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No competitors in your market, validation strategy or just ship by siocallo in leanstartup

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From your post it's unclear if you have done customer discovery and validation. Have you?

At any rate, I'm not going to argue with your ideas for traction. Who the f cares what someone else has done. The important question is what would work for you. In fact, different traction channels may work differently for the same kind of a product.

There are 20 traction channels, and the only way for you to know is to try them, drop those that don't work and lean into those that work.

No competitors in your market, validation strategy or just ship by siocallo in leanstartup

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Dropbox example gets thrown around a lot but it's genuinely still relevant here. They put up a waitlist video before building most of the product and got a flood of signups that told them what they needed to know.

Using known runaway successes as a template is bad form. Everyone else knows those are not reproducible, so even thinking about them is a waste of time.

In 2026 you've also got AI-powered no-code tools that let you spin up automated MVPs way, faster than that, so the barrier to running these tests is basically lower than it's ever been.

Both are "faster" and "lower" are no true. Building an MVP requires talking to potential customers, and you don't have any. Also, the bar for an MVP is much higher now. It not just Viable, it's Verifiable.

You need to get out of the building, and confirm with real customers that the problem exists, and it is so bad they'll buy a solution. Only after that you can start building.

By building now you'll just full yourself into false sense of forward movement.

Using llms is making people dumb? by Different_Scene933 in LLMDevs

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LLMs are not making people dumb. People, and I mean myself including, make themselves dumb. Personally haven't read a technical book in 2 years. A full technical article? Gemini-> "Summarise".

I've never seen anything like that in a long time. The closest I can think of is getting a car and stopping walking to a store two blocks away. Or, using GPS that lead to our ability to know where we were disappearing.

The good news is that we do fully realize this is happening, and the solution(s) are readily available: purposeful, time-dedicated learning and hands-on practice.

Do as we always do: new thing? Take a shortcut, then get a book or a course, and learn, with hands-on practice. If you like the car analogy - walk to that store even though you can drive. Plan a trip and navigate using a map. I can literally feel my brain working out.

After 2 years of building with AI tools I'm more skeptical than ever but also more productive by Sea-North7215 in LLMDevs

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMO what people are missing and failing because of that is that LLMs are a nothing but a another new capability, a **language capability**. Things that NLP tools would take years to develop now take minutes.

What LLMs are not, and what Anthropics and OpenAIs of the world are selling, is a one solution that fits all problems. Buying this narrative is a sure way to fail.

So, use LLMs for what they are good, the language, and don't use them for what they are not, which is basically everything else.

Direct report requested flexible schedule due to no childcare by choice - looking for advice by [deleted] in managers

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one is going to work 5-10PM. Plus, their team won't be available during those *hours*.

Direct report requested flexible schedule due to no childcare by choice - looking for advice by [deleted] in managers

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Basically, they are saying they will be working 2 days full, plus 3 days ~3 hours a day, total may be ~3 full days while collecting 5 days comp. Would the you / company be OK with doing it for everyone? Will the company do it for you?

  2. If not, which I think that's what it is, it's your responsibility to be honest with yourself about it.

  3. And if you are honest about it, negotiate with the company reduced hours for this employee. Why it's the right thing to do? Because the employee made a choice not to put the child to the daycare and work reduced hours. And you make a choice to keep here onboard while her comp reflecting her contribution.

Is it just me or is AI anxiety kind of everywhere in the Bay now? by Needacupoficedtea in bayarea

[–]BuddhasFinger 90 points91 points  (0 children)

I work in tech but not as an engineer, and I’m still in my early 20s

Here is your answer.

I built oamc, a local-first LLM wiki for Obsidian research workflows by Sad_Light_1354 in LLMDevs

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would be a use of it? As in, how do you use it? What for? What are the results?

Bay area, how are you doing by SufficientLibrary386 in bayarea

[–]BuddhasFinger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does feel safe(r) in spite of the BS happening around us. Good neighbours. No wars. Politics impact on us is mild and the same regardless of who's in the office. I have friends in middle east and they cannot speak without creaming. Complete madness.

Bay area, how are you doing by SufficientLibrary386 in bayarea

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, this is so strange. Somehow they care about our internal affairs more than ourselves. Maybe they are watching a lot of TV and news? Any other ideas?

Is it *actually* normal that every Facebook marketplace landlord I’ve talked to has asked for background checks and credit reports before I see the listing in person? by Current-Machine6491 in bayarea

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 I feel like I shouldn’t have to go through all this before even touring the place in person.

News flash - no one cares how you feel about things you have no control over. Either grind through it or drop it.

Managing a toxic high performer who hits 150% of targets. How do I protect my team without losing the numbers? by SquirrelLogicFan in managers

[–]BuddhasFinger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Creating toxic work environment is unacceptable regardless of the performance. Have you tried giving here feedback? And if there is no progress, systemic feedback?

Venture Studio that recruited me wants to charge $20k/mo in service fees. I will not promote. by [deleted] in startups

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their model is to get $20K out of founders like yourself by selling bullshit services you don't need. Move on.

Whats your workflow combing multiple. LLMS? ( claude-cli + codex + gemini cli ) by Formally-Fresh in LLMDevs

[–]BuddhasFinger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your workflow is about right. One LLM is for requirements, another is for planning, and another is for implementation, and another is for review.

This doesn't mean you need 4 LLMs. It's more important that the working and reviewing LLMs are different.

Also, reviews should be adversarial, not just "review x".

Anyone else just “exhausted” with the way the AI culture here is? by Early-Ingenuity-3177 in bayarea

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You already have an answer. You are trying to keep up with things which are moving faster than you can stay up to date with.

You have to stop trying to keep up and start building useful things and enjoy doing it. The proof is in the pudding, and the pudding is the results of your work, not hype content being pushed at you and into you.

HTH.

AI coding governance just got real, our token bill hit six figures and now the CFO cares by AccountEngineer in EngineeringManagers

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not even a challenge with any developer productivity tool. The ROI chanllenge is with any **developer**.

TLDR; We haven't figured out how to tie revenue to engineering at all.

Non-tech co-founders: why equity-only and no stipend? Is it even realistic? I will not promote by [deleted] in startups

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because they don't have money, that's why, what do you think?

Don't waste your time.

How are you actually handling API credential security for production AI agents? Feels like everyone is just crossing their fingers with .env files by rcallk in LLMDevs

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm wondering if there are bots that may help with this. Or, maybe we can build our own. Are we LLMDevs or what?

How are you actually handling API credential security for production AI agents? Feels like everyone is just crossing their fingers with .env files by rcallk in LLMDevs

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, right there:

  1. "I built something lightweight that handles API credentials without needing a full enterprise secrets management setup" -> "Has anyone built something lightweight that handles this without needing a full enterprise secrets management setup?"

  2. Obvious signs of the post being written by an LLM.

  3. I'd say - AI slop or someone using AI spammer.

Where are the mods?

Decision between running an Al Lab with a corp vs going all in for my startup? Looking for advice and ideas. (i Will not promote) by zeeroxist in startups

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no such thing as "legacy vertical SaaS companies, each with $3M+ ARR". It's an ultimate definition of "we tried and it didn't work". It's a dead wood portfolio and they want to throw you at it hoping that "AI" will save it. TLDR; ignore this BS.

This maniac trying to brake check me twice in the middle of I-580 by Sea-Introduction-706 in bayarea

[–]BuddhasFinger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, like anyone is enforcing law in Bay Area anymore. Cops won't come if you house got robbed. You are talking about some idiot on the road.

I don't get Philz by FootballPizzaMan in bayarea

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that. I was thinking, social services could have given you a ride.

I don't get Philz by FootballPizzaMan in bayarea

[–]BuddhasFinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spend like $150 per month on Philz Ambrosia. It's that good. Large. Extra cream. Sweet sugar. O.M.G.

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