ivankirigin

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by ivankirigin 6y ago
Meta: I almost never see "trailers" for jobs, or even concise video interviews about mission. My goal here is to change that and showcase specific companies concisely. Email me any feedback: ivan@tango.vc
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Authentic Developer Marketing(youtube.com)
3 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|1 comments
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Startup Hiring 101: A Founder's Guide(notion.so)
129 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|22 comments
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
Debate. Learning how to represent both sides of an argument is both academically rigorous and opens kids to the idea that there are other sides. You can do this at the dinner table, but also through formal debate clubs and classes. There ar
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Early Sales for Developer Facing SaaS(youtube.com)
1 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|0 comments
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
This phases out car sales, not the cars. Lifecycle is 15 years, so we're looking at 2050. For context, EVs are a few percent of sales in California, and almost zero for trucks.
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
I love hearing from engineers building tools like this. If you're thinking about sales and marketing, get in touch: ivan@tango.vc
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Early Sales for Developer-Facing Startups(tango.vc)
3 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|1 comments
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Daniel Gross on How Apple Builds Product(youtube.com)
2 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|0 comments
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Working Session: Growing Substack with Referrals(tango.vc)
1 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|0 comments
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
I took a bunch of screenshots to prepare for the session, which are available here: https://www.tango.vc/posts/working-session
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Working Session: Grow your Substack with referrals(youtube.com)
2 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|1 comments
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Idea Market Fit(tango.vc)
1 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|0 comments
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Make Hardware Startups Easier(youtube.com)
2 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|0 comments
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What VCs Can't Say(tango.vc)
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What VCs Can't Say(youtube.com)
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
But there is a backroom to restock the shelves which is the real inventory. And that back room becomes the business when delivery goes mainstream. Some robotics solutions are about building a whole warehouse for that store room to fulfill o
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Zoom is now leasing hardware(zoom.us)
2 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|0 comments
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
"Things you can't say" is interesting because the reason it's dangerous is that a mob might react badly to it. Who is to say that the specific wave washing over social media will hit some people with this orthodox privil
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
Your company https://cobaltrobotics.com/ is really cool. I think it highlights that a vertical with specific needs can be met with the right hardware. No need for a face or arms.
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
Thanks for sharing, I'll check out the show. Robotics has a lot of different areas. I think it's safe to describe self driving, drones, and delivery as very actively under development. It's not obvious who will win. Then you
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
Here is a transcript: https://www.tango.vc/posts/y-combinator-cofounder-trevor-bla... 1:34 The thesis at the start of Anybots 3:27 Wheels vs legs for telepresence robots 6:50 Why did Anybots make legged robots 8:04 Wha
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
This was a fun interview, thanks Trevor! There are a few controverial bits that I'd love to hear what HN thinks. 1. Boston Dynamics Spot, where you have a technical achievement without a clear application 2. What it takes to win in sel
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
Getting screwed by untrustworthy people would be more misses. But returns are made on the hits, so I don't think that would matter. Definitely the latter issue of investing in something technically interesting would matter a great deal
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
No, it was just a really big plastic bag, in a big tray. We used those catering trays with the hot water, which are generally useful if you’re ever throwing a party. The run included mustard as a base with lots of the predictable spices.
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
One question for this community related to the discussion: why DON'T you start a startup? We talk a bit about having enough wealth to feel secure, like you can't lose it all. (17 min in https://www.youtube.com/wat
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Supporting Black Engineers with Aston Motes, Dropbox Employee #1(youtube.com)
3 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|1 comments
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by ivankirigin 6y ago
I did a 24 hour sous vide ribs. It was ridiculously good. So I know it works for slow cooking "bbq" when you don't have a smoker.
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100s of researchers failed to predict six life outcomes(pnas.org)
4 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|0 comments
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How to Market to the Enterprise and Developers, with Okta CMO Ryan Carlson(tango.vc)
2 points by ivankirigin 6y ago|0 comments

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