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Submitter here, I am a long time everyday reader of HN but I have never posted or really commented. I am a structural engineer with a few years of work in the

Submitter here, I am a long time everyday reader of HN but I have never posted or really commented. I am a structural engineer with a few years of work in the space program. I have spent a great deal of time building something that I think can redefine the way we do engineering and I am close to finished with an initial version. I am extremely nervous about posting this, but I would love to hear what everyone thinks. (There is a video in the overview section) Thanks

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rebootthesystem 11y ago
Interesting. I would note the following: "Applications are open for YC Winter 2016"
- theuttick 11y ago
  I have applied several times, including this round. I am a single founder and I understand hesitance to take people in that situation. I am trying to recruit some co-founders but it has been difficult finding the right people.
  - rebootthesystem 11y ago
    Hmmm. I might be interested in getting involved. Need to think about it a bit. I already run a couple of businesses and wasn't looking to add to that workload. I happen to have an aerospace project coming up that will be quite intensive. I won't use your tool for the project but I will think things through as the project progresses in order to gain a better understanding of what your perspective might be. My first reaction was that I liked the intent. Anything can save time and streamline a process has value. I can't comment on the merits of your approach at this point. I see your email address is on the site. I'll contact you towards the end of the year if this makes sense for me.
    - theuttick 11y ago
      Sounds good. If you're doing space stuff in houston, I likely have drank with someone you're working around. Be interested to know what you're working on.
      - rebootthesystem 11y ago
        I'll shoot over an email.
harigov 11y ago
I used to work in a company involved in building CAE software and solvers. I can see value in what you seem to be doing but I couldn't figure out what. I should apologize that I didn't spend enough time but a short description would be nice. It seems like you are targeting very broad set of problems. It's usually hard to communicate that way.
yannis 11y ago
I know it is difficult to describe complicated software simply. Make the examples more prominent, and provide a sandbox for someone to try them. Some people like watching videos, others don't.
- theuttick 11y ago
  There actually is an example document that any user can fully edit. It's under the docs and examples link.

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rebootthesystem 11y ago

Interesting. I would note the following: "Applications are open for YC Winter 2016"

theuttick 11y ago
I have applied several times, including this round. I am a single founder and I understand hesitance to take people in that situation. I am trying to recruit some co-founders but it has been difficult finding the right people.
- rebootthesystem 11y ago
  Hmmm. I might be interested in getting involved. Need to think about it a bit. I already run a couple of businesses and wasn't looking to add to that workload. I happen to have an aerospace project coming up that will be quite intensive. I won't use your tool for the project but I will think things through as the project progresses in order to gain a better understanding of what your perspective might be. My first reaction was that I liked the intent. Anything can save time and streamline a process has value. I can't comment on the merits of your approach at this point. I see your email address is on the site. I'll contact you towards the end of the year if this makes sense for me.
  - theuttick 11y ago
    Sounds good. If you're doing space stuff in houston, I likely have drank with someone you're working around. Be interested to know what you're working on.
    - rebootthesystem 11y ago
      I'll shoot over an email.

harigov 11y ago

I used to work in a company involved in building CAE software and solvers. I can see value in what you seem to be doing but I couldn't figure out what. I should apologize that I didn't spend enough time but a short description would be nice. It seems like you are targeting very broad set of problems. It's usually hard to communicate that way.

yannis 11y ago

I know it is difficult to describe complicated software simply. Make the examples more prominent, and provide a sandbox for someone to try them. Some people like watching videos, others don't.

theuttick 11y ago
There actually is an example document that any user can fully edit. It's under the docs and examples link.