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by sahaskatta 5y ago
Hi Chris and Robert. I'm the cofounder of Smartcar.com. We're an API for EVs. We're backed by a16z and NEA. (I also went to UC Davis too!) I'm excited about what you folks are doing and would love to connect. We've
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by sahaskatta 5y ago
Some neat apps like Carge are tackling this: https://carge.co
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by sahaskatta 5y ago
Excel uses Plaid for bank integrations.
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by sahaskatta 5y ago
Is it E2E by default yet?
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by sahaskatta 5y ago
It's a 3-click flow. 1) Read Privacy Policy 2) Login Screen: Authenticate with username/password 3) Permissions Screen: review items and hit allow. You can see an example of this flow on our homepage: https://smartcar.c
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by sahaskatta 5y ago
That's a great point. In that particular case, there was also the matter of a Facebook users unknowingly having the ability to share not just their own data, but data about their friends to a third party. In our case, a car owner can l
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by sahaskatta 5y ago
I'm the co-founder of https://smartcar.com and we are in an adjacent space. We provide an API for cars to make it easy for developers to integrate with vehicles. Part of that process is to let consumers go through an Oauth
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by sahaskatta 5y ago
It's unfortunate that this article recommends a condenser mic at the end. In my opinion, most people who need better audio for video calls are better served with a dynamic mic. Very few people have a bedroom or office room with proper
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by sahaskatta 6y ago
https://tryfinch.com It's an API for Payroll. The number of use cases is pretty amazing!
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by sahaskatta 6y ago
Just to add a counterpoint. I raised a $2M seed for Smartcar. I had no college degree as I had dropped out. I had no prior work experience. I had no team. The product was still an early prototype. MANY of the founders I know who've als
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by sahaskatta 6y ago
Same issue here. They have features like "okay google dial into my next meeting," however it doesn't work since my phone's primary account is my personal account. Assistant doesn't work with my secondary work accoun
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by sahaskatta 6y ago
Even if you set aside those legacy G Suite accounts, this is still also a problem for any business on a current paid plan. Nest even advertises their products to businesses here: https://nest.com/nest-for-business/ How
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by sahaskatta 6y ago
It was frustrating to discover that Google is pushing everyone to migrate from a Nest Account to Google Account without offering a path to migrate for paying G Suite customers. Any companies that have Nest cameras + G Suite for employees ar
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by sahaskatta 6y ago
Windows 10 has had a built in PDF viewer for at least 5 years. It's the Edge browser which is now based on Chromium. You can sign and save documents too.
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by sahaskatta 6y ago
What cars do you have? I'm the founder of Smartcar.com and we might be able to help. No OBD devices needed.
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by sahaskatta 6y ago
The Samsung Buds+ also work pretty well with iOS too. There's an app to tweak settings, view battery life, and update the earbuds too.
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by sahaskatta 6y ago
I just tried configuring this on a new Windows 10 laptop (Dell XPS 13). I'm by no means an IT expert, but it seems painful to get working. I had to first setup a local Windows account. Then install Google's GCPW software. After th
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by sahaskatta 6y ago
The Dell XPS 13 also offers an interface in the BIOS that lets you set a charge limit, hours not to charge the laptop, and a bunch of other great controls. The only big issue is that they don't expose it through a friendly UI within Wi
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by sahaskatta 6y ago
I was pleasntly surprised and happy to see that I could use this service or Cloudflare on the latest version of Android natively by just typing in a URL into the settings rather than having to install a 3rd party app!
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by sahaskatta 7y ago
Just came across this on HN too: https://www.8x8.vc
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by sahaskatta 7y ago
I've been using both Uberconference and Google Meet (G Suite only). Both of these run entirely in a browser without any extensions or applications.
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The pitch deck I used to raise a $2M seed from A16Z(smartcar.com)
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by sahaskatta 7y ago
I switched from Chrome to Edge because: * No Google tracking. * Blocks 3rd party trackers. * Zoom/Scroll is smoother. * Better optimized for touch screens. * Longer battery life. * Seems to use less RAM. * All my Chrome extensions are
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by sahaskatta 7y ago
This is one of the reasons I like my Galaxy Note 10. Samsung Pay supports Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST). You can use it to pay at the pump without risking your actual credit card number as it creates virtual rolling card numbers. This
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by sahaskatta 7y ago
We use NewFrontInsurance. I've also seen companies like Cover. How do you guys compare?
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by sahaskatta 7y ago
This is pretty neat. I wish there was a USB-C model.
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by sahaskatta 7y ago
Hi Amos & Sam - Congrats on the launch. I'm one of the co-founder of Smartcar.com. Have an email I can reach you at?
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by sahaskatta 7y ago
I've tried Microsoft Font Maker in the past to create my own font with a Surface Pro. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-font-maker/9n920... Curious to see if this one works better!
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by sahaskatta 7y ago
I was able to change the search engine to Google or DuckDuckGo in a few clicks in the settings page.
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by sahaskatta 7y ago
Another really shocking thing I recently discovered was the maximum length on a USB cable. USB 2.0 supports a max of 5 meters (~16 feet). Meanwhile a USB 3.0 cable only offers a max length of 3 meters.

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