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Using Magic on the Apple Watch
- zatkin 11y agoToo bad I'll never be able to use Magic (for free) since I'm 33,037th in line to get access to the service.
- frik 11y agoThere is only a non specific fee on every bought product, the full price (without details) is mentioned upfront though. I am in the queue behind you (at 45,xxx afaik).
- frik 11y agoIt looks like magic, but I heard it's not AI but human manpower that powers Magic. How does Magic scale? How many human employees do work behind the scenes? (5, 20, 50)
- noblethrasher 11y ago“Do things that don't scale” http://paulgraham.com/ds.html http://paulgraham.com/ds.html
- nestlequ1k 11y ago"Use services that don't scale" --no one
- EugeneOZ 11y agoWell, in reality a lot of food delivery services are being served by people, who answer phone calls. Not very scalable way, but it works :)
- noblethrasher 11y agoPeople who want robust customer support will use a service that doesn't scale. This includes people like my parents or your first N users.
- frik 11y agoI know. It still seems very time consuming and intense even for two founders until you raise money. You need a few fellows that help you out answering requests even if you start only with like 100 people (with the rest on a queue). Can someone share his experience in such a kind of startup?
- bhayden 11y agoI believe Magic already got funding. Only took a few weeks if I remember correctly.
- spdub 11y agoThis is what things like Mechanical Turk _can_ help with (https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome) point them to a few local restaurants and let the turker's vote on what they feel to be the best option. Human computing power is a thing.
- planetjones 11y ago$20.11 for a box of vegetarian chow mein. Are magic adding a massive premium to the prices or is the restaurant they chose expensive?
- M4v3R 11y agoProbably both, they definitely add a service fee on top of the retail price.