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by jacalulu 2y ago
This past weekend, I decided to put AI to the test and challenged myseld to create a short film using only AI tools. The end result, a film I called "The Cardboard Navigator" - a whimsical and slightly surreal tale about finding m
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by jacalulu 3y ago
I often get asked how I think about product development as a Google Product Manager focused on AI products. Traditional advice is to find a user problem, then solve it - but when it comes to developing AI first products, I find a different
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by jacalulu 3y ago
I recently made an effort to attend every interesting Silicon Valley AI tech event that crossed my radar so I could get a sense for how different people were thinking about the state of Generative AI. This included a couple Google events, T
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Unexpected Insights on Generative AI – My PoV as an AI PM Google(jacalulu.substack.com)
2 points by jacalulu 3y ago|2 comments
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by jacalulu 10y ago
Hey! Jaclyn here (eCommerce Group Product Manager @Weebly). We have made some improvements this launch to help get us closer to full VAT support, which is something that we plan to get to in the future. We know this is vital for EU business
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Size is definitely something we are incredibly conscious of. This device will be 40mm x 40m x 17mm, but we are always working on trying to get it to be smaller. We want this device to look great, and we are approaching it as if it almost we
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by jacalulu 13y ago
The option to expand into other markets is something that we are always considering. We've chosen to target seniors right now, but we definitely have other markets in mind for which this device might be useful (individuals with cogniti
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Thanks for the feedback and input, you bring up some great points. We are currently working on a few ideas to make this device more senior friendly by adding features that would make it more than an alert pendant for them. We feel that the
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Thanks for the feedback, you bring up some valid points that we have definitely thought through. First, the expense associated with the device is comparable to what is currently on the market (in some cases it is actually less expensive tha
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Great points, both of which we have put much thought into: i) our target customer is actually the daughter or daughter-in-law of the device user. They are almost always the ones who make decisions to get a system similar to Amulyte, and the
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Great points, this is something that we have given a lot of thought towards. We are going to be pinging the device at certain points (when someone logs into the portal for example), and the device will also send data at set intervals (we ca
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Great point - the marketing for this device is going to sound quite a bit different based on the audience that we are reaching out to. For the TechCrunch crowd, we can say things like "a micro-controller to keep all those bits running
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Couldn't have said this better myself, this is exactly what we are doing :) We are also conscious of making sure that charging the device becomes part of a seniors daily routine to help ensure that it remains charged. We are also using
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Amulyte (YC S13) is Building a Better Lifeline For Seniors on the Move(techcrunch.com)
79 points by jacalulu 13y ago|33 comments
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by jacalulu 13y ago
I've noticed this as well - and as a female co-founder of a hardware startup, I have to admit I really love it. Rarely do you find the female tense being used to describe tech related news. It's a subtle thing, yet it makes a worl
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Thanks! Just fixed it :)
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by jacalulu 13y ago
No, I had a great group of friends in Seattle that I'd get outdoors with. Managed to find a climbing partner in Toronto but just stuck to the local climbing gym while there. Haven't had a chance to meet anyone in Mountain View yet
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by jacalulu 13y ago
The outdoors and the mountains just breed a different culture from my experience. Living out west I would go camping, hiking, climbing and I even got into mountaineering. Toronto doesn't really offer any of those to the same degree tha
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Haha ya, this confused me a LOT when I first got to Seattle (when I say UW I mean Waterloo).
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by jacalulu 13y ago
I also know the guys who run HackerNest. They have a monthly meetup too that I used to really enjoy going to. Definitely check them out if you get a chance!
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Also, firing someone based on stack-ranking takes about 2 years (at least it did on my team).
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Thanks for the feedback! The voice we use on the website is something we have put a lot of careful thought into. We talked to several retirement home directors, researchers in elder care, rehab experts (the list goes on) and we learned that
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Just wanted to back what zmitri said about Kitchener/Waterloo being the closest to SV in Canada. I went to school at the University of Waterloo, spent 2 years in Seattle, spent a year in Toronto, and have now been in Mountain View for
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by jacalulu 13y ago
You're exactly right. I'm not naive in thinking that I won't ever be faced with problems and imperfect situations - but I'd rather do everything I can to shape my future in a direction I want. Being able to work at a com
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by jacalulu 13y ago
We were based out of Markham while I was back living in Toronto (free office space), but have relocated to Mountain View while going through YC. We haven't decided where we will be based out post Demo Day yet - I think it will depend o
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Thanks! I'm glad things worked out so well for you too :)
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by jacalulu 13y ago
I ended up staying at Shoplocket for only 2 months. It was a great experience and I'm still really close with the founder (she's a great friend of mine). I decided not to list it on LinkedIn because I think it usually just raises
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by jacalulu 13y ago
I did consider switching teams briefly, but at the end of the day I actually had a pretty great team compared to what a lot of people I was friends with would describe to me. The issues I had were definitely not limited to just my team (I t
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by jacalulu 13y ago
My friend just told me this made it to the front page of HN and I feel I should add a quick follow up that a year later I haven't been happier about the decision. I actually decided to start my own company a couple months ago with a fr
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by jacalulu 13y ago
Honestly, stock options never crossed my mind as a valid reason to stay. They are a nice to have for sure - but they played no role in me wanting to stay. I understand for some people this is a huge incentive, but just not for me.

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