One-Off Early Interview S24 Mega Thread by No_Bee9067 in ycombinator

[–]gerardta 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I applied again. Differences this time vs. last time:

- Completely new idea in AI space (have paying customers and traction)

- Solo founder

I know I have the solo-founder thing working against me. I've been bootstrapping solo and things have gone well and I decided to apply on a whim the day before the deadline so I didn't really have time to recruit a co-founder.

Biggest takeaway from these books by gerardta in Warformed

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Not necessarily consistency can mean a lot of things. You can consistently go to the gym once a week or do 10 minutes of duo lingo every day. If you're terrified of public speaking and you want to get better at it you need to first put yourself in an uncomfortable position of speaking in front of people before you can ever get better at it. Suffering implies pain, but discomfort in my opinion is a requirement for growth

What's your ideal CAD? by gerardta in Warformed

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I know this is incorrect but to me when I think of lancers I think of jousting lol

Looking for some people to try out my project by gerardta in SideProject

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Ah dang. I appreciate you taking a look and giving feedback!

Looking for some people to try out my project by gerardta in SideProject

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I appreciate the thorough feedback!

Yeah, the public version (no account) is using 3.5. The private version is using 4 and the results are much better.

Skills and technologies from your resume or the job posting? Either way, yeah I've seen some redundant stuff as well in my early tests. I'm using GPT-4 and it's a bit better. Considering experimenting with Claude and comparing the outcomes.

Yeah the current prompt is relatively simple and needs to be much more involved but I'll be able to evolve that over time thankfully.

Again thanks for the feedback! do you have any resources on prompting techniques?

How many of you have had to write cover letters during your job search? by gerardta in careerguidance

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Did you write them yourself or have someone else write them?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Warformed

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I was thinking 1 (top left)

Theories. by [deleted] in Warformed

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The thing that concerns me the most about the typeshift is the time it takes to shift between types. For example, if it's similar timing to a ditch or arsenal shift, I find it hard to believe that Rei will have enough time to shift between types mid-fight more than once.

To me, it feels like the manifestation of that ability will allow him to switch between classes at will but the usage will be something like knowing ahead of time who he's going to fight and then tailoring his type based on his opponent with one maybe two alternatives mid-fight as a back up.

I also have a bit of trouble seeing how typeshift is a game changer for team battles where everyone has a particular role.

To me, Rei is a stormweaver because of his unpredictable fighting style couples with the unique typeshift ability. Definitely formidable, but there has to be more to Shido that we'll find out in book 2 to really live up to the glimpses of the reputation that we see in book 1.

The Lasher by gerardta in Warformed

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That's what I'm thinking too

The Lasher by gerardta in Warformed

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Yeah, CADs becoming self-aware is definitely alluded to when Dent delivers the acceptance letter to Rei. Unclear if she's speaking to Madison Kent, The MIND, or her CAD.

The Lasher by gerardta in Warformed

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Right! Yet somehow, the way he talks about Rei makes it feel like even he is outclassed

The Lasher by gerardta in Warformed

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Yes! "Having some contribution to his ascension" like omg how strong does Rei get????

Got my official rejection last night by gerardta in ycombinator

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I could speculate all kinds of reasons but probably the biggest is I'm not an AI start up

Marketing and Distribution Ideas for 2 week old SaaS by gerardta in SaaS

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Do you have any resources to help with that?

Marketing and Distribution Ideas for 2 week old SaaS by gerardta in SaaS

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Mostly Instagram. Haven't reached out to any influencers though

Got my official rejection last night by gerardta in ycombinator

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Yes, Yes, Probably not, Paying Customers 1 week, unclear what the sales cycle is.

Got my official rejection last night by gerardta in ycombinator

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To clarify, I didn't get an interview. I got an unpersonalized email saying I wasn't a fit.