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I really really really hope the biz+tech combo validates... because then I could occasionally stop and think "holy fuck, I'm bootstrapping my fantasy job / comp

I really really really hope the biz+tech combo validates... because then I could occasionally stop and think "holy fuck, I'm bootstrapping my fantasy job / company, the likes of which I imagined / dreamed of as way back as middle school and high school!" Realistically theres 3 different outcomes: the tech doesnt validate (and thus the biz doesnt either) --- then i'm looking for a day job ... (and I'm pretty darn egomaniacal and loud, finding a good fitting dayjob would take a bit of work!) the tech works yet the business doesnt --- Not sure how that would happen esp since no investors means enough income to support myself would still be a successful business, though I guess i'd have some compelling portfolio work if I went job hunting the tech and biz both validate, and earning enough to move out of my parents --- magic pony fantasy land of awesome. what more could anyone want? MORE AWESOME PROBLEM DOMAINS THAT NEED BETTER TOOLS (i mean, that would really be sort of the ideal, but remains to be seen if that can happen.)

spitfire 14y ago
Thanks for the update Carter. I'll root for you. one point to make. The interface and the performance don't have to appear at once. The interface will be the longer lived portion. So sort that out, and you can focus on performance as problems crop up. I know it's horribly boring to say, but getting those first few customers gets you into a virtuous cycle. Given that you're bootstrapped, even a few customers will get you in a very good place, where you can spend on development. I remember us (or rather I) talking about Mathematica. When it first came out it was horrible for numerics. Truly terrible. But it was easy to transfer technical papers to. You simply wrote down what was on the paper, and you were done. So people used it, and eventually performance got better over time as they invested in it.
- carterschonwald 14y ago
  Agree with everything you say. Hence why I'm just going to be releasing the Lin alg soon. It actually turns out for the linear algebra code done right, the API has an intimate relationship with the possible performance! (This will be more apparent once I get things out the door). There's a lot ill not be even trying to do in the first release : eg parallelism, distributed computation, sse/avx intrinsics. Fret not, things are moving apace, and basic tech validation and thence conditioned upon that, public release, are approaching scary fast! :-)

spitfire 14y ago

Thanks for the update Carter. I'll root for you. one point to make. The interface and the performance don't have to appear at once. The interface will be the longer lived portion. So sort that out, and you can focus on performance as problems crop up. I know it's horribly boring to say, but getting those first few customers gets you into a virtuous cycle. Given that you're bootstrapped, even a few customers will get you in a very good place, where you can spend on development. I remember us (or rather I) talking about Mathematica. When it first came out it was horrible for numerics. Truly terrible. But it was easy to transfer technical papers to. You simply wrote down what was on the paper, and you were done. So people used it, and eventually performance got better over time as they invested in it.

carterschonwald 14y ago
Agree with everything you say. Hence why I'm just going to be releasing the Lin alg soon. It actually turns out for the linear algebra code done right, the API has an intimate relationship with the possible performance! (This will be more apparent once I get things out the door). There's a lot ill not be even trying to do in the first release : eg parallelism, distributed computation, sse/avx intrinsics. Fret not, things are moving apace, and basic tech validation and thence conditioned upon that, public release, are approaching scary fast! :-)