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Scaling Laws: O1 Pro Architecture, Reasoning Training Infrastructure, "Failures"(semianalysis.com)
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A thoughtful exploration of impact of analytic and simulation models on the formulation of regulation and public policy. Review at https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P6083.html Related explorations: David Gelernter&
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Models in the Policy Process: Public Decision Making in the Computer Era (1976) [pdf](russellsage.org)
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Another good perspective on the early days of PC Software is "Software People" (1985) https://www.amazon.com/Software-People-Insiders-Personal-Com... by Doug Carlston who was the founder of Broderbund Software.
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I heard Ken Hess give this talk at the Software Development Forum back in 1997. He offered some practical insights and inspiring advice for bootstrappers. This was a great talk. Key takeaways: + Domain / industry expertise is a key di
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Roundup lists online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “entrepreneurs
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in January 2025(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
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It's one data point, here is another perspective that says that depending upon the field of endeavor, people can become more proficient with age. "Old Masters and Young Geniuses" https://www.nber.org/system&#x
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Roundup lists online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “entrepreneurs
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in December 2024(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
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Conclusion: most of us don't need AI in the same way most of us don't need a chainsaw. "We’re all mostly just regular people interacting with other regular people, trying to go about our business and get through our days. Nob
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I agree it's really about effective delegation, it acknowledges the risks that Goodhart warns about and suggests how to manage if not avoid them.
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I agree that reality is complex, but I worry you are conflating the challenges of running an Amazon-scale business with running the smaller businesses that most of the entrepreneurs on HN will need to manage. I thought Roger offered a more
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It looks like any other decision record where you set a date to evaluate the impact of a policy or course of action and make sure it's working out the way that you had anticipated.
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I am not "Roger," but I can recognize someone who has long and practical experience with managing metrics and KPIs and their interaction with process improvement. Instead of an "expiration date" I would encourage you to
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Roundup lists online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “entrepreneurs
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in November 2024(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
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There is a very good essay in the first comment by "Roger" dated Jan-2023, reproduced below. Skip the primary essay and work from this: "I really appreciated this piece, as designing good metrics is a problem I think about in
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by skmurphy 2y ago
"WP Engine would want to make sure that it's customers are well taken care of and have a solid web hosting experience." This is certainly one of their goals, if only to prevent or reduce churn. But WP Engine is now owned by S
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I did not say that what WordPress was doing was "fair" I was trying to explain how their actions can make sense from their side of the table. As to 30% being "fair" it's a fee structure that is known in advance, you
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Reasonable people may differ. We have very different perspectives on the likely evolution of the current situation. I believe Matt will remain CEO and a year from now, the voluntary departure buyouts from WordPress will be viewed in the sam
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We have been using and building WordPress sites since 2006. I have no experience with WP Engine but I bear them no ill will. I think the "court of public opinion" is very difficult to assess and dominant players can take a very ve
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The lawyer they've hired is a very serious guy who is concerned about his long term reputation. It's unlikely he would hostage his fortune to someone who was a "pissed off-preteen." Reasonable people may differ but I don
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If 5-10% leave and WP Engine decides it's better to pay a royalty rather than fork that probably works out well enough. For context see https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/02/automattic_wp_engine_... &qu
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The audience for this statement is WP Engine's significant customers. WordPress is in a position to do much more damage to WP Engine in the near term, which will reflect poorly on the IT manager for selecting them as a vendor. WordPres
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Roundup lists online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. These events are for “entrepreneurs
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in October 2024(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
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One of the challenges in reaching customers is that someone else may have already assembled groups of them in the form of website audiences and communities. Some of those sites will accept sponsorships or ads, others--for example HN--are th
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I think these two articles are relevant for #4 https://gwern.net/doc/technology/2005-shirky-agroupisitsownw... https://www.skmurphy.com/blog/2014/09/15/guidelines-for-an-o...
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Key points: 1. There are many to launch but most of the sites don’t have the community or credibility that PH seems to have lost. 2. If you want what PH was 3-4 years ago you have to go somewhere else. 3. If you want to build the new Produc

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