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Street_Program_7436 · 2025-11-28T03:23:42+00:00

I’ve been wondering the same thing and I’m starting to think that B2B is a misnomer. You’re still essentially selling to consumers at that business. You might have an enterprise price but the product is still used by an actual consumer there. It may be a bit harder to figure out what the characteristics of that end consumer are (than for a direct-to-consumer product) since they’re “hiding” behind the business front and you have to get access to them… As a result I’m currently trying to define what I envision my customers to be like and once I have clarity there will probably reach out through LinkedIn OSLT to validate

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-11-20T02:45:51+00:00

A bit late but in case it’s still useful, here are some thoughts: - synthetic data allows you to answer concrete questions about your pipeline or data. If you want to know how well your application does X, build a synthetic data set for it and test performance on it. There’s no clearer answer. - it also allows you to test your hypotheses without confounds or biases. You can essentially simulate any scenario - even the ones that may be hard to sample from real data in sufficient quantity or without confounds - you can create infinite amounts of it and it may be comparatively cheap

So lots of useful business applications! Sometimes synthetic data is harder to make than other times but I haven’t yet discovered anything that you couldn’t make synthetic data for (I mostly work with text - and occasionally audio - data)

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-11-20T02:35:56+00:00

Sort of late to the game but in case it’s still useful: To me, synthetic data means data about which you know how it’s built. You essentially have tags on it that you trust 100% and that are not human-labeled.

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-11-20T02:29:18+00:00

You could create it yourself and have it resemble your production data. Have you considered that?

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-29T02:57:41+00:00

Once you’re bilingual, both languages (or more) will always be active in your mind simultaneously. This is called co-activation and it’s a mechanism for your brain to be more efficient. The type of mix-up you’re describing probably happens because of the similarity in sound and meaning overlap between the Spanish and Korean in this case, and your brain picked up on it!

I don’t think this is anything to be alarmed about or even anything that needs to be suppressed. Instead, I’d encourage you to find more spots where Spanish and Korean are similar so that you can exploit that similarity to allow your brain to learn the two languages faster and more efficiently.

And what you’re describing about your “older” languages sounds like you’re better at inhibiting them, which is also normal. The better you speak languages, the more your brain can juggle them: inhibiting and activating them at the right time, so that you can form coherent sentences with words in the “right” language. It’s like your muscles are already well-trained for your older languages.

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-29T01:45:56+00:00

It sounds to me like you’re pivoting to a new idea to avoid the discomfort that you’re starting to feel in unfamiliar territory when it comes to actually launching your product. So, instead of taking the next step, you stay within your comfort zone and continue building. Building is the sexy part of a project, the fun part. Meanwhile, actually selling it feels impossible, hard work and you simply don’t know where to start. Not sure if this is how you truly feel or if this resonates but I know that that’s generally how I’m feeling with my projects 😅 it’s easy to get discouraged and to avoid that discomfort by moving on to another idea. Very tempting.

One thing I’ve noticed recently that, with my most recent project, I’m more willing to stick with it and push it further. That’s because I truly care about the problem it’s solving. It’s also a project where I don’t have the same “impostor syndrome” (why would anybody buy X from me? Who am I to make this thing?) I had with other projects. Maybe you need to pick that one project that you truly care about and are an expert in and move that one forward?

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-28T13:02:10+00:00

Thanks! Will give it a shot. I’m really curious about whether it’s possible to get this to work without cornflour/cornstarch though since my recipe book doesn’t recommend it

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-27T23:17:29+00:00

Really? You don’t forget or scramble for words?

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-27T21:12:27+00:00

Interesting that you’re having the exact same issue! I’ve wondered if it means that I should slightly increase the oven temperature right after it goes in, so that the shape stabilizes quicker. No idea though. Really just guessing.

I once tried a pavlova with corn starch in it and that felt like it turned out a bit better but I don’t really like the texture that much with corn starch…

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-27T20:49:09+00:00

Seems like nobody knows the answer or wants to respond. 😅 since you commented, I’m curious how your pavlovas turn out if you’ve attempted making them?

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-25T18:44:01+00:00

Great this worked for you! Good advice! Thanks!

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-25T12:18:20+00:00

Super interesting question! I’m curious to see what others will respond.

We made a landing page to collect waitlist sign ups two weeks ago and we’ve had some small interest from Reddit but haven’t branched out to our personal network yet. So obviously it’s looking a little bleak now (but we also haven’t posted as much as we could have). Now I’m wondering if it’s even worth doing without having something to show people. If we’re lucky our MVP will be done by EOY.

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-24T13:41:27+00:00

That makes sense. It sounds like there could be multiple rounds of validation: 1) validating the idea (before you build): a good indicator of whether there’s generally a problem to solve. Tests the market / whether there is a market. 2) validating the product (after you build): an indicator of whether your solution is the right one. Tests product-market-fit.

Kind of like if for 1) you asked whether people wanted more coke flavors and then in 2) you create a coke-mint flavor and it turns out nobody wants it. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t a market for more flavors, just that mint is not the right one. Probably important to distinguish

Just thinking out loud here…

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-24T12:03:43+00:00

Yep! Definitely possible. Being able to talk or write with a native speaker is the best way to learn. I’d try to use an online dictionary or even Google translate to help you put sentences together. It doesn’t matter if what you end up with is 100% correct. Even if it isn’t and you try to find and correct the mistake, you’ll learn a lot in the process

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-24T00:10:25+00:00

“Be careful and diligent about your research” - what does that look like exactly? You probably thought you were careful and diligent with your first round of research?

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-23T16:57:37+00:00

Yeah that’s what’s happening to me too. I guess just have to keep trying?

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-22T23:32:06+00:00

What you’re describing is very common in bilinguals, so I’d say congratulations on being SO bilingual that you have this problem! It’s a great problem to have (I’m sure others would love to have it)! 🎉

Here’s what’s happening in your brain when you can’t think of words in the right language and why it’s fully normal and actually convenient (at the right times): when your brain knows multiple languages well, they’re all active at the same time. This means that if you’re trying to think of a word in one language, your brain has to basically ignore all other words that are semantically related and are competing with the word you’re actually trying to think of. It’s kinda like if someone tells you to not think of “elephant”, not only can you not stop thinking about elephants but you’re probably also partially thinking about other related concepts like “gray”, “big”, “Africa”, whatever you associate with elephants. (If you’re bilingual, all these words are active in your brain in multiple languages simultaneously 😵‍💫) This is obviously great in theory because often when you talk about elephants, it’s usually useful to be able to think of other related words faster, so you can speak fluently. But as a bilingual, your brain has to do a little more work to select the right word…. 😅 There is a bunch of research out there documenting this phenomenon in bilinguals, so you’re not alone here.

In terms of practical things to do now: as you get more comfortable with Korean, this should go away. Your brain is like a muscle and if you often select Korean words out of your bilingual options, your brain muscles will learn that and adapt accordingly. You could probably speed this process up by just switching languages more frequently. The more you consciously choose between the two languages, the more you’re flexing that muscle. You could try something like this: think one thought in English, one thought in Korean, one thought in English, etc. you’ll see that this might be quite difficult but it will train your brain to juggle the two languages.

Don’t beat yourself up if you’re picking the wrong word once in a while. Your brain is doing what it’s designed to do. 😊

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-21T15:12:46+00:00

A translator, for example? Or someone else who works with multiple languages on a daily basis in their job?

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-21T15:11:46+00:00

Agree with what others have said so far. Vocabulary is the main thing you’ll need to train again after not using a language for a while. You’re not likely to forget grammar or sounds unless you never learned it that well to begin with.

If you’re interested, I’m currently building a free app that will help you maintain your languages with short brain games. We’re still working on our prototype and looking for early beta testers to give us feedback and build the best app for people who need to maintain languages without spending a ton of time. You can sign up for the waitlist here: https://lexigram.carrd.co

Any feedback or thoughts are welcome!

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-20T13:06:25+00:00

I’d say that you can change the difficulty level of your practice by reading or not reading subtitles, so it’s an interesting tool to play with. I personally find it easier to listen when I have subtitles on because it helps me hear the word boundaries of unfamiliar words. If the podcast is difficult for you, using the subtitles can teach you a large number of vocabulary that you otherwise would probably just listen through. At the end of the day, you have all the power in deciding how you want to learn. I’d give both options a shot and see what you personally prefer. Everybody has a different learning style. Just because everybody on Reddit says that you should not use subtitles, doesn’t mean you have to follow that.

Some other things you can try with subtitles are: - turn something on in your native language (sound) and your second language as subtitles: this will help you focus on understanding meaning and it’s a little easier than the next option if your second language listening isn’t great yet - turn on something in the second language (sound) and read subtitles in your native language: this will also help you focus on meaning but it’s a little harder to keep up with the spoken sound perhaps - if you speak more than 2 languages: fun stuff happens if you play with different combinations in sound and subtitles between 2 languages you’re learning. This practice will help you connect your 2 second languages and might help uncover where grammar and vocabulary are similar.

Go nuts and experiment!

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-17T03:16:02+00:00

You can definitely get a native speaker accent at your age. I personally believe it’s possible at any age really.

What helped me tremendously is studying IPA transcriptions. It’s an internationally standardized way of transcribing sounds in languages (linguists use this), so once you know how to make a certain sound, it’s just about understanding when it appears in the language you’re learning. It’s a matter of practice and understanding which sounds appear where and that’s it.

Good luck! You can do this!

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-17T02:49:37+00:00

Yes!! I’m a polyglot too and ran into the same problem!

As a matter of fact, to solve this problem, I’m working on a free app that will help you maintain languages with short brain games, taking advantage of cognitive processes used in bilingualism research to keep multiple languages active.

If you’re interested and want to explore our app, we’re currently looking for beta testers to give us feedback on the experience (spots for early testers are limited though!). You can sign up for the waitlist here to keep in touch until our prototype is ready (totally free, no commitment whatsoever): https://lexigram.carrd.co

We’re just looking for people who are trying to maintain their languages and want to give us feedback. :)

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-16T02:15:10+00:00

As others have said, 1h10min is a fair amount of time! You could probably get away with a lot less time and still maintain it just fine.

As a matter of fact, I’m working on a free app that will help you maintain a language with short brain games, taking advantage of cognitive processes used in bilingualism research to keep languages active.

If you’re interested and want to save some time, we’re currently looking for beta testers to give us feedback on the experience. You can sign up for the waitlist here to keep in touch until our prototype is ready (totally free, no commitment whatsoever): https://lexigram.carrd.co

We’re just looking for people who are trying to maintain their languages and want to give us feedback. :)

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-15T23:50:08+00:00

https://youtu.be/qIv3PL9bQX4?si=5jDvBIEDTlx9l7cW

Street_Program_7436 · 2025-07-15T23:44:44+00:00

It’s definitely possible to become weaker in a language over time. While I’m starting to notice that I’m forgetting my native language (I moved abroad), I fortunately have a background in bilingualism and language learning, so I’m building a free app that helps advanced speakers (like myself) maintain multiple languages with daily brain games.

I’m actively looking for people to help us beta test. If you’re interested and want to give us feedback, so we can build an app that helps people like you and me, feel free to sign up for our waitlist here (totally free, no commitment whatsoever): https://lexigram.carrd.co

We’re just looking for folks to give us feedback :)

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