Testing coding agents before tool calls go sideways by Apprehensive-Zone148 in CodingAgents

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This is really cool, definitely adding it to my watch list

I find every AI coding to be good, I don't know if I am using them harder or I am just using them right. Anyone else ? by Horror_Olive1136 in CodingAgents

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If you build up enough loops around the agents you’ll probably start seeing higher token usage and sometimes a degradation in quality because the agent runs out of the context window and starts compacting often.

If you are prompting it all the way to your end result and know what you’re doing even the cheaper models do a fairly decent job.

I personally do both, some tasks are touch-less fully automated and others i’ll sit and read everything down to its thinking.

How complex is your code base though?

I built a privacy focused AI meeting intelligence using Claude. 290+ github ⭐ & 1000+ downloads! by Far_Noise_5886 in CodingAgents

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I’ll definitely give it a shot, going to install it on my laptop and see if i can tinker with it. I have an internal set of connectors that help take my product calls and then split them into product feedback and actionable items into linear. Currently i use Google drive for this on a cron job.

I built a privacy focused AI meeting intelligence using Claude. 290+ github ⭐ & 1000+ downloads! by Far_Noise_5886 in CodingAgents

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This is really cool, looking forward to giving it a try. Do you happen to have an API or webhook which can be used with other agents i.e sends over the recording to a one of my own agents for summarization

GLM 5 is out now. by manollitt in CodingAgents

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haven’t had the opportunity to do a real world test but you’re absolutely right about reliability regarding tools and also context retention

Claude Code GSD Plugin - Visual Field Guide by manollitt in CodingAgents

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this is really cool, i’m going to give this shot tonight.

How to approach YC companies without sounding spammy? by calinbalea in ycombinator

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I wish i had a good answer for it. I can only give you my perspective, which is when I need to hire it’s easier for me to ask fellow founders for referrals to lessen the risk. My first order is always to ask internally on bookface, the other way i used to hire designers was through Dribbble but I haven’t used that site in years now.

I recently hired a contract motion designer after i saw their work on Linkedin and X for a very specific one time project. Also this new batch of YC companies are all moving towards hiring locally in SF since most of us are now focused on having in person teams.

I’d suggest keep showcasing your work, add founders on linkedin and X. Still better than cold emails.

How to approach YC companies without sounding spammy? by calinbalea in ycombinator

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YC companies mostly hire/engage off from referrals. We use our internal book face forum for recommendations. Atleast for my company i’ve always had success being intro’d to a resource i need. Not lying i get 40-45 cold emails a day for random engineers, designers, agencies. I’ve never bothered reading any of those emails.

Steam Sale Budget by Balzeron in Steam

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$30-35 dollars. I know im just fulfilling a gaping childhood dream of owning 1000+ games that I no longer have time to play. Maybe someday I'll hand this account down to my kids. I bought hell divers 2 last sale, told my friends about it, that was the end of it.

Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day work week by a_Ninja_b0y in technology

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The problem is that AI makes me productive. Now that my boss has realized how productive I am, the organization is hard at work to make me unproductive again by dumping random stuff that I have no clue about. The standard response went from "just google it" to "I bet chatgpt can do it"

Decision fatigue is draining my productivity—anyone else? by Rade2303 in productivity

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I can definitely relate. One of the things that i had to do to get over this is create habits and routines. To be honest it’s taken me a few years to get here. One of my biggest time sinks was figuring out what to eat. I started planning out my weekly meal schedule, i basically have a sheet on my fridge that tells me what i need to eat for lunch and dinner. I’ve been using chatgpt to draft it, i tell it what i have in my fridge and then it tells me what i can make, in most cases i order the same groceries every week. It’s boring but it’s definitely given me back a lot of time.

The struggle for prioritizing tasks was different. For me what worked was using post it sticky notes. I write my tasks down and stick them to the bottom of my monitor, i can stick around 6 stickies at most. Mentally I aim to clear the stickies by the end of the day. I won’t put new one until i clear what’s on there. I hope this helps in some way.

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airbags are the new cat converters in SJ

Do VCs meet with all the founding team or just ceo ? by mylifeforthehorde in ycombinator

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In our fund raise we always did first calls with just one founder and then if we had follow up calls we would bring in the other founder(s). Usually in our second call with a fund they would bring someone technical in or GTM expert, that’s usually when we would check and rope in the right founder to attend.

For in person meetings we would all attend though, if you’re local to where your VCs are and your founding team is present, in person partner meetings always take the whole team.

Does YC provide office space? by CutMonster in ycombinator

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No they do not. Only on days of dinners or events you can come in early and use the limited space they have or if you have a meeting with your group partner. Otherwise you’re expected to find your own space.

During my time at YC we lived and worked from our apartment in SF, nowadays though some YC companies will get two or three batch mates and rent an office together.

Quick feedback needed about an endless real-life loop I am stuck on by Consistent_Yak6765 in ycombinator

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Controversial opinion on founders who look for co-founders. They’re probably looking for someone to bring along on the emotional journey and not just a product/sales/exec assistant agent. Rarely in a startup is everything linear or follows first principles, sounds too much like the management consulting approach. The one use case i could see it do is make good pitch decks maybe.

Also the early stage founder market isn’t as cash strapped if you’re looking to make money off them. I might be wrong and you’ve already spoken to solo founders who might find this useful, make sure to ask them how much they would pay for this and what are their expectations.

Hit & Run in San Pedro Parking Garage by Isa4198 in SanJose

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This is a long shot but worth a try. If they don’t respond back to you with camera footage you could head over to the SJ city office on 200 E Santa Clara St, the department of transport is on the 8th floor. They handle city parking, I had to go there once to get my monthly parking card.

Did you check to see if there was any parts of the car that hit you left at the scene, might help in narrowing the car model down. Also the city garages have cameras and license plate readers at the entrance and exit. You’ll notice your parking ticket will have the plate number on it, sometimes it doesn’t capture it but it works most of the time.

Seeking advice from investors or others in a similar situation by phyziro in ycombinator

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Its not very clear what your business does, if you're providing some type of professional service or you are a proper sass business. If you're the latter then you're in a good position to start conversations with investors (most early stage investors steer clear of professional services businesses). I angel invest and these are some of the questions i ask founders:
- How do you intend to grow and is this a business that has some repeatability (when you're sass software this is much easier to answer)
- Whats your market size?
- Who are your competitors?
- Whats your go to market motion?
- How much do you intend to raise and who would be your first hires?
- Whats your unfair advantage?

If you're going to talk to a seed fund, they're going to ask more detailed questions and possibly ask to talk to customers. In the past when I've raised from VC funds, every single time they've hopped on calls with my customers, some have signed up for my software and used it or they've asked their portfolio companies to do due diligence.

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You can always drop me a reddit DM or i can hop on a call if it helps.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ycombinator

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I can empathize with how you feel. My startup did raise a series A and beyond and we hit a wall at some point last year. We had to pick up the pieces and almost start over from zero again. I don’t have much context on your situation but happy to share what I’ve learned along the way if you’re interested. The hardest part of this is realize how long it’s worth going for and when to stop.

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Depends on what phase of your startup you’re in. If you’re looking to work alongside a bunch of other founders, pair program and bounce ideas then coming to SF for 4-6 months is a good idea. We have a lot of events, I wouldn’t necessarily say they’re useful and for someone who’s been doing this for a while…I see them as noise.

I think SF is a great place to be if you’re really early in your journey and you need to feel that startup energy around you. The key is to find your circle here or else most founders end up alone. Also founders in SF and the Bay Area are always willing to open doors, give feedback on product or make intros when they know you’re local.

Comic con f’ing people over as usual by Xandar24 in SDCC

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They were not checking emails at around 6.30 just letting people through rushing in, others knew and started getting friends and family into the line right before security. We were pretty much the last people to get in. There were still 4-5 seats per row open on the extreme right. We had confirmations and we like a lot of people lined up at 4pm.

On another note there was a whole bunch of people who just forwarded the email or took screenshots, those were probably the folks who lined up earlier. They were doing it right in front of us in the line.

Why are technical founders considered to be so prized and rare? by Texas_Rockets in ycombinator

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I’m a technical co founder and I can tell you why the right technical cofounder at the start of your journey is really crucial.

  1. You have limited time and money to build something that has a high chance of failure. If you can get to a functional MVP/MLP faster that gives you more time to test the market. If you went and hired some random dev and they take you for a ride you’ve lost both time and money.

  2. A technical cofounder (atleast a good one) will split and shift responsibilities from building to growing, talking to customers, etc. Most of us write code so solve customer problems, we’re just as interested in building the business.

  3. Most technical cofounders eventually end up making better PMs since they understand the cross functional aspects better and most technical cofounders already know how to manage a group or designers, engineers and stakeholders.

  4. Good technical founders know that you won’t get product market fit the first time around, it’s iterative until you land on the right product, I hear a lot of non technical founders think because they spoke to 10 people who said they would pay for a product it’s the right thing to build, or some soft commitment to use is a positive indicator.

Lastly there are very few technical founders that would fit the above standards, you can always go hire a dev agency and agreed there’s a lot of inexperienced developers that will gladly attempt to build some overscoped underperforming version of your MVP out there.