.com/index.php?engine=blog&content=posts&detail=the-relationship-between-ai-and-human-expertise

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36555788

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Serenity: A song written by AI, performed by humans [video]

specular — Sun, 21 May 2023 16:18:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0dabaIlvn0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36022409

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Stability AI's letter to the US Senate on the importance of (truly) open AI [pdf]

specular — Wed, 17 May 2023 20:40:14 +0000

Article URL: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6213c340453c3f502425776e/t/6463b486b97b333044ea2564/1684255881952/Statement+from+Stability+AI+to+the+Senate+Judiciary+Subcommittee+on+Privacy%2C+Technology%2C+and+the+Law.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35980989

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

20 Years and 100 Side Projects

specular — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 21:31:26 +0000

Article URL: https://bertolami.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33427807

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Snap’s new Spectacles let you see the world in augmented reality

specular — Thu, 20 May 2021 18:05:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/20/22445481/snap-spectacles-ar-augmented-reality-announced

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27224790

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Google has 1,700 engineers working on Trump’s Covid website (according to Trump)

specular — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 01:32:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.protocol.com/trump-google-coronavirus-website-surprise

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22572414

Points: 5

# Comments: 2

New comment by specular in "Anthony Levandowski ordered to pay $179M to Google"

specular — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 02:28:45 +0000

Very difficult to answer this with specificity, but in general there are a number of factors that influence the amount of cash you ultimately net from a sale, including:

- Cap table: what % is owed to other founders, investors, employees, etc?

- The total acquisition price may include substantial legal and other fees that will lower the actual amount received by the owners or shareholders.

- How much of the acquisition is financed through cash vs. equity? Equity may vest over a certain time period, and be subject to certain requirements (your sustained performance, ability to clear legal scrutiny, etc.).

- Taxes.

Taking all of this (and probably more) into consideration, it doesn't seem unreasonable for a founder to ultimately net <10% of the total sale price. Again, this is all wild speculation in this particular case.