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As someone who actually did this, got in to YC, raised a few million and built a team of 22 distributed across 6 timezones around said endeavor: Don't. It's be
by agibsonccc 10y ago
As someone who actually did this, got in to YC, raised a few million and built a team of 22 distributed across 6 timezones around said endeavor: Don't.
It's been 3.5 years since I did it and I don't regret it necessarily but the only reason I did was because I wanted something in an unserved category.
- Safety1stClyde 10y agoIf I was going to try machine learning, I would code it myself from scratch rather than rely on black boxes.
- jacquesm 10y agoYou wouldn't even get to first base without re-inventing all those wheels, in the meantime your first competitor leveraging open source available libraries and models would plow you into the ground. If you're running a business time to market matters. If you're a hobbyist you can afford to re-invent a wheel to just as a learning experience. Don't ever mix the two, especially not if you're going to ask other people (friends, family, outsiders) to invest.
- agibsonccc 10y agoI agree with this quite a bit. I mentioned the fact it took me building a business around it to justify effort in to it. Doing it "right" requires a lot of time and a team.