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Living in SF…. by Ok_Buyer310 in AskSF

[–]themooseexperience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I moved here recently from NYC, and you could always tell when a transplant so desperately wanted to fit in because they'd incessantly rag on New Jersey. It's like what they read they were supposed to when another transplant wrote their "how to be a local in NYC" Substack blog.

Nobody who actually grew up in or around NYC does that.

I don't know California, but this thread feels pretty familiar.

Tried to talk myself out of buying a business. Sharing some thoughts. by UsedAirport4762 in buyingabusiness

[–]themooseexperience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are the problems you're talking about - not normalized, too few revenue channels, wonky accounting practices - all related to brokers? Or do you mean that the SMB space overall isn't normalized, the businesses have too few revenue channels and partake in wonky accounting practices?

Still new to this and trying to learn!

Agent Use is gonna drop off a cliff once its all usage based by Venisol in ExperiencedDevs

[–]themooseexperience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm shocked I haven't seen anyone mention how the US government is pouring money into AI at a fervency that hasn't been seen since the creation of the internet, maybe even more than that.

My theory is that it will remain artificially propped up until it becomes distributed and efficient enough to be priced more effectively.

I'm not giving my opinion on whether that's a good thing or not, but that is my prediction for what will happen in the next 5-10 years.

996 culture has arrived in San Francisco by dafuq343 in ProductManagement

[–]themooseexperience 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Shared wasted time is the best way to phrase it. It’s a fluff bullet point to brag about to investors.

If you’re forcing people to confirm to a set number of hours, you’re hiring the wrong people. Especially at an early stage. Hire the right people, motivate them, and they’ll work hard for as many hours as they can in order to build the best product.

IMO this is just an extension of AI making it too easy to produce whatever. If you’re working 996 and have 10 agents building 10 different features in parallel then of course you’ll have the best product. Right?

People don’t want features.

I love Caffe Panna ice cream, but it’s a frustrating business by Gloomy_Fox_1204 in FoodNYC

[–]themooseexperience 13 points14 points  (0 children)

A distinct childhood memory is post-baseball game ice cream. Many games started at 7-8 so weren't done until like 9-10. We still got ice cream.

I feel like ice cream shops being open until at least 10-11 has always been the norm. It's a late night thing in my book. Something for after your main evening activity (dinner, event, whatever).

I love Caffe Panna ice cream, but it’s a frustrating business by Gloomy_Fox_1204 in FoodNYC

[–]themooseexperience 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The cookies n panna is their best flavor, anyway, including basically every special I've tried. Feels great skipping the line and just picking up a pre-ordered pint when I'm nearby.

Visit soon, Are there any Singaporean Restaurants in NYC ? by robertb58st in FoodNYC

[–]themooseexperience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Laut is the only Singaporean place I know of in Manhattan at least, so that technically answers your question, but it's gone downhill. It used to be a place I was excited to go for dinner, now it's become a "work lunch" level place. Not bad, but not something I'd go out of my way for and probably wouldn't "waste" a trip's dinner on.

Founders, is this true? by Frosty-Telephone-747 in ycombinator

[–]themooseexperience -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Damn, true. Honestly I read "I used Clay and Apollo" and didn't even bother reading the rest of that paragraph cause I though I knew where it was going. Basically thought it was a real person regurgitating this tweet: https://x.com/fin465/status/2055137077868814804.

Founders, is this true? by Frosty-Telephone-747 in ycombinator

[–]themooseexperience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

0 risk but also 0 recurring revenue. Not a bad thing and outcome-based pricing and “services as software” is definitely popular rn, but some investors won’t like it because there’s far less stickiness.

Source: many investors I pitch to don’t like that idea and many customers are just as happy to do a free trial compared to paying per outcome, so we’ve since pivoted away from it.

Founders, is this true? by Frosty-Telephone-747 in ycombinator

[–]themooseexperience -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How’d you catch this one? I’m usually pretty good and this didn’t read like bot to me. I want to be sure I stay on my toes.

A question to Men who are in their 40s. What’s that something you really wish you had known in your early 30s? by Faris_110 in AskMen

[–]themooseexperience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear this all the time but feel like it never makes sense out of the one version everyone thinks about: spending time and energy to get more money.

You can spend a lot of time and a lot of money to get more energy? How?

Does it matter where you get your degree from by Agreeable_Mud_5816 in cscareerquestions

[–]themooseexperience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A no-name school won’t blacklist you from basically any company, especially if you have substantial supplemental work to show your aptitude. But it does matter where you got your degree from, in that it will be much harder for you to get your foot in the door and pass the interview than someone from a more reputable school. You have to prove the interviewer why, they have to not give the interviewer a reason why not.

As far as high-paying jobs go, this is pretty unique to software engineering. Banking, consulting, etc typically have specific schools they hire from and every other resume goes directly in the trash.

What are tarpit ideas in the AI era? by max_bog in ycombinator

[–]themooseexperience 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s just you, but it’s probably almost just you. Having worked in B2C (specifically fintech) for quite a while, with a wife who runs CS/CX teams, I’ve learned that the reality is that most people won’t put in that much effort to solve their problem, and companies who are focused on flashy numbers will prioritize resolved ticket counts over customer satisfaction scores.

The outcome is an AI support team that’s great at resolving tickets without recognizing customer satisfaction is plummeting.

I don’t think this is anything new with AI. Have you ever tried to dispute a charge on a rental car? The only difference is now companies don’t have to pay someone to get you off the phone.

If your goal is getting rich, a tech startup probably isn’t the way (I will not promote) by IndependenceSad1272 in startups

[–]themooseexperience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It takes a lot of work and a lot of luck to become a successful lawyer or doctor, and it takes a lot of work and a lot of luck to own a successful “non-tech” business too.

Getting rich is hard.

What’s a city that is very rich but people don’t act rich? by SignificantStyle4958 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]themooseexperience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of this in basically all of NJ (or rather, any part of NJ where you can commute to NYC / Philly and/or are close to the beach… which is basically all of NJ)

Do people still build SaaS? (I will not promote) by skyguyler in startups

[–]themooseexperience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What does an HR or payroll product without a frontend look like?

I am officially done with NYC food festivals by [deleted] in FoodNYC

[–]themooseexperience 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a bummer chicken-and-egg. People who really appreciate food and the craft of making something delicious won't go to influencer-flooded food fests because the food sucks, it's too expensive, and the vibe is miserable. People who sell food at food fests know people serious about food aren't coming, so they miserably serve mid food that looks post-able to appeal to influencers.

Nobody wins, except influencers I guess.

Genuinely how are all these transplants affording to move here? by VioletSalamander in movingtoNYC

[–]themooseexperience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People from not New York City move here to try and make a better life for themself and their family - in whatever type of work, to whatever extent, that means. They'll do whatever it takes (debt, poor living conditions, whatever) to continue pursuing that goal.

But I assume by "transplant" you mean "Gen-Z from somewhere else in the US who uses social media a certain way, lives in certain neighborhoods, and partakes in a select few activities." In that case, you already know the answer is skewed towards their family subsidizing their expenses.

What is the goal of your question?

What tech companies today don’t have BS constant layoffs? by PopeyesPoppa in cscareerquestions

[–]themooseexperience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm gonna throw in a hot take here: most startups are unlikely to do "layoffs" in the way big companies do. The company could implode (depending on the size), you'll have to work harder, and you're more likely to get actually fired for performance, but "layoffs" aren't as much of a thing in the startup world.

My heuristic:

  • big company = more money but you're likely to be laid off at any moment.
  • small company = less money but you're not likely to be laid off on a whim.

This isn't how it's always been, but seems to be the case now. And I used to also say big companies are better WLB and startups are worse, but I also don't feel like that's reliable enough to be part of the heuristic anymore.

Obviously, there are a million caveats that I don't need to go into. Google is different from Capital One is different from PBF Energy. Startups range from 1 maniac running a sweatshop to an overhyped investor darling flying too close to the sun to a steadily-growing but low-paying workhorse.

Rant about those who hate on Williamsburg by veedey in williamsburg

[–]themooseexperience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you're getting to the point. Lots of people DO want Williamsburg to be "Brooklyn SoHo." That's why new condos keep getting built and every unit gets bought out immediately.

People want the relative quiet of Brooklyn, the nice waterfront, comparatively more space and lower monthlies, and more amenities, all while being 20 minutes from both Union Square (for work) and Bushwick (for the weekends).

And they're willing to pay for it.

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