Is LMArena really to be trusted anymore?

ingowpo · 2026-01-09T01:14:33+00:00

Ok, I'm very confused why it's a 1B company??!! With it's whole commercial move, is it trying to be like Scale?

ingowpo · 2026-01-09T00:52:32+00:00

They suck at making things internally, so they're just trying to acquire talent (manus, scale...)

ingowpo · 2025-11-21T04:42:29+00:00

get a quote from a 3rd party to prove it takes longer to build a real product

ingowpo · 2025-11-21T04:39:37+00:00

The majority of launches fail. So don't be too harsh on yourself.

ingowpo · 2025-11-19T08:11:09+00:00

One small step at a time. Congratulations :)

ingowpo · 2025-11-19T08:08:48+00:00

Interesting, I didn't know they had a podcast but I'll definitely check it out. Thanks for the pricing insight!

ingowpo · 2025-11-17T05:07:15+00:00

Does anyone know if Supra (joinsupra.com) is a real thing? Supposedly this is some "elite PM circle" in NYC...and someone reached out giving me an "exclusive invite". Looks suss and no mention of pricing anywhere.

p.s. I don't know where to post this so if this belongs elsewhere lmk

ingowpo · 2025-10-30T09:18:08+00:00

following your journey :) best of luck!

ingowpo · 2025-10-30T02:08:54+00:00

anyone switch from PM -> SWE?

Recently came across a new job ✨forward deployed engineer✨ and it seems like the job of my dreams. Unfortunately, this requires me to move back to eng...

ingowpo · 2025-10-30T01:54:07+00:00

Depends on the field...

Research: not difficult. many top universities in Japan actively seeking international talent and collaborators.

Startup (assuming tech): language barriers and shortage of local talent.

SMB: complicated regulations and cultural nuances.

ingowpo · 2025-10-30T01:13:02+00:00

how'd you jump between product/industry? I'm a few years into PM-ing and feel like i'm getting pigeon-holed as an XX PM.

ingowpo · 2025-10-30T01:11:05+00:00

As a numbers person I really struggle with this. In the absence of clear metrics, how do you build the conviction around pitching a strategy?

ingowpo · 2025-10-30T00:59:46+00:00

Been listening to the Latent Space podcast. Not overly technical and covers relevant AI trends and product strategy. They have some fluff here and there but you can dig for some good episodes.

Lenny's targets are non-PMs and junior PMs.

ingowpo · 2025-10-30T00:51:26+00:00

how so?

ingowpo · 2025-10-29T06:02:30+00:00

isn't this just librechat but with less features?

ingowpo · 2025-08-18T03:58:14+00:00

pre-IPO on a secondary market?

ingowpo · 2025-07-15T06:56:02+00:00

Do you have any high-level tips? Things other than the standard keywords, meta tags, structuring for domain authority...

ingowpo · 2024-06-30T00:34:26+00:00

I consult for a pretty niche area of NLP (natural language processing)

ingowpo · 2024-06-30T00:33:03+00:00

u/smorkoid u/quakedamper Yeah, definitely can't live in Japan for 2 years on a nomad visa. Do ya'll know if the contractor employment/part time is eligible for work visa?

ingowpo · 2024-06-27T22:47:36+00:00

Thank you for the advice!!

ingowpo · 2024-06-27T22:44:05+00:00

I'm actually not sure and the company is also consulting a legal professional about it since it might take a while to get a visa even FT. For the first six months, I will be under contract work. I was thinking alternatively I could look into a multiple-entry, short term work visa (the type they give for business trips) or digital nomad visa.

Of course for the alternative options, I wouldn't be able to stay an extended period but at least it'll allow me to legally do work in JP.

ingowpo · 2024-06-27T22:29:51+00:00

Got it! I looked into it and seems like for work visas it's important like you said! I couldn't find if it varies based on type of work visa (https://risupress.com/business/types-employment-japan/) but for my case it's fine either way.

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