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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Not a Y Combinator forum, but a treasure trove of analog circuit designs--mostly applicable to analog synthesizers and audio-- are available from Bernie Hutchins called "Electronotes" (your can purchase the entire set when he is b
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Restricting speech, even when you do not like the person speaking or what they have to say, is never the right answer. It is a slippery slope and not the basis for a free, independent and informed electorate. Mentally unstable individuals
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Couple of good books to read (or listen to) for context: “In the Garden of Beasts,” Larsen “The Coming of the Third Reich,” Evans
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Wow, this is a question that is impossible to answer directly! But failure is a very good topic for discussion. Here are my thoughts: Failure is a precursor to learning. So generally speaking, the more you know, the more you have failed
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Hi. It’s difficult to answer this question objectively, however I will offer my approach as an investor (please don’t shoot me for trying to answer the question). Priorities and weights: 1. (.25) Team (commitment, experience and expertise)
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
My advice: Outside investment should be part of a plan. First, figure out your goals (6 months, 12 months, 24 months) for life and business. If 6, 12 and 24 all pretty much look the same to you, then you don’t need an investor. If 24 is
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Which of these features do you think would be the “killer” differentiation that would greatly improve the value proposition? If you can show that, then you have an entrepreneurial opportunity! Good luck and good post.
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
I couldn’t disagree more with the author. Experience and expertise are prerequisites, but starting a business is an excellent way to achieve personal wealth and satisfaction if you are so inclined. True, it’s not for everyone, but we need
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Listening is important, but not mandatory. Ignorance is, of course, a personal choice. But more importantly, freedom of speech is essential to an open society. Actively silencing disagreeable opinions is not conducive to positive change.
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
This is one of my favorite topics, because these stages are so often misused, misquoted, and misunderstood. I can guarantee you that after two weeks and a hacker weekend, you most likely do not have a MVP, let alone a working prototype or
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Unfortunately, this is why some level of social distancing and mask wearing is probably the only protocol that would make sense. What people do personally in terms of hygiene, vaccinations, etc. is private information and not something peo
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Just my opinion: If “truth” means “of perfect form” then this can be obvious to everyone (see Plato). If “truth” means “fact” as in “what can be perceived,” then this is different for everyone because everyone perceives things based on th
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Three possible opinions/answers to your question: 1. Yes, because the market (based on thousands of bidders) says it is. 2. No, because in the short term Tesla will never achieve the financial success that the share price suggests, the
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Your job as a leader is to lead. Leadership does indeed require making decisions, but there are many ways to accomplish this task. This article would seem to be a good overview: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Convolution is multiplication in the frequency domain. By convolving with a rectangle, you are multiplying by the Fourier transform of a rectangle in the frequency domain. In EE terminology, this is a sinc (sin(x)/x) low pass filter:
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Here is a good explanation on the AR/VR adoption struggles: https://arpost.co/2019/11/27/ar-and-vr-changed-our-lives-5-b... Gilmore and Pine “Experience Economy” suggests that we are now in the transfor
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Please show some examples on your website. Or a short video of how it works. Thanks!
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
How many times does this need to be posted to HN?
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
“If something is impossible to know you are better off not being very smart“ Alternative view: just about everything is impossible to “know”, and so the gift of intelligence is the ability to contemplate and then pass along insights and int
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Looks interesting. You might consider adding links, check boxes and other “actions” to make this more useful, e.g. food log, to-do, link to other notes file, etc.
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by jschveibinz 6y ago
Hi there! It’s great to hear you are working hard on your project. You may have missed the essence of the advice you were given, though. You can’t be at “beta” if you haven’t yet engaged with customers. You may be at “alpha”, but you p