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by avidanr 2y ago
This is awesome. Could this integrate with RapidAPI's list of public API's that use the OpenAPI spec? https://rapidapi.com/collection/list-of-free-apis
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by avidanr 3y ago
This is awesome. The lack of common API in IoT can be quite frustrating. I see this similarly to Twilio abstracting away the nuances of every Telco and making it all API accessible. You would have guessed that IoT vendors would have figured
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by avidanr 4y ago
Keep digging. There are so many Easter eggs. One of which yields a real world hacker kit mailed to your house.
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by avidanr 10y ago
amazing. its finally here! for real. so many teaser videos, and now i can buy it. its time to start collecting sick pieces of rare wood.
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by avidanr 11y ago
ill give you a great quote on building planes (or human carrier drones). "When failure is not an option, success becomes very expensive" -chris lewicki
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by avidanr 11y ago
I agree. Perhaps using wireframes was not the best analogy. I studied computer science and spent quite a few years as a developer, both inheriting code bases, and building my own, so i do appreciate code thats built to scale! (though to be
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by avidanr 11y ago
Particle.io It used to be called Spark Devices. They successfully shipped the spark core, then Root Ventures led their series A (we were called Lion Wells back then)....i know, so many name changes!
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by avidanr 11y ago
Ok. I think I understand. I'm gonna step right out there and show my bias. I absolutely HATE the iLok. I bought myself a laser cutter for my wedding (she got a ring, i got a 90watt), and it came with an iLok for the horrible software t
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by avidanr 11y ago
I agree that its not a forgone conclusion that kickstarter traction == product market fit....but if your KS campaign is well executed, it could be. Essentially, i see KS as much more of a community builder and low cost testing grounds for m
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by avidanr 11y ago
As the founder of one of the hardware focused firms listed (ROOT/VENTURES -- http://root.vc ) I couldn't be happier that the crew at bolt.io wrote this article. I'm also a huge fan of HN, so if anyone has specific
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by avidanr 11y ago
Ok. I'm gonna try some stream of consciousness answering... I always need to see someone having done some difficult technical development. As an engineer myself, it makes my job so much more fun (i do code/design review with every
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by avidanr 11y ago
As a hardware investor (founder of Root Ventures, mentioned in the article), I'd be careful to differentiate between funds raised from investment vs kickstarter or crowdfunding. At the most basic level, $'s raised via kickstarter