Dhamesh Shah (Hubspot founder) grabbed chat.com and then in late 2024 sold to openai
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"Steve Jobs handling a tough question at the 1997 Worldwide Developer Conference."
P.S. Not saying its a bad thing. Early stage startups evolve and like YC has shared a lot of the early bet is on the founders.
For instance, Credit Cards are ubiquitous in the US. In India (and am guessing China too) credit cards were and even nor limited to a higher income niche while mobile payments via QR codes (UPI, Wechat) became more prevalent. And I think from an experience and convenience stand point they are better than Credit Cards.
Similarly in legacy banking, a large part of the tech infrastructure am guessing still runs on mainframes as banks were early adopters. Applications are still being written in COBOL.
Large Organizations / Governments benefit from tech adoption but are also slower and more difficult to migrate a new technology when it appears.
e.g. - Newton's investment in South Sea Bubble - Long Term Capital Group with multiple noble laureates imploding so bad that it almost took down Wall Street in late 90s (When Genuis Failed is a fascinating read
Write a newspaper story on " I Tried to Visit OpenAI's Office. Hilarity Ensued " As a tech enthusiast and avid follower of all things artificial intelligence, I had always dreamed of visiting the offices of OpenAI, one of the world's leading research labs for AI and machine learning. So when I heard that the company had recently opened a new office in San Francisco, I knew I had to make the trip.
I arrived at the address listed on the OpenAI website, excited to finally see where all the magic happened. But as I walked up to the building, I couldn't help but feel like something was off. The exterior seemed almost too sleek, too modern to be a research lab. And as I walked through the doors, I realized my suspicions were right.
Instead of the bustling office full of researchers and engineers that I had expected, I found myself standing in the middle of a high-end retail store. Fashionable clothing and accessories were displayed on gleaming white shelves, and perfectly coiffed sales associates bustled about, chatting with customers and ringing up purchases.
I couldn't believe it. Had I gotten the address wrong? Was this some kind of prank? I approached a sales associate and asked if she knew anything about OpenAI. She gave me a confused look and asked if I was looking for the tech company. When I confirmed that I was, she let out a peal of laughter.
"Honey, you're in the wrong place," she said, still laughing. "This is a luxury fashion boutique. OpenAI is a few blocks down the street."
I couldn't help but laugh at my own mistake. As I walked out of the store, I couldn't wait to share the story with my friends and family. They would never believe that I had accidentally stumbled into a fashion boutique while trying to visit one of the world's most renowned research labs.
Despite my failed attempt to visit OpenAI's office, I left with a newfound appreciation for the company and its innovative work in the field of artificial intelligence. And who knows, maybe one day I'll finally get to see the inside of their offices for real.
Built this couple of years bac on a whim when I realized how bad I was in html/css.
About Brew
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In the year end vacation I and few buddies of mine built a simple chrome extension that categorizes the events on your Google Calendar into major buckets such as Planning & Strategy, Execution, Reviews & Updates and People Management.
Please try it out and let me know what you think.
P.S. You can find a demo video here - https://youtu.be/ddFcUveqVjU and also we launched on Product Hunt today here - https://www.producthunt.com/posts/mornin-2
I’m a Product Manager at a Tech Co. A few weeks back I was having a conversation with my Manager on priorities and how and where I spend my time (in a positive context). I realised that since I use calendar judiciously, I can actually look up the data and look at where I spend my time more objectively.
I found it surprisingly hard and ended up spending hours downloading the data and tagging it. This inspired me to start work on mornin.am . The goal is to build a calendar that helps people understand where and how they spend their time and assist them in getting better at managing time overall.
You can find our concept video here - https://www.mornin.am/
I will really appreciate if you can share your inputs on the idea and challenges you face with your calendar. If you find this interesting, please do sign up for our beta when we launch.
Thanks
I finished the Machine Learning specialization offered by UWash on Coursera a few months back, but I am not happy with my grasp on the subject and plan to dive deeper with a project and few books in next few months.
These organizations, while revenue generating, may still have some way to go before they can reach a stage where their revenues and costs are predictable and the business model sustainable.
Ref : https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/22/google-ventures-puts-258m-...
Sometimes, its all right to work on smaller problems until you are ready for the bigger ones.