mychaelangelo

This is impressive and a perhaps an unsurprising competitor to companies like Suno, who have raised a ton to build music models.

I’ve noticed this, too. ChatGPT especially overuses them relative to other models. It’s an easy tell-sign that something is probably LLM-written.

I couldn't find this Joe Rogan podcast (don't think he ever recorded one) but this interview with Dan Patrick is pretty good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyIcu-mpWA0

great to see this company getting love. the founder chronicled how he raised £225,000 just 7 days before his company was about run to out of cash and close shop https://twitter.com/mrtrimit/status/1064613173658099712

they also recently raised money from Backstage Capital https://medium.com/greenroom/backstage-london-cohort-1-3a96c...

"Given that the UK had been part of a single market which allowed for enormous freedom of movement, its access to all that talent in Europe is now in jeopardy."

I don't think UK Govt will jeopardise access to talent with unprogressive immigration reform. UK tech startups need not worry on this front. And just look at USA as an example. Despite VISA issues for foreigners, Silicon Valley still thrives and still has reasonable access to a global pool of talent.

the link seems to be dead, here's the cache for those who can't view the website http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eD-BK_b...

Great article. Thanks for sharing. Are there any other books on the art of learning anyone would recommend?

More people need to read Nick Bostrom's Superintelligence book. I'm not involved in computer science academic circles but I wonder how seriously everyone else takes this topic?

Let's also not forget that there's a bunch of rewiring that goes on in the brain when someone becomes addicted to drugs, gambling, alcohol, or whatever it is. 'Unwiring' that change is really difficult and can take a very long time.

So I think the key takeaway from the article is this: addiction is not just about the chemical hook, there's a social angle that's generally underestimated. But doesn't mean we should forget about the (1) chemical hook and (2) neurological changes that happen when someone becomes addicted.

I really like the point on sales. So many people look down on sales, or think it's some sort of dirty word, but I have a lot of admiration and respect for sales people. They don't seem to get enough kudos in the tech world. But they have really thick skin and their persistence can pay great dividends.

thanks for sharing this - great scraping intro for us newbies (I'm new to ruby and ROR).

Thanks for sharing and highlighting the runway point. Follow-on funding shouldn't be an after thought once sh*t hits the fan. It should be baked into forecasts/plans from the get-go, if it's something that will be needed either for growth, or as a margin of safety.

This happened with a New York hotel. They were trying to charge $500 for bad reviews http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/04/travel/bad-hotel-review-fi...

Thank you internet (Yelp, Tripadvisor) for putting them to shame!

Bootcamps sometimes get a bad rap and there's a general feeling that everyone's jumping onto the bandwagon but as a recent full stack graduate of Bloc, I am not surprised at all that they've been able to raise this kind of money. It's a great platform!

The mentoring angle certainly adds a lot of value when you are learning something new and it can also be motivating since there's accountability (I had sessions with my mentor twice a week!)

Hopefully they expand a little more internationally but that said, I am based in Birmingham, UK and I had no issues scheduling sessions with my mentor in another country.

A massive congratulations to the team!

good tip - this link worked fine for me https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web...

thanks for sharing the link to that book - i will be grabbing a copy and reading it this weekend!

We landed on the moon with computers no more powerful than a pocket calculator.

love it! thanks for sharing.

Re-reading what I consider to be the best book on Stoic philosophy - Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium by Seneca

I like the idea of it. In fact, as an ex-musician myself i have a few ideas of building something using the Soundcloud API. More work definitely needs to be done in the 'music discovery' space and I am glad you've done something with it :)

Not to be confused with audio software plugin with the same name - http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/sampl...

Agreed. Would be good to see some more biz dev stuff but i guess there's lots of other sites that specialise in that. Good to see all these tech business models though!

ditto, would be good to have search and a category based browse function.

In short, the article says do these 3 things or fail...

1. have fun 2. differentiate from competition 3. nurture employees

The title of the article is over dramatic. There are lots of examples of businesses that don't do any of the above and yet they still turn a profit. Even then, you can do all 3 and still fail.

Solid advice nonetheless, just have to take it with a grain of salt.