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koolhead17

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Founder, https://taghash.io

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koolhead17··on On ‘Plant-Based’
Why can it not be simple vegetarian?
koolhead17··on Elon Musk orders Twitter to remove suicide prevention feature
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1606631724922056704
koolhead17··on Jumpstarting new careers in open source
This is like google summer of code.
koolhead17··on Ask HN: Why is it so hard to find a good cofounder?
Because one has to be honest, own equal stake and plan for long run. Most startups are built for growth and raising next round quickly. As a result purpose and focus changes with time.
koolhead17··on Show HN: Open-Sourcing InboxSDK (YC S11) – Build Apps in Gmail
Same this side. We are happy user of Gmail.js[1]

[1] https://github.com/KartikTalwar/gmail.js

koolhead17··on Zapier: A $5B Unbundling Opportunity
At scale, like every other tool, using Zapier does not makes sense.
koolhead17··on Ask HN: What is one book you would recommend everyone to read?
The Enchiridion By Epictetus http://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/epicench.html
koolhead17··on Ask HN: Which books would you recommend to me that had a big impact on you
Enchiridion of Epictetus https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/epictetus/the-enchiridion/...
koolhead17··on Annalena Baerbock: The Green Party's candidate to succeed Angela Merkel
decisive, brave, ambitious, and very confident << we are witnessing this among leaders of a few countries which are in mess.
koolhead17··on On Writing More
Like a random thoughts or a daily diary entry.
koolhead17··on Dog ownership associated with decreased cardiovascular risk
But will get you virus/bacterias
koolhead17··on The State of FOSS in India
Not sure why people are unhappy with ERPNext, the folks have been working hard. It is great to see how they have been contributing to the community with list of softwares and plugins.

Being in a business for a decade and competing with the likes of Oracle, SAP and Microsoft is not easy. Show some love and be part of their community, contribute and make it better for everyone.

Cribbing is not the solution but contributing is. :)

koolhead17··on The Philosophy of Anger
On Anger by Seneca has great context which makes sense even now.
koolhead17··on Moving from Macbook to Linux
thinkpad + Ubuntu LTS
koolhead17··on A ‘Jobs to be Done’ Framework for Startups
Worked for me and happy that I am not alone. :)
koolhead17··on Ask HN: What helps you improve your mood and keep your sanity?
- Running

- Breathing/Pranayama

- Avoiding wheat and sugar

- Eating leafy greens and dry fruits

koolhead17··on Boswell’s Life of Johnson
The Intellectuals would be a good read after reading this. :)
koolhead17··on Direct sales for SaaS startups – our experience and tips
Most of my sales learning has come from books:

* Competing against luck

* When Coffee & Kale Compete

* Crossing the Chasm

First two books talk about Jobs to be Done. And most importantly who is your customer, someone:

* Pain

* Desire to progress

* Willingness to pay

The other book talks about finding early adopters or pitching to right customer as in the journey of product development.

In the end, early day of sales is more about you/team/likeblity. People will ask about security, money in bank, team size and what not. It will hurt, affect but after those 10 interaction, there will be one guy/team believing in you as you are and want to see you and them succeed.

koolhead17··on Ask HN: What do you think about “The Social Dilemma”?
Why was Netflix not there? How are they different from other addictive platforms?
koolhead17··on Bodybuilding supplement promotes healthy aging and extends life span in mice
Sample Size? Who financed this?
koolhead17··on Raise Less Money
Practice what you preach.
koolhead17··on Launch HN: Stacker (YC S20) – Create Apps from Airtable or Google Sheets
What did you use for building front end? Looks really neat.
koolhead17··on Ask HN: What's the worst piece of software you use everyday?
LinkedIn
koolhead17··on Microsoft and Google collaborate to make PWAs better
+100
koolhead17··on Superhuman’s email app is overhyped and overpriced
He is everywhere/podcasts talking about the PMF and how they built the product.

New way for monetizing a product many failed trying.

koolhead17··on Superhuman’s email app is overhyped and overpriced
Rahul is a visionary, thought leader. Silicon Valley needs more founder turned VC like him.
koolhead17··on Marc Andreessen interview
Software is eating the world minus secretary?
koolhead17··on Ask HN: What’s one thing you don’t regret buying?
coffee beans and lettuce.
koolhead17··on Fatness and Thinness in the Middle Ages
>> The American obsession with thinness means that some women can "cure" their fertility problems by gaining five pounds.

Or it can be because the way our bodies are portrayed in media and fashion world?

koolhead17··on Amazon’s New Competitive Advantage: Putting Its Own Products First
Amazon also knows my previous buying shopping history, it can target princely the white labeled product of its, which I have been buying regularly.

It is more than best shelves.

Tyranny and data moat when marketplace also becomes your competitor.

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