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Hunala aims to be ‘Waze for coronavirus’

27 points by hhs 6y ago

verganileonardo 6y ago
This is probably the worst analogy for what a company does that I have ever seen.
- hhs 6y ago
  If interested, this app is discussed in depth here: https://a16z.com/2020/05/22/predicting-pandemics-early-detection-network-spread-superspreaders/ https://a16z.com/2020/05/22/predicting-pandemics-early-detec...
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- bhupy 6y ago
  Why? As obnoxious as it is, it was immediately clear to me that this system relies on crowd-sourced self-reported health data to help others assess risk. As far as analogies go, it served its purpose.
  - mandelbrotwurst 6y ago
    Well, FWIW I read it as "an app to get directions to coronavirus".
    - tomjakubowski 6y ago
      Waze started out as a crowdsourced police avoidance app for drivers, which is a closer fit to the analogy.
mfer 6y ago
On their site they have a map of counties and risk level. Some counties I know of that currently have few cases are labeled as very high risk. They had cases in the past but the numbers have fallen. This makes me question the usefulness of the presentation.
- nxpnsv 6y ago
  3k users spread out, they probably need to introduce a significance component..
- OldHand2018 6y ago
  If you live in a county with a lot of people, county-level data is useless. If you don't live in a county with a lot of people, your risk is pretty low. Look at the zip code based stats in a single large county. The variance is insanely large: http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/covid19-statistics http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/covid19-statistics
devin 6y ago
The privacy policy sent me packing.
Exmoor 6y ago
This may be a poor comparison. I had to sit here and think really hard to even remember what Waze does. Remember commuting?
tobowers 6y ago
Our team is building https://birdlevel.com/ https://birdlevel.com/ which lets HR teams get actionable insights into the well being of their employees. I'd love to explore integrating Hunala data and inferences into an office-localized experience for teams.
- hhs 6y ago
  This is a neat idea, have you found a need to gain a minimum number of employees for insights?
  - tobowers 6y ago
    It’s not about well being than pure physical risk so small numbers are still helpful.
    - tobowers 6y ago
      *more about well being
      - hhs 6y ago
        Good to know, thanks.
jtokoph 6y ago
An app for coronavirus to get directions to its next host?

27 points by hhs 6y ago

verganileonardo 6y ago

This is probably the worst analogy for what a company does that I have ever seen.

hhs 6y ago
If interested, this app is discussed in depth here: https://a16z.com/2020/05/22/predicting-pandemics-early-detection-network-spread-superspreaders/ https://a16z.com/2020/05/22/predicting-pandemics-early-detec...
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bhupy 6y ago
Why? As obnoxious as it is, it was immediately clear to me that this system relies on crowd-sourced self-reported health data to help others assess risk. As far as analogies go, it served its purpose.
- mandelbrotwurst 6y ago
  Well, FWIW I read it as "an app to get directions to coronavirus".
  - tomjakubowski 6y ago
    Waze started out as a crowdsourced police avoidance app for drivers, which is a closer fit to the analogy.

mfer 6y ago

On their site they have a map of counties and risk level. Some counties I know of that currently have few cases are labeled as very high risk. They had cases in the past but the numbers have fallen. This makes me question the usefulness of the presentation.

nxpnsv 6y ago
3k users spread out, they probably need to introduce a significance component..
OldHand2018 6y ago
If you live in a county with a lot of people, county-level data is useless. If you don't live in a county with a lot of people, your risk is pretty low. Look at the zip code based stats in a single large county. The variance is insanely large: http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/covid19-statistics http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/covid19-statistics

devin 6y ago

The privacy policy sent me packing.

Exmoor 6y ago

This may be a poor comparison. I had to sit here and think really hard to even remember what Waze does. Remember commuting?

tobowers 6y ago

Our team is building https://birdlevel.com/ https://birdlevel.com/ which lets HR teams get actionable insights into the well being of their employees. I'd love to explore integrating Hunala data and inferences into an office-localized experience for teams.

hhs 6y ago
This is a neat idea, have you found a need to gain a minimum number of employees for insights?
- tobowers 6y ago
  It’s not about well being than pure physical risk so small numbers are still helpful.
  - tobowers 6y ago
    *more about well being
    - hhs 6y ago
      Good to know, thanks.

jtokoph 6y ago

An app for coronavirus to get directions to its next host?