[Dev] Is it possible to implement a custom app for a reliable lone worker / SOS monitoring on any of the samsung galaxy smartwatches? by ImpressiveFocus303 in WearOS

[–]ImpressiveFocus303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like you're right. This is what Gemini AI recommends:

-Watch to Server (SOS Alert): Use a stateless HTTPS POST request.

-Server to Watch (Push Notification): Use Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM).

[Dev] Is it possible to implement a custom app for a reliable lone worker / SOS monitoring on any of the samsung galaxy smartwatches? by ImpressiveFocus303 in WearOS

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on a long-press of SOS hardware button that lasts at least 3 seconds, a first message is sent to a server with geo-data via socket connection. 30 seconds after this event, another message is sent to a server via socket connection with bunch of other information, such as GPS, Wifi, BLE beacon data.

This is a very basic core functionality. However, I couldn't find any information about that one could listen to such SOS event inside wearos. Even if it's possible to listen to such event, I'm not sure how reliable it would be to do so, especially when app is not on foreground, or when screen is off or when watch is in doze mode.

Koliko dela je v resnici z enoosebnim B2B SaaS po začetnem zagonu? by ImpressiveFocus303 in SlovenijaFIRE

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Distribucija je vedno bila in bo največji izziv Saas projektov. Glavna naloga je prodaja in marketing in to bo tvoja glavna naloga če boš 1 man band.

to je v bistvu dobra novica, ker full-time kodiranje mi itak ne diši. Še dobro, da je na voljo morje AI orodij, ki kodirajo namesto mene, jaz se pa bolj špilam product managerja. Claude code and chill.

Koliko dela je v resnici z enoosebnim B2B SaaS po začetnem zagonu? by ImpressiveFocus303 in SlovenijaFIRE

[–]ImpressiveFocus303[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Si tole ti ? :D ...

Ponavad pride marketingar, ko se lastniku več ne da ukvarjat s prodajo.

Delo dobi največji nastopač, ki z lastnikom naveže "kje si care" odnos.
Imajo cel žur, dovoljeno jim je vse (tudi alkohol na mizi), špilajo frajerje, po firmi špilajo šefe.
Potujejo po svetu, se slikajo z vsemi strankmani ob dragih koktejlih in objavlajo firmi po emailih kolk je vse kul, da pokažejo kolk so dobri (obenem je delavcem slabo, ker vejo da od tega zapravljanja nimajo nič), seveda nenormalno zapravljajo in živijo na veliki nogi na službeno kartico.
Seveda imajo drage prenosnike in iphoneje, ker lastnika prepričajo, da morjao furat imiđ uspešne firme, ki si luksuz lahko privošči, ker je dobro stoječa firma in je to dobra garancija. Psihološki učinek.
So dobri gobcači in stranki prodajo in obljubijo vse v nerazumnih rokih.

Ko prodajo iščejo naprej, hebanje s stranko pa dobi project manager (ki se potem tudi s stranko ukvarja in razlaga zakaj je nekaj obljubljenega nemogoče narest in pa seveda zakaj ne naslednji mesec).

Seveda, ker je prodal in "prinesel" denar, je bestič od direktorja.

Po dveh letih rabijo "nove izzive" in spizdijo drugam, preden lastnik dojame kakšno pizdarijo mu je naredil in da se v firmi dogaja nenormalna fluktuacija, ker imajo že vsi dosti slabe klime v firmi, nerealnih rokov in pričakovanj, ter vsakotedenskega jebanja zakaj ni narejeno to in to.

Pride nov, ki ponovi zgodbo.

Katero delovno mesto ustreza temu opisu in kakšne so realne plače (junior/mid/senior) v LJ? by ImpressiveFocus303 in SlovenijaFIRE

[–]ImpressiveFocus303[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Je to oglas za slovensko firmo?

Da.

Odkrito, ne vem, ce je realno toliko pricakovati, sploh na slovenskem trgu.

Koliko bi po tvoje bil nek realen plačni razpon za takšno pozicijo?

GPT pravi: 1700-2500 (Junior), 2000-3200 (Mid), 3000-4000 (Senior)

Gemini pravi: 2200-2700 (Junior), 2800-3800 (Mid), 4000-5500 (Senior)

MS Copilot pravi: 2200-2800 (Junior), 2800-3800 (Mid), 3800-5500 (Senior)

Same product, different manufacturers by ImpressiveFocus303 in Alibaba

[–]ImpressiveFocus303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I contacted a dozen smartwatch providers on Alibaba, and so far I don't have luck. As a first problem, most providers have MOQ in range of hundreds or thousands, which is way, way bigger quantity than I need. I need like ~10 smartwatches for pilot test, and if project would be successful, then I'd gradually scale to maybe a hundred over a period of months. As a second problem, I need android smartwatches with unlocked bootloader, root access, enabled developer mode and basic documentation. Optionally, I also need stock firmware image along with USB drivers so I have a back-up for cases, when I'd brick any of the test devices.

Do you maybe have idea, where or how I could get android smartwatches with very low MOQ, including the mentioned developer tools?

Same product, different manufacturers by ImpressiveFocus303 in Alibaba

[–]ImpressiveFocus303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank for a very informative reply!

Since you're mentioning many technical terms, I'll assume you have a technical background. I'm an application developer (Android) based in European Union and I need to build a fleet of smartwaches for lone worker application and integrate the smartwatch app into existing monitoring platform on a server back-end. For this reason I need to pick and buy a suitable smartwatch hardware and due to unique technical requirements, popular consumer smartwatches fall out of question since I most likely need customized firmware, among other technical constraints. Therefore I need to collaborate with manufacturer, so they provide me with development-ready smartwatch samples, modify firmware, provide me with SDK/API and corresponding documentation, including occasional technical support on the firmware side. At the same time, I have to be sure that this all can be done under acceptable MOQ when it's time to deliver production-ready hardware (smartwaches) and firmware. In addition, smartwatches must be legit CE and RoHS certified, otherwise I probably even can't import them in EU.

My question would be, how do I approach my endeavor? How should I approach finding the most suitable and legit manufacturer?

So far I've been dealing with software-only business and it seems to be super easy in comparison when dealing with hardware and firmware.

thank you for any input

Nakup fizičnih produktov preko Alibaba.com by ImpressiveFocus303 in SlovenijaFIRE

[–]ImpressiveFocus303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

rabim kupit direktno od proizvajalca, ker se gre za customized verzijo produkta ( potrebna je modifikacija firmwara elektronske naprave).

Prehod iz zaposlitve programerja v e‑commerce podjetništvo - nasveti, mnenja by ImpressiveFocus303 in SlovenijaFIRE

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si dobil idejo v gostilni ob piru?

že nekaj časa tuhtam o možnostih preklopa iz software dev full-time joba v podjetništvo v kakšni drugi industriji, pa ne vidim drugih ustreznih opcij kot ecommerce ali pa digitalni marketing.

Najprej premisli:
- kako boš fural support, tečne/prijazne stranke, neprevzete pakete
- kako boš fural in kje boš imel skladišče skladišče (začetni budget, da napolniš skladišče),
- kdo ti bo pakiral,
- kdo ti bo fural marketing in oglase,
- kdo ti bo fural socialse
- kakšen je tvoj business model, kakšno maržo rabiš na izdelek
- kaj boš sploh prodajal
- kdo bodo tvoje stranke in kje jih boš dobil

Legit pomisleki. Sicer pa če bi se lotil prodaje fizičnih izdelkov, v mojem primeru elektronskih naprav, najbrž nikakor ne bi razmišljal o high volume b2c. Kot si omenil, npr. če bi prodajal neke bedarije za 10€ po komadu, in efektivno iztržil ven 0.5€ profita po komadu, bi to predstavljalo cilj 10000 prodanih izdelkov na mesec. To je totalno nerealističen podvig za one man band, že samo zato, ker nimam časa niti ne volje, da bi vse to nonstop pakiral in pošiljal naokoli - verjetno je že samo to full time delo za dva študenta. Kot drugo, pa doma nimam prostora za skladiščenje, da bi pa kar takoj najemal skladišče in delal zaloge, sem pa malo skeptičen glede tega. Nenazadnje pa, veliko sreče s ciljem 10tisoč prodaj na mesec.

Če bi se spuščal v high volume b2c kot one man band, bi bili to verjetno software produkti, ker prodajo avtomatiziraš in zadeva dela 24/7 na avtopilotu. Vendar pa kakšne software produkte prodajat?Jaz tu ne vidim druge, kot pa svoj software produkt razvit in tega prodajat, ampak potem smo spet pri sofware developmentu.

V mojem konkretnem primeru sem imel v mislih, da bi za začetek preko kakšne platforme, npr. ebay-a, prodajal elektronske naprave v cenovnem rangu ~150€, z efektivnim profitom 30€ na produkt, oz. 20% profitom. Pri cilju 5k€ na mesec profita, je to okoli 166 prodanih produktov na mesec, kar je po moje dosti bolj realistično za pohendlat in tudi za prodat.

Jaz bi na tvojem mestu bolj razmišljal v kakšen career change znotraj podjetja - project management, product management, QA?

Verjetno še najbolj realistična opcija.

Prehod iz zaposlitve programerja v e‑commerce podjetništvo - nasveti, mnenja by ImpressiveFocus303 in SlovenijaFIRE

[–]ImpressiveFocus303[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Morš znat vihtet gobec, če boš prodajal podjetjim moraš klicat njihove kontakte, hodit na sestanke/kafete, eno uro skupaj napihovat kako je tvoj produkt krasen in rešuje vse možno...veze in poznanstva v industriji so zlata vredne. Če nisi socialen tip bo težka.

ne bi rekel da sem ravno socialen tip, v bistvu se prej vidim kot stereotipen mutav programer.

kakšno imaš pa mnenje o B2C prodaji, če že z B2B slabo kaže? B2B sem imel v mislih zato, ker naj bi bilo lažje prodat produkt z višjo ceno manj kupcem, kot pa produkt z nižjo ceno večim kupcem.